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Azure Data Lake Storage vs Iron Mountain Iron Cloud comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Data Lake Storage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
8th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Iron Mountain Iron Cloud
Ranking in Cloud Storage
29th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Azure Data Lake Storage is 1.7%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Iron Mountain Iron Cloud is 1.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Data Lake Storage1.7%
Iron Mountain Iron Cloud1.0%
Other97.3%
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Featured Reviews

Rama Subba Reddy Thavva - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Mercedes-Benz AG
Unified data lake has supported daily terabyte workloads and delivers secure automotive analytics
I would rate Azure Data Lake Storage around a nine out of ten. To give Azure Data Lake Storage a ten out of ten, they need to optimize the cost. The cost factor is the only thing I would identify for all my use cases, as they are very well equipped in other areas. Even though the cost is reasonable, if they reduce it, we would benefit significantly. Additionally, there is no data lineage and no ontology tools available on Azure Data Lake Storage. I understand it is blob-based, but if they maintain some ontology tools or data cataloging and data lineage, that would be great. However, those features are currently covered under Databricks, so we are not much concerned.
Naved Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at Adani Enterprises Ltd
A SaaS solution that improves efficiency and helps to save time
The tool helps with hidden cloud storage. We can build security practices according to our needs. It is reactive rather than proactive.  The solution must conduct extensive research, build a product based on compression and OCR techniques, and improve scalability.  I have been using the product…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the scalability due to the blob, which allows us to scale our data effectively."
"For performance and scalability, we have never faced any issues even though we handle at least a TB of data every day without any performance problems."
"Azure Data Lake Storage, if you ask about integration with Azure technology, it is very smooth because the in-house adapters or the connectors are available."
"It's a cloud-based tool within the Microsoft ecosystem, offering many benefits for data handling."
"The tool's most valuable feature is security access policies."
"The tool's best feature is that it can store different types of data - structured, unstructured, and semi-structured—in one lake. We can use the required data for analytics and dashboard design."
"The tool offers a big storage layer. The security aspect is quite good. In Azure, there's an option for soft deletes and policy management. This allows us to store only the most up-to-date data while everything else can be policy-managed. This makes handling and management easier."
"The response time and quality offered by the support team are good."
"The tool helps with hidden cloud storage. We can build security practices according to our needs. It is reactive rather than proactive."
 

Cons

"There are some gotchas with the pricing; you have to be careful. There's not really a way to throttle it either."
"Simple migrations from one data lake to another take too much time and could be improved."
"The documentation could be more user-friendly with better tutorials."
"If tools like Azure Data Lake Storage are enabled within the tool named Azure Storage Explorer, then it would be of tremendous help, but it can be really tricky."
"From an SAP perspective, direct connectivity to SAP systems is an area that could be enhanced."
"One improvement I'd suggest is the out-of-the-box conversion of input data, like spreadsheet or table data, to various formats. We'll be using Parquet, which enables transactional integrity."
"When you store your files manually, you can't ensure complete data integrity, which can impact data security."
"Lack of clarity in migration processes"
"The solution must conduct extensive research, build a product based on compression and OCR techniques, and improve scalability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"One of the most affordable products from the vendor"
"The tool is cheap, depending on the services and requirements you need."
"Compared to other options we've explored, I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"Pricing is tricky because it depends on the solution you're building and the type of Data Lake storage you use—hot or cold."
"The tool's licensing model is pay-as-you-go. Regarding pricing, there's always competition between Azure Data Lake Storage and AWS. They're quite similar, but to attract more customers, Azure Data Lake Storage could consider adjusting its pricing to be more competitive with AWS. This might make Azure Data Lake Storage a more appealing option for users."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"I rate the product price as two or three, where one is high, and ten is low. The product's price is really high."
"From one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as five."
"Iron Mountain Iron Cloud is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise13
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Data Lake Storage?
Azure Data Lake Storage is very less priced because the difference when I compare on-premise to cloud is significant. On-premise, you need to have from day one the entire capacity, and you own that...
What needs improvement with Azure Data Lake Storage?
It definitely supports my needs performance-wise. The only challenge depends on what type of storage we are using for the data lake. Is it a hot tier or archive tier? Performance will depend on tha...
What is your primary use case for Azure Data Lake Storage?
My main use cases for Azure Data Lake Storage involve building these solutions, designing these solutions, and evaluating this solution. Once this solution is paid, HRD, LDR in place, I go on the e...
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