We performed a comparison between Google Cloud Storage and Microsoft Azure Block Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Public Cloud Storage Services solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is very flexible."
"It is easy to use."
"Google Cloud Storage performs well and it's easy to use."
"Google Cloud Storage's most valuable features are that it's easy to use and navigate, and it's not expensive."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable features are stability and ease of use."
"Google Cloud Storage is easy to use, and it's free. I also enjoy the speed I am able to share with family across the globe. The storage is synced."
"The most valuable feature is the cryptographic technology."
"What I like best about Microsoft Azure Block Storage is the accessibility because it's very easy for me to access it. You'll find different resources and documentation about the tool if you need to learn how to start."
"It's easy to deploy, easy to scale up, and pay-as-you-go."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the ease with which you connect and use it."
"The product is very easy to use."
"The price is decent. I rate Azure Block Storage eight out of 10 for affordability."
"The solution has a valuable gearing feature."
"It is easy to integrate with applications."
"The solution is stable."
"I would like more storage available."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve the integrations in a way Microsoft Azure is going about it. For Data Lake integrations, Microsoft Azure has a bunch of native pipelines available. All Google needs to do is add the same set or maybe even improve on the sets that they have. All the analytics, including the Data Lake, would then be able to sit in Google Cloud Storage."
"It could be made even more secure and allow for more storage."
"The solution could always be more user-friendly."
"An area for improvement is that when you share with others, they can see all your folders instead of just those you share. Only the folders you specifically share should be visible."
"Google Cloud Storage could be improved by increasing the drive capacity."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve by being more user-friendly."
"User management could be better. It's complicated process to delete users and maintain the structure of documents created by deleted users."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage's stability needs improvement."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement. Microsoft Azure Block Storage is priced higher than alternative solutions."
"The user interface is very difficult."
"Data gathering features could be improved."
"We need to do versioning each and every time, that is, check-in and check-out. If a person forgets to do that, then there could be an issue in the replacement of that particular object in the storage. It will be great if it can be automatically managed."
"The initial setup of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is more complex than Google Drive, but it is still not too difficult."
"The implementation can be quite technical."
"There should be a discount on Block Storage for people who use it more often."
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Google Cloud Storage is ranked 4th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 66 reviews while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is ranked 8th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 51 reviews. Google Cloud Storage is rated 8.8, while Microsoft Azure Block Storage is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Google Cloud Storage writes "Flexible, reliable, and beneficial for small sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Block Storage writes "Straightforward to set up and reliable with good features on offer". Google Cloud Storage is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, AT&T Cloud Storage, Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Google Workspace and Microsoft Azure File Storage, whereas Microsoft Azure Block Storage is most compared with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store), Rackspace Cloud Block Storage, Amazon S3 Glacier, Wasabi and Microsoft Azure Object Storage. See our Google Cloud Storage vs. Microsoft Azure Block Storage report.
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