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HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 vs Microsoft Azure Object Storage comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.6
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 offers up to 30% CAPEX savings with improved efficiency and ROI depending on specific use cases.
Sentiment score
5.1
Microsoft Azure Object Storage offers scalable, cost-effective solutions, enhancing business ROI and efficiency through flexible payment models.
It saves about 50% of my time because by default, I configure the host groups and host volumes, and if I need to add one more storage to the VMware environment, I put it in the group and it automatically presents to all of the hosts.
Systems Engineer at evonic
The requirement is that customers need more capacity and more performance due to a growing environment.
Consultant at IXPACK GmbH
I have seen a return on investment from HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000.
Senior Engineer – Box at MAINT
I have seen a return on investment as it saves both time and money with this agile technology.
Chief Technical Officer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 support is responsive and valued but needs improvement in troubleshooting and resource availability.
Sentiment score
6.2
Microsoft Azure Object Storage support is effective but varies in responsiveness, with premium plans and regions affecting user satisfaction.
Concerning the storage itself, they're pretty damn close to perfect.
Global Senior Manager, Information Technology Operations at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
I evaluate the customer service and technical support for HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 as excellent so far.
Video Strategy Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Normally, with the Nimble systems and with HPE Alletra MPs or HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 with Nimble OS, we have not had many support cases in the last years.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
If I want to change something on my resources or directly access it via the portal, there is not a service level agreement of 100%, and sometimes it's quite difficult to access.
Consultant - Architecture Solution at Onepoint
The customer support for Microsoft Azure Object Storage is not good.
Chief Technical Officer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Technical support from Microsoft is good.
Enterprise Architect at ATOS
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is praised for scalable, adaptable growth, enabling efficient capacity and performance expansion with minimal issues.
Sentiment score
6.7
Microsoft Azure Object Storage is praised for robust scalability, handling extensive data needs, though some report performance issues.
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 scales with the growing needs of my organization in terms of performance for applications.
Senior Engineer – Box at MAINT
I haven't seen any issues with HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 in terms of scaling capacity and performance independently.
Video Strategy Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Upgrading from a smaller controller to a more powerful one is straightforward for enhancing speed, or you can extend the network ports.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
The storage is very scalable, so you can effortlessly scale it.
Consultant - Architecture Solution at Onepoint
The downloading of high volume data and scalability processes face performance issues related to high data volumes.
Senior Solutions Architect at Think Power Solutions
Most of the time, it fits the requirement, but for drastic demands, we may need to provide quotas and other requirements to Microsoft for them to manage forecast and capacity planning.
Enterprise Architect at ATOS
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Users rate HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 highly for stable, reliable performance, with minimal issues efficiently resolved by support.
Sentiment score
7.0
Microsoft Azure Object Storage is generally stable, but reliability can vary based on implementation partners and compliance standards.
The experience has no downtimes or crashes, and the performance is good.
Senior Engineer – Box at MAINT
The stability and reliability level of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is very good.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
In the past three years, I have not had even one escalation call.
Head Of IT at a retailer with 11-50 employees
The downloading of high volume data and scalability processes face performance issues related to high data volumes.
Senior Solutions Architect at Think Power Solutions
From a security standpoint, there is a question mark due to past cyber attacks.
Enterprise Architect at ATOS
 

Room For Improvement

HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 faces configuration, cost, and management challenges, needing improvements in user experience and support.
Microsoft Azure Object Storage needs improvements in performance, cost, UI, integration, and security to meet user expectations.
In a price-sensitive market like India, obtaining an administrator is much more cost-effective than the cloud alternative, which is almost four times as expensive.
Head Of IT at a retailer with 11-50 employees
We have deliberately crashed all four compute nodes, and the secondary storage site manages the workload without any virtual machines malfunctioning.
Infrastructure And Systems Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is not suitable for SMB or budget-constrained projects due to the higher capacity and capital investment requirements.
Technical Consultant at Vertex Techno Solutions (B) Pvt Ltd
When using Data Lakes for analytics and frequently pulling data from our source database to Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, there should be faster methods to download large data from Microsoft Azure Storage Blob to different locations.
Senior Solutions Architect at Think Power Solutions
They need enhancement in security aspects. Security alerts and integrations could be improved as part of lifecycle management, especially for archives and restoration requirements.
Enterprise Architect at ATOS
The improvement needed for Microsoft Azure Object Storage is to reduce the transactional charges, as these read and write operation charges are higher.
senior partner at Niyocon
 

Setup Cost

HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is competitively priced, straightforward to set up, with strong account support and future market considerations.
Microsoft Azure's flexible pricing appeals with pay-as-you-go and discounts, despite concerns over complexity and high usage costs.
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is not so expensive.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
The price has been three to four times higher than one year ago.
Consultant at IXPACK GmbH
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing was good.
Technical Integrator at Physicians Mutual Insurance
It's a pay-per-use solution and a good idea for proof of concept and value.
Consultant - Architecture Solution at Onepoint
The licensing cost of Microsoft Azure Object Storage is cheaper compared to other competitors, such as Google or third-party solutions, which easily engages customers.
senior partner at Niyocon
Regarding pricing for Microsoft Azure Object Storage, I find it reasonable.
Sr. Manager IT Datacentre Cloud and Network at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 offers scalable storage with AI analytics, seamless cloud integration, and high security for enterprises.
Microsoft Azure Object Storage provides scalable, reliable, and secure data management with strong features for integration, backup, and compliance.
Regarding DR, the RPO and RTOs are very good.
Senior Engineer – Box at MAINT
Regarding the predictive analytics feature of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000, you can analyze information over the DSCC, the Data Center Cloud Console, where you can see a lot of information to indicate whether the system has had problems or not.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
The performance level of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 impacts our organization's processes by enhancing operational efficiency.
Product Engineering Architect at 11:11 Sytems
Since I work mostly with AI/ML, data piping, data integrations, and ETL tools, these features are valuable.
Senior Solutions Architect at Think Power Solutions
When talking about storage accounts, customers utilize Azure file as a replica of the file server, allowing them to access file shares or storage accounts from their systems, making it easy to use while automatically syncing data with the cloud.
senior partner at Niyocon
The ability to store everything inside Blob or Object storage and use it for archiving data is beneficial.
Consultant - Architecture Solution at Onepoint
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise SAN (3rd)
Microsoft Azure Object Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is 3.2%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Object Storage is 3.3%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE Alletra Storage MP B100003.2%
Microsoft Azure Object Storage3.3%
Other93.5%
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1309695 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure And Systems Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
High‑availability block storage has protected critical research workloads and boosted VMware IOPS
It is difficult to provide specific areas for improvement at this time. We may realize approximately 20% gains in the future, but the previous SAN we used was not very time-consuming, so the improvement is not very significant. We anticipate gains of approximately 10 to 20%. The management interface could be simplified. The cloud console contains two main sections: one for hardware and one for logical volumes on the LUNs being managed. This split is understandable because the hardware console contains HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 for block storage and HPE Alletra for backup, both accessible in the same console. The separation of the SAN hardware console and the backup console is logical and understandable. We have four compute nodes, and the system was not designed to shut down gracefully with only two compute nodes remaining. Running with just one compute node functions properly, and the system continues to operate at reduced capacity. However, when we experienced a crash involving half of the system, HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 failed completely. This behavior is documented as normal in the documentation, but we hoped the block storage could manage to run with half the power. This capability will be available in a future release but is not included in the current version. Our testing before moving to production was not entirely successful, but this aligns with the documented specifications. When we perform failover and data center crash tests, the system performs very well. We have deliberately crashed all four compute nodes, and the secondary storage site manages the workload without any virtual machines malfunctioning. This level of reliability is excellent, and it demonstrates why we selected HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000. Improvements in this area would make the solution even stronger.
PS
Enterprise Architect at ATOS
Has supported hybrid deployments but needs stronger security features and improved handling of sudden storage spikes
For areas of improvement, they have all the features from Azure Monitor and Azure Cost Manager, which provide insights into consumption, and the policies are already taken care of, but it needs enhancement in security aspects. Security alerts and integrations could be improved as part of lifecycle management, especially for archives and restoration requirements, along with automations that we can plan. For GRS, they should offer it by default because many providers are entering the market and providing similar features, making it quite competitive from a price point of view. There are some limitations related to quotas and storage requirements. For drastic demands, we may need to provide quotas and other requirements to Microsoft for them to manage forecast and capacity planning. If there are sudden ad hoc needs that involve petabytes, there should be storage availability in the data center hosting that storage. This relates to temporary spikes in storage needs; for example, if storage is needed for a week with huge requirements, Microsoft should adapt to these requirements effectively.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
10%
Media Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Marketing Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HPE GreenLake for Block Storage?
I would like to improve the situation, as I have heard many complaints about price. Prices are dramatically increasing and I have heard complaints from end customers. In the next release of HPE All...
What is your primary use case for HPE GreenLake for Block Storage?
As a consultant, I am doing the implementation and consulting in the area of implementing and advising customers in this area. The features I find most valuable in HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 inc...
What advice do you have for others considering HPE GreenLake for Block Storage?
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 does not enable you to move workloads from on-premises to the cloud and back. Most customers are on-premise storage. Even if it is named cloud in terms of ECS or HPE A...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Object Storage?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Microsoft Azure Object Storage is very good.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Object Storage?
The customer support for Microsoft Azure Object Storage is not good. If a good engineer is assigned, then it functions well. However, every time we are doing troubleshooting, it is not Microsoft.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Azure Object Storage?
I have used Microsoft Azure Object Storage, which is a blob storage service. Our customers use the services that we provide for blob storage. Our customers use applications, and Microsoft Azure Obj...
 

Also Known As

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage
Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Azure Object Storage, MS Azure Object Storage
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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Umbraco, Xbox, Radioshack, 343 Industries, McKesson
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