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Microsoft Azure Data Box vs Palantir Foundry comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Data Box
Ranking in Data Migration Appliances
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.7
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Palantir Foundry
Ranking in Data Migration Appliances
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (14th), IT Operations Analytics (9th), Supply Chain Analytics (1st), Cloud Data Integration (12th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (1st), Data and Analytics Service Providers (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Data Migration Appliances category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Data Box is 25.3%, down from 30.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palantir Foundry is 3.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Migration Appliances Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Azure Data Box25.3%
Palantir Foundry3.5%
Other71.2%
Data Migration Appliances
 

Featured Reviews

Saul Perales - PeerSpot reviewer
Enable efficient infrastructure management with high availability and quick adaptability
Our primary use case is for application implementations and migrations, mostly in an enterprise environment. It specifically involves cloud solutions and middleware services like data and virtual machines The scalability and availability of Microsoft Azure Data Box allow us to provide necessary…
Rama Subba Reddy Thavva - PeerSpot reviewer
A low-code/no-code platform with a user-friendly UI
We couldn't implement or use some of the latest functionalities, like Spark. Palantir Foundry is scalable, but it is costly compared to other cloud providers. The solution is more suitable for small and medium businesses. It might be difficult for large enterprises. I rate the solution’s scalability a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The Azure Data Box saves us a great deal of time when migrating data to Azure."
"We use the solution for integration purposes."
"It provides secure transfer of large amounts of data."
"Microsoft Azure Data Box has much more usability than other tools like it. It is very intuitive."
"The availability and quick scalability of Microsoft Azure Data Box are highly valuable."
"We're looking at this solution because it's part of an overall tool suite, so the integration piece is what's striking our interest in it."
"The solution has allowed the organization to safely transfer and store into the cloud easily and quickly large amounts of data that can then be readily accessed."
"One valuable aspect is the support we receive from Microsoft Azure vendors."
"It's scalable."
"The security is also excellent. It's highly granular, so the admins have a high degree of control, and there are many levels of security. That worked well. You won't have an EDC unless you put everything onto the platform because it is its own isolated thing."
"The predictive analytics capability within Palantir Foundry impacts financial forecasting strategies through its AIP functionality, which includes numerous pre-built models, LLMs, and data science application libraries."
"I like the data onboarding to Palantir Foundry and ETL creation."
"Live video sessions enhance the available documentation and allow you to ask questions directly."
"Palantir Foundry is a robust platform that has really strong plugin connectors and provides features for real-time integration."
"The solution offers very good end-to-end capabilities."
"Encapsulates all the components without the requirement to integrate or check compatibility."
 

Cons

"I am not confident in this device's ability to perform a network backup in our data center."
"Currently, I do not see any areas for improvement."
"When it comes to old applications, they may not be the most suitable environment for Microsoft's current focus on Azure and the latest technologies. It would be helpful if Microsoft could provide some guidelines or recommendations for transitioning from old to new."
"The device must be transported off-site before the data is uploaded into the Microsoft Azure Cloud."
"On an enterprise level, a per-user license for more than 1,000 users is very costly."
"For me it doesn't work well. ... If you are a non-Microsoft shop, to use Microsoft Azure Data Box, you would need to integrate it with your other vendors, and whether or not that will be possible will depend on the platform or platforms that host them."
"The solution is straightforward with simple application migration, but plug-and-play AI is not involved simultaneously."
"Deployment can be a major challenge. It's important to understand the organization's policies, the data store where the data will be going, the necessary permissions, and the specific type of Data Box being used. We also need to consider the encryption keys that need to be utilized."
"The data lineage was challenging. It's hard to track data from the sources as it moves through stages. Informatica EDC can easily capture and report it because it talks to the metadata. This is generated across those various staging points."
"Cost of this solution is quite high."
"The startup pricing is high, causing concern despite being cost-effective in terms of total cost of ownership."
"Difficult to receive data from external sources."
"If you want to create new models on specific data sets, computing that is quite costly."
"They do not have a data center in Europe, and we have lots of personally identifiable information in our dataset that needs to be hosted by a third-party data center like Amazon or Microsoft Azure."
"Some error messages can be very cryptic."
"It requires a lot of manual work and is very time-consuming to get to a functional point."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is a pay-as-you-go solution, where you pay for the amount of storage space that you are using."
"The pricing is based on the size of the appliance needed to store the data."
"The product’s pricing is normal for enterprises but higher for SMBs."
"On a scale of one to five, with one being not good and five being competitive, I would rate this solution as a four."
"Palantir Foundry is an expensive solution."
"Palantir Foundry has different pricing models that can be negotiated."
"It's expensive."
"The solution’s pricing is high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Microsoft Azure Data Box or AWS Snowball?
Microsoft Azure Databox is a 45-pound, super rugged, tamper-resistant, human-managed hardware appliance that can transfer up to 100TB of data capacity to copy, store, then send to the Azure cloud. ...
What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Data Box?
We use the solution for integration purposes.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Data Box?
Pricing is a concern for every company, however, those making these decisions are aware of the necessary investment. I do not have detailed knowledge of the costs.
What do you like most about Palantir Foundry?
Palantir Foundry is a robust platform that has really strong plugin connectors and provides features for real-time integration.
What needs improvement with Palantir Foundry?
Apart from the pricing and offline availability issues, improvements are needed in Palantir Foundry's costing factor. Cost-wise, it is not open for everybody, and they are not exposing anything out...
What is your primary use case for Palantir Foundry?
One of the leading European manufacturing plants uses Palantir Foundry for manufacturing interior parts of various car brands such as Honda, Hyundai, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW. This involves hig...
 

Also Known As

Azure Data Box, MS Azure Data Box
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Sample Customers

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Merck KGaA, Airbus, Ferrari,United States Intelligence Community, United States Department of Defense
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