Microsoft Azure File Storage vs MobiDrive comparison

Microsoft and MobiSystems are both solutions in the Public Cloud Storage Services category. Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.2, while MobiSystems is ranked #23. Microsoft holds a 10.0% mindshare in PCSS, compared to MobiSystems’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution.

Microsoft Azure File Storage

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97% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure File Storage

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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MobiDrive

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

23rd

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure File Storage is 10.0%, down from 13.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MobiDrive is 0.3%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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PrashanthR

Lead Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Seamlessly streamlines document processing with advanced file storage and OCR integration

We need to store data over there. We process documents through Kofax Time is a major benefit, as well as ease of processing. With configuration, it happens quite easily, and we can finish tasks early. File storage is complemented by OCR with Azure Cognitive Service. This enhances the processing…

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

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Small Business

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Questions from the Community

Which file storage system is better - Amazon EFS (elastic file storage) or Azure File Storage?

Amazon EFS is easy to set up: you can use the AWS management console, API, or command-line. Amazon EFS can grow to petabytes and deliver consistent low latencies and high levels of throughput. This...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Azure File Storage?

The product is a reliable cloud solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure File Storage?

The pricing for Microsoft Azure File Storage is five out of ten, not so expensive and not so low.

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Also Known As

MS Azure File Storage

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Overview

Fully managed file shares that use the standard SMB 3.0 protocol

Key scenarios:

Share data across on-premises and cloud servers
Migrate file share-based applications to the cloud with no code changes
Integrate modern applications with File storage
Simplify hosting for high availability workload data

Microsoft

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Sample Customers

Talon, Camden

* **Acer** * **Adobe** * **AMD** * **Apple** * **Autodesk** * **BlackBerry** * **Cisco** * **Dell** * **Google** * **HP** * **IBM** * **Intel** * **LG** * **Microsoft** * **Motorola** * **Nvidia** * **Oracle** * **Panasonic** * **Qualcomm** * **Samsung** * **SAP** * **Sony** * **Toshiba** * **VMware** * **Western Digital** * **Xerox** * **Zynga**

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