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Microsoft Azure File Storage vs Wasabi comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 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 File Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Wasabi
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure File Storage is 10.8%, down from 13.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Wasabi is 6.7%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

PrashanthR - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
DavidWork - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers reliable and cost-effective backups with impressive stability
We use Wasabi to back up all of our WordPress sites. Anytime we have a new website, it's just easy to add it The cost is low, it is foolproof, and it has redundancy. We have never had an outage, and it is very reliable and stable. Since it is so inexpensive, it does not impact our profit…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The functionality is easy."
"It's a stable product."
"The biggest advantage of Azure File Storage vis-à-vis other public cloud storage providers, and why we recommend Azure first and foremost, is that many of our customers have partnerships with Microsoft and so they have access to better cloud economics. Compared to AWS, we have found that (from a customer perspective) Azure is much more competitive."
"I like that Microsoft Azure File Storage works fine and is quick to deploy. It's also easy to connect to it, particularly when connecting it with my on-premise file servers."
"The profile management option is another valuable feature that allows us to manage the profiles and secure them."
"We have not explored the desktop performance analysis of the file storage, but the user interface, API, and the response that we receive over the file storage are very good. We have a lot of customers that connect to the client-side, click the images, and upload them. The beauty of the solution is that we can mount the file storage into a critical server as well as an external drive. The speed that we receive with the images is pretty good."
"The most valuable aspect of Azure File Storage is that all the features are available in one place."
"The interface is very good."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Basically, I set Wasabi up and forget it. I'll monitor it every once in a while just to make sure that it's working correctly."
"The most valuable feature of Wasabi is the backups."
"The cost is low, it is foolproof, and it has redundancy."
"Wasabi is an easy-to-use solution."
"We can store our videos on hot storage, allowing immediate access to them."
"The tool is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of Wasabi is its cost."
 

Cons

"Microsoft's technical support could be improved. Their response time is usually high, and it takes considerable time to get a response."
"One thing that Azure File Storage could help us with is some kind of impact assessment. When we talk to some of our larger customers who have between 500 and 1,000 applications, we normally do an assessment of all these applications and then tell them which ones are ready to be lifted and shifted, and which ones need to re-architected. It would really help if Azure File Storage could come up with a better way to give estimations of the total investment required, including all costs incurred during the migration."
"They should make the solution more user-friendly."
"Importing and exporting data needs to have a bit more documentation."
"The provider needs to collect more information about the products."
"Considering the enterprise licensing required for the solution, the cost of the solution is an area where the product needs improvement."
"The product name keeps changing. It can be confusing when product names change frequently, especially with Microsoft. Sometimes, if you refer to a product by a certain name last year, it might have a different name six months later."
"The pricing could be improved. They need to make the costs more transparent so users know what they will be charged and why ahead of time."
"The scalability could be improved."
"Setting up users on the appliance should be improved."
"The solution’s user reporting could be improved."
"Having the ability to upload and download data using third-party apps such as Mega which can sync to the desktop would be excellent."
"Wasabi could be cheaper."
"Wasabi could be cheaper, however, it is already really cheap, so I cannot say if there is anything specific that would be an improvement."
"The solution must allow the extension of the retention period."
"The scalability could improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is comparable to other competitive solutions."
"One of the major benefits for AWS is that they have a very large customer representative base where clients can be picked from, they offer large discounts and credit. We were not able to receive the same kind of offers from Microsoft Azure File Storage. We tried to approach Azure while hiring for our disaster recovery discussion, but we didn't receive anything from Azure."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage is expensive."
"For one terabyte of data, we are spending about 150 Euro every month."
"The price of Microsoft Azure File Storage is expensive, we do not know exactly how the price is calculated."
"The product's pricing need improvement."
"The pricing could be more flexible."
"There are fewer hidden costs involved compared to other solutions, and when our customer is already a Microsoft partner, they typically have access to more affordable fees."
"The tool’s price is very reasonable."
"The price is reasonable."
"Wasabi is a cheap solution, and users have to pay for a monthly license."
"Wasabi has better pricing than Nutanix."
"Wasabi is a cost-effective solution for data storage, priced at just under six dollars per terabyte."
"I can only tell you that Wasabi costs about half what Amazon Web Services is charging. Now, the cost per month is a more difficult question. That varies depending on the capacity, the services you're employing, and that type of thing."
"The price of the solution is inexpensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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...
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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Wasabi?
We can reserve capacities based on our usage expectations for two to three years. We can pay for it annually. It is quite easy for the organization. The pricing model is quite affordable. The price...
What needs improvement with Wasabi?
Wasabi could be cheaper, however, it is already really cheap, so I cannot say if there is anything specific that would be an improvement.
 

Also Known As

MS Azure File Storage
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Sample Customers

Talon, Camden
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