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Microsoft Azure Object Storage vs NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Object Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NetApp Cloud Volumes Servic...
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
25th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (29th), Cloud Storage (43rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Object Storage is 2.1%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Akram Zabat - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides versatile data storage solutions with a simple setup and easy to use
It's similar to S3 for AWS. The ability to store everything inside Blob or Object storage and use it for archiving data is beneficial. For example, you can transform data from relational databases, flatten it, and store it in Object storage to save space within the databases. If I want to save data and do not require legacy access, it's a good solution, for instance, to migrate archives from databases to Object storage. This can also be used for business intelligence purposes. Having a storage solution for data makes it the best place to store it. Azure has its own solution for StatsQ Web Apps.
reviewer2039379 - PeerSpot reviewer
Great migrations, useful integrations, and offers good data replication
The local libraries from NetApp to NetApp are good. This way, we don't have to put the middleman in between to do the transition or conversion. The NetApp Cloud Volume Services for AWS has been helping migrate workloads onto the cloud. We did migrate a couple of native applications into AWS using this, and it was helpful. In terms of the integration with AWS native services, I did not configure it by myself. There was another team who did it. That said, I presume they didn't run into any issues, which is why we are using it. While the solution did not help us reduce the amount of storage, it allowed us to have data replicated across on-premises and in the cloud, so that we have a backup in DR. While it did not reduce the footprint, it helped DR expansion. It increased redundancy. Since deploying the product, we have not been affected by ransomware or other external threats.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I appreciate the scalability of this solution; it is fully scalable and excellent for certain tasks."
"Microsoft Azure Object Storage is an easy-to-use and stable solution."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its performance and stability."
"Microsoft Azure Object Storage is flexible and has all the features we need."
"This product is very reliable and all of the security that our client requires is available."
"Microsoft Azure Object Storage provides a platform for uploading or downloading big datasets."
"For security solutions in Microsoft Azure, I particularly appreciate Microsoft Azure AI foundation."
"We can do data queries easily."
"The NetApp Cloud Volume Services for AWS has been helping migrate workloads onto the cloud. We did migrate a couple of native applications into AWS using this, and it was helpful."
 

Cons

"The deployment process needs improvement, and it requires a lot of expertise to use and to utilize it."
"The administration of the solution is not as easy as we would like it to be."
"I would like to see a reduction in pricing so that they can be more competitive."
"Azure's technical support could be better - they take a long time to respond, and issues get transferred to multiple engineers, so you have to repeat the whole story every time without getting any proper resolution."
"We have experienced a data copy bottleneck with the AZ copy using Microsoft Azure Object Storage, this should improve. It has high CPU consumption. There are a couple of ways to copy files fast, we have tried a few ways. Other than AZ copy, we can use Azure Fluent Storage, which also takes a lot of time to copy files. The AZ copy is faster but it takes a lot of time and CPU operations."
"Object re-use should be improved in order to get better performance and reduce the cost."
"The solution's stability should be improved."
"Our current Azure setup faces challenges with API connectivity, particularly due to misconfigurations related to changes in Azure Graph."
"We'd like the solution to be less expensive and offer lower latency."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Object Storage is competitively priced."
"The pricing for Microsoft Azure Object Storage is high and needs some reduction. It's a seven out of ten, price-wise, because it currently limits your consumption, so the solution should have better pricing."
"I would rate the pricing a four out of ten because there is a lot of competition out there."
"Microsoft Azure Object Storage is an expensive solution."
"Microsoft Azure Object Storage is not expensive."
"The tool's licensing costs are annual. It should be made reasonable."
"We don't need to pay for the solution's license."
"The tool has a pay-per-use pricing model...There is no need to pay extra money for the licensing costs since the price is based on the storage you consume."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Insurance Company
7%
Retailer
7%
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Also Known As

Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, Azure Object Storage, MS Azure Object Storage
Cloud Volumes Service for AWS, NetApp CVS for AWS, CVS for AWS
 

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Sample Customers

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