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Azure Data Lake Storage vs Google Cloud Storage comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 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

Azure Data Lake Storage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud Storage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Public Cloud Storage Services (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Azure Data Lake Storage is 0.9%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 8.7%, down from 12.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage
 

Featured Reviews

Chetan Jayatheertha - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides valuable features such as access keys, container strings, lifecycle management, audit logs, and the soft delete option
Data Lake Storage provides valuable features such as access keys, container strings, lifecycle management, audit logs, and the soft delete option. These features help in cost-saving and provide an excellent mechanism for backing up data. Furthermore, Data Lake Storage can interact with any other Azure resources, providing seamless integration and connectivity.
Manimaran Tannimalai - PeerSpot reviewer
User interface consistency facilitates seamless project planning and design for specialized tasks
While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus. They cover a broad range of products, which might affect their ability to compete well in certain niches. Google's strength lies in their adapted approach to specific tasks, as seen with SAP loads. Generally, their focus is widespread.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the scalability due to the blob, which allows us to scale our data effectively."
"Azure Data Lake Storage is a user-friendly and easy-to-learn solution."
"It's a cloud-based tool within the Microsoft ecosystem, offering many benefits for data handling."
"Azure Data Lake Storage offers comprehensive integration with a variety of Azure tools, such as SQL servers and the Azure DevOps platform."
"The tool is very safe to use. It is impossible to hack the product."
"I also like its speed. It's basically built on Azure Blob Storage, which was already fast. But Azure Data Lake Storage adds the hierarchical structure for even better performance."
"Azure Data Lake Storage is user-friendly and easy to use."
"Microsoft is quite good when it comes to integration. They have multiple connectors available and different ingestion and integration processes available."
"We are satisfied with the parameters of Google Cloud Storage."
"The best feature is ease of use."
"It is stable and scalable."
"The initial setup process is straightforward."
"The solution is flexible and very user-friendly."
"The solution is stable and has good performance."
"Google Cloud Storage's most valuable feature is the native algorithms are available. Some of the algorithms are not available for the use cases that we had in Microsoft Azure. We didn't find any native algorithms and that's the reason why we decided to use the machine learning algorithms in GCP."
"Google Cloud Storage is fast, and it's scalable."
 

Cons

"From an SAP perspective, direct connectivity to SAP systems is an area that could be enhanced."
"I suggest enhancing the connectors for improvement. Some software, like HubSpot and Xero, has connectors, but they're limited to a few fields. That's why we use REST API calls instead. It would be better if the connectors could retrieve all data."
"Improvement is needed in the migration process from Lakehouse to Enterprise Data Lake (EDL)."
"Simple migrations from one data lake to another take too much time and could be improved."
"The solution needs to improve APIs and make them more accessible."
"Lack of clarity in migration processes"
"Microsoft Fabric costs more since we are charged for all the components."
"Maybe the solution could be a bit more user-friendly."
"In the next release, if improvements are made to the GPU instances for machine learning, for example, it would be helpful."
"The licensing fees could be reduced."
"There are inefficiencies with cache when the names are sequencing."
"The product must provide less frequent updates."
"Pricing remains challenging, especially for SMEs, making cloud services costlier than on-premises solutions."
"User management could be better. It's complicated process to delete users and maintain the structure of documents created by deleted users."
"The solution must provide some accessibility features."
"I am not sure about the reliability of the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It costs just a few dollars per terabyte per month."
"Pricing is tricky because it depends on the solution you're building and the type of Data Lake storage you use—hot or cold."
"Compared to other options we've explored, I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"I rate the product price as two or three, where one is high, and ten is low. The product's price is really high."
"One of the most affordable products from the vendor"
"The tool is cheap, depending on the services and requirements you need."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"It's a pay-as-you-go model. Your charges are based on the amount of data you store."
"My company is paying a yearly subscription for the licensing of the solution. It is an expensive solution."
"If one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a nine to ten out of ten."
"We do not have to pay for a license for Google Cloud Storage but there is a subscription that needs to be paid."
"The price could be cheaper."
"It's an inexpensive product."
"In general, it's fairly priced."
"The solution is very cheap."
"The product is not expensive. If you are in India, the tool charges around six to eight USD if I consider the discounts offered by the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Educational Organization
71%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Comms Service Provider
2%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Data Lake Storage?
The tool's most valuable feature is security access policies.
What needs improvement with Azure Data Lake Storage?
The speed of support response needs to improve, especially for critical, high-priority issues. Having a quick SLA response time is crucial.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage?
Google Cloud ( /products/google-cloud-reviews ) was cheaper compared to AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) and Azure ( /products/microsoft-azure-reviews ). AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) wa...
What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage?
While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus. They cover a broad range of products, which might affect their ability to compete well in certain n...
 

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Sample Customers

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