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Google Cloud Storage vs Microsoft Azure File Storage 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

Google Cloud Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (2nd)
Microsoft Azure File Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 10.2%, down from 11.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure File Storage is 12.0%, down from 12.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

Naresh Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers great reliability to users
Protection is an area in the product where improvements are required. If big companies want to use the tool for protection purposes, like security, which is a big thing people are looking for nowadays. Sometimes, the tool's user interface automatically puts all the files in a different place, making it a bit difficult to go deep and figure out in which folder a file is present. I need to search for a file and drill down to be able to find it. There are a few bugs in the tool, as with all content management tools, since the solution is usually used to deal with huge amounts of content. If the flow of the documents is huge, the tool might get slow for the end users, or when the data is being migrated or imported into the tools.
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I could store any type of file using the solution."
"It's user-friendly. We find it to be very easy to use."
"The most valuable features are stability and ease of use."
"The solution is flexible and very user-friendly."
"Google Cloud Storage performs well and it's easy to use."
"Some of the most valuable features are how convenient and easy to use this solution is. It's very user-friendly and meets all my requirements."
"The most valuable features are Pub/Sub, Data Explorer, BigQuery, and Data Transfer."
"I would recommend Google Cloud Storage based on our experience, as it is fully reliable."
"The most valuable aspect of Azure File Storage is that all the features are available in one place."
"It was easy to set up."
"The storage in this solution is excellent."
"The initial setup is very seamless."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure File Storage is the cloud file storage capability."
"It is a very scalable solution. I rate the solution's scalability a nine out of ten."
"First of all, the solution is very secure. Secondly, the solution is very fast. It is reliable and available all the time."
"The product is a reliable cloud solution."
 

Cons

"Protection is an area in the product where improvements are required."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"Google Cloud Storage can improve by having better integration and migration tools."
"Pricing remains challenging, especially for SMEs, making cloud services costlier than on-premises solutions."
"The user experience needs to be simplified."
"One area for product improvement would be better synchronization across regions."
"The user interface could be more intuitive."
"It would be helpful to offer more packages to increase the storage."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage needs more integrations. In the future, I also want to see GRC added to the portal. If you enroll or sign up for Azure services, your country may not have GRC available in the portal, so you may have to choose a strange country, for example, Kenya, to activate credit."
"It's a bit complex to set up. Other than that, there is nothing to improve."
"The support could improve."
"Sometimes it takes very long to refresh the information."
"Maybe Microsoft can make it more economical because it is a costly affair."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"If the file is large, there may be a delay in download time."
"Some chunking logics need to be better to address issues with processing bigger files. It should allow better methods for handling large files."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a license needed to use Google Cloud Storage at our university."
"They know that the pricing is comparable with Azure, AWS, and those other solutions like Amazon are cheaper, but they are not as flexible."
"The price could be cheaper."
"I pay for a monthly subscription."
"The solution is free unless you want to increase the GB data allowance. There is a cost if you want to increase the size of storage space which is expensive."
"The tool is not expensive."
"I pay a yearly subscription fee."
"If you're ready to pay, they're ready to give you as much storage as you want. Considering the features that Google Cloud Storage provides, the pricing is reasonable. So far, I'm still using the free service from them because I'm able to meet my requirements with the free subscription. Maybe, in the future, if a storage requirement comes, I'll pay for it or go for the license."
"We have Microsoft Azure File Storage's enterprise license."
"One needs to pay according to the storage they plan to use in the solution. The payments are to be made yearly. It is usually monthly, but we opted for yearly subscriptions in our company."
"The price of Microsoft Azure File Storage is expensive, we do not know exactly how the price is calculated."
"The price is comparable to other competitive solutions."
"The pricing is usually dependent on your storage requirements. Overall, I believe Microsoft Azure File Storage's price is reasonable."
"Microsoft Azure File Storage has a reasonable price."
"The price of the solution is reasonable. The pricing model is based on usage."
"The product must improve its price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
74%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Comms Service Provider
2%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage?
Depending on your setup, Google Cloud Storage is economical, especially if you do not need high stability and scalability. We use it for backup, so the storage that is not used often is affordable.
What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage?
So far, when it comes to security, it meets our needs and requirements, so I have nothing to say about improvements to their services. I do not find any areas needing improvement currently.
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 price is almost the same as the competition. I would rate it three or three and a half out of ten on the pricing scale.
 

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Sample Customers

1. Adobe 2. Airbnb 3. Amazon 4. Apple 5. AT&T 6. Baidu 7. Cisco 8. Coca-Cola 9. Dell 10. eBay 11. Facebook 12. Ford 13. Google 13. HP 14. IBM 15. Intel 16. JPMorgan Chase 17. LinkedIn 18. Lyft 19. Microsoft 20. Netflix 21. Nike 22. Oracle 23. PayPal 24. Pinterest 25. Qualcomm 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Tesla 29. Toyota 30. Twitter 31. Visa 32. Walmart 33. WeWork
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