Microsoft Azure Block Storage vs Oracle Cloud Object Storage comparison

Microsoft Azure Block Storage vs. Oracle Cloud Object Storage

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Block Storage

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Cloud Object Storage

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

10th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is 0.8%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Cloud Object Storage is 4.0%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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MatsHagberg Olsson2

Senior Solutions Architect at EQ2 Technology

Empowers secure data management with affordable tools and minimal hassle

The most valuable feature is that it's very affordable in comparison to competitors. The absolute best feature is the Azure Storage Explorer tool. The tool allows me to download to my device, control access, and manage data with ease. Additionally, the joint use of Azure portal further facilitates management depending on my location.

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PriyankShrivastava

Sr Quality Engineer at Accenture

A workhorse that enables high availability but support has room for improvement

There is always room for improvement. When a product is marketed, many claims are made, but in reality, it does not always perform as expected. The usability and real-time capabilities could be enhanced. The product can be difficult to use compared to how it is marketed. Technical support also lacks a timely response.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"RBAC, access control, soft delete, hard delete, and cool and hot storage tiers are some of the features I have found valuable in Azure Block storage."

"Microsoft Azure Block Storage has the same features as other solutions, but I like that its implementation process is straightforward."

"We use Microsoft Azure Block Storage to store, upload and download data. We can also use it as a backup."

"The ease of integration with services like CDN and computing makes it compelling and cost-effective."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is the backing up of files."

"Azure Block Storage lets you customize code you can use on that endpoint. If you want to write a logic for something, Azure Function can be used to deploy that application."

"One can easily scale with this program."

"We use this solution for backup storage on our on-premise backup."

More Microsoft Azure Block Storage pros

"One key feature is that you can make buckets private, requiring pre-authentication and using a specific URL for access. Additionally, the buckets are encrypted by default. The flexibility of public or private buckets and how you grant access are vital security features."

"It is stable, requires high availability, and works with large datasets seamlessly."

"Oracle Cloud Object Storage is valuable for storing unstructured data, such as text documents and word documents."

"The solution's most valuable features are its speed, unlimited space, and simplicity of use."

"The most valuable features of the tool are scalability and security."

"We use it mostly in the cloud. It is stable, requires high availability, and works with large datasets seamlessly."

"The technical support for the solution was very nice."

Cons

"The solution needs a direct connection to visualization."

"The integrations right now are limited, however, we are hopeful this will improve as the cloud continues to develop."

"The performance could be improved, but all the services in the cloud are improved every week."

"I encountered a challenge where certain metadata was located on a secured network that could only be accessed through a VPN. As there was no direct connector available to reach the private networks that require VPN access, we had to rely on manual effort to access the data. This could potentially be addressed as an area of improvement, especially with regard to accessibility issues where data is only accessible through a VPN connection."

"It should be easier to deploy."

"We have not had the best experience with customer service and support."

"The solution's downside is related to its documentation, which I believe can be difficult to navigate because it is hidden between or within other pages of the product's manual."

"The solution’s user interface could be improved."

More Microsoft Azure Block Storage cons

"The usability and real-time capabilities could be enhanced."

"I could not find a load balancer in OCI similar to the support provided by Microsoft Azure and AWS."

"The product can be difficult to use compared to how it is marketed. Technical support also lacks a timely response."

"The solution should provide more customization and the possibility of doing more manual tasks."

"Cost-wise, it is not an affordable tool if you allocate space, and try to use it some other day."

"Sometimes, there are glitches with applying policies. Even when the policy is correct, it might not work consistently. We need to troubleshoot to see if it's a user error or if the policy itself needs adjustment. It usually works after refreshing, but that inconsistency is a minor complexity."

"Oracle Cloud Object Storage needs to have an additional bucket for security."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I use Microsoft Azure Block Storage's free version."

"I rate the product price as seven on a scale of one to ten, where one means low price and ten means high price. The tool is expensive. There are no additional costs attached to the product, so it is available at a fixed price."

"The pricing for Microsoft Azure Block Storage is high because of MSA and SBA contracts, where Microsoft takes care of the security aspects, apart from the maintenance, and Microsoft has service level agreements with the customers."

"The price of scaling the solution is not expensive."

"Microsoft Azure Block Storage is not an expensive tool. I'm subscribed to the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors program, so Microsoft gives me between $120 to $150 credit each month."

"Microsoft Azure Block Storage is a pretty cheap and affordable product, so we have not seen any budget issues related to the solution in our company."

"The product is costlier than Amazon S3."

"We pay around $300 to $400 a month for some scenarios where consumption is limited. However, going forward, we're seeing the likelihood of the cost coming to around $2,000 as consumption rises."

More Microsoft Azure Block Storage pricing and cost advice

"Disaster recovery (DR) can be expensive."

"During the billing cycle, if I use the tool only for a day, I still need to pay you for a month."

"Oracle Cloud Object Storage might not be that expensive compared to on-premises solutions."

"We have a yearly subscription for the product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Block Storage?

We use the solution to develop SaaS platforms on Azure. We utilize various Microsoft components like block storage and databases for this purpose.

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

Pricing could be rated as eight out of ten. It is reasonable, however, it can be cheaper.

What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Block Storage?

At the moment, I do not have anything specific in mind for improvements. The most important thing for me is accessibility and easy provisioning to multiple servers with different vendors.

What do you like most about Oracle Cloud Object Storage?

The solution's most valuable features are its speed, unlimited space, and simplicity of use.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Cloud Object Storage?

It is an expensive product. We do not use a monthly plan; instead, we opt for a quarterly or semi-annual licensing model, which we negotiate.

What needs improvement with Oracle Cloud Object Storage?

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Overview

Massively scalable cloud storage for your applications

Store and help protect your data. Get durable, highly available data storage across the globe and pay only for what you use.

Microsoft

Scale with no new hardware - eliminates new capital expenditures, opens up data center space and reduces power and cooling requirements.

Elastic storage - shared infrastructure allows for infinite scalability. Eliminates forecasting and long procurement cycles.

Pay as you go and subscription models - purchase capacity with no commitment or reduce costs with longer-term agreements

Simple to manage industry standard OpenStack and RESTful APIs streamline management integration, freeing resources to accelerate other cloud projects.

Oracle

Sample Customers

Mazda, BlinkBox, Rakuten Showtime, Xbox One, Serko, ChronoDrive

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