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Compare Amazon S3 Glacier and Azure Archive Storage 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (36.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (34.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon S3 Glacier
Star Rating
(207)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (36.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon S3 GlacierAzure Archive Storage
Star Rating
(85)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (34.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Archive StorageSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Amazon S3 Glacier excels in scalability with a score of 9.6, allowing businesses to easily manage large amounts of data, while Azure Archive Storage, although reliable, does not match this level of scalability.
- Reviewers mention that Azure Archive Storage has a higher ease of use rating at 9.3 compared to Amazon S3 Glacier's 8.6, indicating that users find Azure's interface more intuitive and user-friendly.
- G2 users highlight that Amazon S3 Glacier's versioning feature scores 9.1, which is particularly beneficial for businesses needing to track changes in their data, whereas Azure Archive Storage lacks a comparable versioning capability.
- Users on G2 report that Azure Archive Storage shines in quality of support with a score of 9.1, surpassing Amazon S3 Glacier's 8.7, suggesting that Azure provides more responsive and helpful customer service.
- Reviewers say that both products offer strong security features, but Amazon S3 Glacier's encryption score of 9.4 is slightly higher than Azure Archive Storage's, indicating a more robust approach to data protection.
- Users mention that while both products have high availability ratings, Amazon S3 Glacier's redundancy score of 9.0 is a key feature that ensures data durability, which some users feel is critical for long-term storage solutions.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon S3 Glacier
No pricing availableAzure Archive Storage
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon S3 Glacier
No trial information availableAzure Archive Storage
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
164
9.2
49
Ease of Use
8.6
164
9.3
47
Ease of Setup
8.6
100
8.7
22
Ease of Admin
8.7
96
8.8
22
Quality of Support
8.7
153
9.1
49
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
93
8.9
22
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
159
10.0
37
Features by Category
Functionality
9.1
18
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
Reliability
9.0
19
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
Security
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.1
17
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon S3 Glacier and Azure Archive Storage are categorized as Archive Storage Solutions
Unique Categories
Amazon S3 Glacier is categorized as Object Storage Solutions
Azure Archive Storage has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon S3 Glacier
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Azure Archive Storage
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Computer Software
18.0%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Financial Services
5.3%
Banking
3.7%
Other
40.7%
Information Technology and Services
21.9%
Banking
17.8%
Computer Software
12.3%
Computer & Network Security
6.8%
Automotive
6.8%
Other
34.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon S3 Glacier
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
Automatically rolling from hot to cold storage allows me to backup a lot more data a lot more often than I otherwise would.
Most Helpful Critical Review
MD HUZAIFA R.
Verified User in Computer Software
I found it a bit slow, may be as I was using it as just a user.
Azure Archive Storage
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Neha S.
Verified User in Automotive
Currently it is the best cloud service available in market.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Banking
Azure Archive Storage is not that flexible. For example, i am not able to use Azure Archive Storage if i want to sync it with IAAS service like EC2. So flexibility requires
Verified User in Computer Software
Automatically rolling from hot to cold storage allows me to backup a lot more data a lot more often than I otherwise would.
Neha S.
Verified User in Automotive
Currently it is the best cloud service available in market.
MD HUZAIFA R.
Verified User in Computer Software
I found it a bit slow, may be as I was using it as just a user.
Verified User in Banking
Azure Archive Storage is not that flexible. For example, i am not able to use Azure Archive Storage if i want to sync it with IAAS service like EC2. So flexibility requires
Alternatives
Discussions
How do I use Amazon s3 glacier?
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