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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
7.2
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (1st)
Microsoft Azure File Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 9.2%, down from 11.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure File Storage is 10.0%, down from 13.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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.
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

"Google Cloud Storage includes Docs, calendar, Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Meet."
"Everything I store in the solution is available on all of my devices."
"Using this solution has improved the security of our data."
"The most valuable features of Google Cloud Storage include easy API integration for querying, downloading, and uploading files."
"It is seamlessly integrated with your Android. There’s no fuss, no hassle."
"The solution is already stable and I have not encountered problems in this regard."
"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."
"Access your files from anywhere, no installation necessary"
"The product can integrate with all platforms. My team also does data visualization, and Power BI can directly connect with those nodes. We can very conveniently connect with multiple tools for our database. The benefit here is that by utilizing the same storage application, my application is linked with their application through the same server. This setup provides real analytics and data for a holistic purpose, which is advantageous."
"Azure File Storage gives us easy access to cloud solutions at the storage level."
"Implementing Microsoft Azure has meant that we are using the same solution as our customers who use Azure Public Cloud. This allows us to integrate our application, as well as provide the solution to them."
"It is very easy to use SSTP and some traditional code to move the data into a database because we can easily use the permissions and we don't have any integration or conversion issues."
"The immutable storage features are valuable."
"It's a scalable solution."
"This solution supports all file formats."
"I like that Microsoft Azure File Storage works fine and is quick to deploy. It's also easy to connect to it, particularly when connecting it with my on-premise file servers."
 

Cons

"It is hard to migrate to another product if we want to."
"The tool should be cheaper."
"Google Cloud Storage can improve by having better integration and migration tools."
"I would like more storage available."
"My use case of this solution is fairly minimal. However, I am concerned about privacy on a cloud platform. Many people are not migrating to a cloud service because they are still concerned about putting data in cloud-based storage."
"Its security should be better from the data security point of view. It should be more secure, and it should get tightly integrated with products such as Google Docs and Google Sheets. Microsoft covers different kinds of tools such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel."
"A lower cost, lower-end solution for a shared file system is missing."
"In the next release, if improvements are made to the GPU instances for machine learning, for example, it would be helpful."
"The solution should support all the legacy storage systems."
"They should make the solution more user-friendly."
"It would be good if they added some features that make the solution easier to access for everyone."
"It's a bit complex to set up. Other than that, there is nothing to improve."
"Microsoft's technical support could be improved. Their response time is usually high, and it takes considerable time to get a response."
"The initial setup is complex. Unless you have done it a few times it, it is going to be hard."
"It's not very intuitive."
"In our use cases, we see the weakness in mobile internet connectivity."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product pricing is reasonable."
"We don't pay for a Google Cloud Storage subscription."
"The tool is not expensive."
"There are no licensing fees."
"The solution is very cheap."
"There is no license to use Google Cloud Storage."
"The price of Google Cloud Storage is reasonable when compared to other similar solutions."
"I pay monthly for Google Cloud Storage. It could be cheaper, but for now, it's okay."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being the most expensive. It's not cheap."
"One of the major benefits for AWS is that they have a very large customer representative base where clients can be picked from, they offer large discounts and credit. We were not able to receive the same kind of offers from Microsoft Azure File Storage. We tried to approach Azure while hiring for our disaster recovery discussion, but we didn't receive anything from Azure."
"I think the pricing of the product can be reduced."
"The product must improve its price."
"The price is comparable to other competitive solutions."
"We pay for both yearly and monthly licenses. The yearly one is cheaper than the monthly one."
"The price of the solution is reasonable. The pricing model is based on usage."
"There are fewer hidden costs involved compared to other solutions, and when our customer is already a Microsoft partner, they typically have access to more affordable fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
51%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Comms Service Provider
4%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
6%
 

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?
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...
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 pricing for Microsoft Azure File Storage is five out of ten, not so expensive and not so low.
 

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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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