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Microsoft Azure Block Storage vs Oracle Database Backup Service comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Block Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Database Backup Service
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is 2.8%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database Backup Service is 3.1%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure Block Storage2.8%
Oracle Database Backup Service3.1%
Other94.1%
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

Ajai Jayakumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Has supported secure file sharing and data automation with minimal setup effort
The encryption feature in Microsoft Azure Block Storage is very good, and the security is excellent. It is easy to map the storage to the virtual servers and user desktops, which is also very beneficial. I can perform automations on the data, such as moving hot data and cold data, and I can select storage based on performance. The security provided by Microsoft around Microsoft Azure Block Storage is a very good function. The replication feature in Microsoft Azure Block Storage is a very good function. The analytic capabilities of Microsoft Azure Block Storage can help optimize resources. I usually work with a third-party tool; our data analytics team uses some custom-made tools for analytics data and dashboards, so we do not use the Microsoft dashboard; we are using a third-party dashboard. It is very easy to manage Microsoft Azure Block Storage. If you have good knowledge of it, it is very easy to manage. Microsoft Azure Block Storage service is a very good, 100% reliable service. It is highly scalable, and performance-wise and reliability-wise, it does not go down. It provides 99.9% uptime without downtime, so it is a very good feature. The backup and restoration efficiency of Microsoft Azure Block Storage is good.
Hosney Osman - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solution Architect at Vodafone
Achieve high availability and security with automated tasks over a decade
While there are some disadvantages in this product, from my experience with basic use cases, daily tasks, integration, scheduling, saving, and encryption, I have not encountered significant areas for improvement. However, the addition of a GUI configuration management and administration console for all administrative tasks would be highly beneficial. It would be preferable to have the ability to perform all console, terminal, and command line operations through a GUI interface.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is quite good and is easy to integrate with other systems, you can also integrate it as a backup for your recordings."
"This is a very robust and flexible solution."
"We use Microsoft Azure Block Storage to store, upload and download data. We can also use it as a backup."
"We use the solution to develop SaaS platforms on Azure. We utilize various Microsoft components like block storage and databases for this purpose."
"Azure Block Storage is scalable and is widely used for Kubernetes for memory profiles."
"Microsoft provides good support. They respond quickly and their technical people are very helpful."
"It is very easy to manage Microsoft Azure Block Storage; if you have good knowledge of it, it is very easy to manage, and Microsoft Azure Block Storage service is a very good, 100% reliable service that provides 99.9% uptime without downtime."
"Besides compression and encryption, the ease of integration with services like CDN and computing makes it compelling and cost-effective."
"Oracle Database Backup Service is stable and offers high availability, and the commands for restoration and backup processes are not complicated."
"The product works very fast. It automates a lot of operations in the background."
"It's a scalable product."
"I like the stability and the scalability of this product."
"Oracle Database Backup Service is an easy-to-use consolidation solution that's dashboard-driven."
"I am satisfied with the licensing policy and pricing of this product."
"From the database perspective, Oracle is the best."
"The product's most valuable features are differential and cumulative backup functionality."
 

Cons

"I find the user interface of newer versions, particularly, the flows, not user-friendly. The UI of Azure’s initial version was very comfortable. I didn’t have to remember floor menus. I knew where I had to go to see the logs or grab configuration parameters."
"The price could be more flexible, and it can be expensive."
"Licensing costs are pretty high."
"The platform's technical support services could be enhanced. They could provide better resolution and improve the response time."
"In terms of improvement, it could use better integration with non-propriety tools. Azure pushes you down a data factory road for integrations but data factory isn't always a scalable, viable solution, particularly when using large numbers ofconnections to IoT solutions."
"Microsoft Azure Block Storage could provide a new authentication type such as basic authentication, not only Active Directory authentication."
"There are some space limitations."
"The product is not as stable as we would like it to be."
"It's already fast, but still, they could improve the speed."
"Price is always an area that could be made better, as it is quite expensive."
"The product can protect from external data penetration, but the in-house IT team can access it."
"The initial setup is overly complex, unnecessarily so."
"We encounter issues while restoring differential and cumulative backups."
"The installation process is easy for me because I have performed this action hundreds of times. However, it is important to note that beginners and even some senior professionals may encounter significant difficulties during installation."
"They should base their strategy according to the country and the regulations there, and focus more on the on-premises deployment."
"The product's technical support services need improvement in terms of response time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The storage part costs us $223. That's on a monthly basis for 20TB of data storage."
"I would rate the solution’s pricing a nine out of ten and it’s cheaper than Amazon S3."
"I would rate the pricing as five out of ten."
"The price could be more flexible, and it can be expensive."
"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."
"For the first 50DB, they cost around $50. It's an open solution for everybody. Anybody can go to the Microsoft website and they can get the pricing for it. But the first 50GB of data is a default rate and then it increases for the next 500GB or something like that. It is a pay as you go solution. The more you use, the more you pay. That's normally how you pay for any cloud solutions."
"The solution is affordable, and we only pay for what we use."
"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."
"Price is always an area that could be made better, as it is quite expensive."
"The platform is expensive."
"The only problem with Oracle is its pricing."
"It's an expensive solution and is an area that needs improvement."
"The platform is expensive."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Oracle Database Backup Service a seven or eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
14%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Block Storage?
Our experience with pricing has been positive. The budget for Microsoft Azure services has been within expectations for the last couple of months. The cost for Azure Data Factory ( /products/azure-...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Block Storage?
For improvement in Microsoft Azure Block Storage, they can provide tiered level storages, maybe low-cost storages for storing archive data, but it is already there. I do not think there is much to ...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Azure Block Storage?
I am using Microsoft Azure Block Storage for file sharing, automation accounts, data storage, and archiving, and those are the main use cases.
What needs improvement with Oracle Database Backup Service?
There could be room for improvement regarding Oracle Database Backup Service, from the dashboard to pricing.I would like to see more AI, better customization, and additional features in future upda...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database Backup Service?
Integration of Oracle Database Backup Service usually takes just a few hours.
 

Also Known As

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