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Microsoft Azure Data Box vs Palantir Foundry comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 11, 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

Microsoft Azure Data Box
Ranking in Data Migration Appliances
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.7
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Palantir Foundry
Ranking in Data Migration Appliances
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (14th), IT Operations Analytics (9th), Supply Chain Analytics (1st), Cloud Data Integration (12th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (1st), Data and Analytics Service Providers (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Data Migration Appliances category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Data Box is 25.0%, down from 29.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palantir Foundry is 3.7%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Migration Appliances Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Azure Data Box25.0%
Palantir Foundry3.7%
Other71.3%
Data Migration Appliances
 

Featured Reviews

Saul Perales - PeerSpot reviewer
Enable efficient infrastructure management with high availability and quick adaptability
Our primary use case is for application implementations and migrations, mostly in an enterprise environment. It specifically involves cloud solutions and middleware services like data and virtual machines The scalability and availability of Microsoft Azure Data Box allow us to provide necessary…
Rama Subba Reddy Thavva - PeerSpot reviewer
A low-code/no-code platform with a user-friendly UI
We couldn't implement or use some of the latest functionalities, like Spark. Palantir Foundry is scalable, but it is costly compared to other cloud providers. The solution is more suitable for small and medium businesses. It might be difficult for large enterprises. I rate the solution’s scalability a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution has allowed the organization to safely transfer and store into the cloud easily and quickly large amounts of data that can then be readily accessed."
"We use the solution for integration purposes."
"Microsoft Azure Data Box has much more usability than other tools like it. It is very intuitive."
"It is a good fit with ease of integration there."
"It provides secure transfer of large amounts of data."
"One valuable aspect is the support we receive from Microsoft Azure vendors."
"The Azure Data Box saves us a great deal of time when migrating data to Azure."
"The availability and quick scalability of Microsoft Azure Data Box are highly valuable."
"Palantir Foundry is a robust platform that has really strong plugin connectors and provides features for real-time integration."
"Live video sessions enhance the available documentation and allow you to ask questions directly."
"The virtualization tool is useful."
"The interface is really user-friendly."
"It's scalable."
"The predictive analytics capability within Palantir Foundry impacts financial forecasting strategies through its AIP functionality, which includes numerous pre-built models, LLMs, and data science application libraries."
"I rate Palantir Foundry a ten out of ten."
"I like the data onboarding to Palantir Foundry and ETL creation."
 

Cons

"The solution is straightforward with simple application migration, but plug-and-play AI is not involved simultaneously."
"The device must be transported off-site before the data is uploaded into the Microsoft Azure Cloud."
"It's a single node solution. If it can be spread out across more of the enterprise and have more segregation in its virtual environment, that would be good."
"When it comes to old applications, they may not be the most suitable environment for Microsoft's current focus on Azure and the latest technologies. It would be helpful if Microsoft could provide some guidelines or recommendations for transitioning from old to new."
"On an enterprise level, a per-user license for more than 1,000 users is very costly."
"For me it doesn't work well. ... If you are a non-Microsoft shop, to use Microsoft Azure Data Box, you would need to integrate it with your other vendors, and whether or not that will be possible will depend on the platform or platforms that host them."
"Deployment can be a major challenge. It's important to understand the organization's policies, the data store where the data will be going, the necessary permissions, and the specific type of Data Box being used. We also need to consider the encryption keys that need to be utilized."
"I am not confident in this device's ability to perform a network backup in our data center."
"The major hindrance with Palantir Foundry is that being a very closed product, the cost optimization and costing are not exposed to the end users."
"Difficult to receive data from external sources."
"The solution’s data security could be improved."
"The startup pricing is high, causing concern despite being cost-effective in terms of total cost of ownership."
"There is not a wide user base for the solution's online documentation so it is sometimes difficult to find answers."
"It requires a lot of manual work and is very time-consuming to get to a functional point."
"If you want to create new models on specific data sets, computing that is quite costly."
"The workflow could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"On a scale of one to five, with one being not good and five being competitive, I would rate this solution as a four."
"The pricing is based on the size of the appliance needed to store the data."
"The product’s pricing is normal for enterprises but higher for SMBs."
"This is a pay-as-you-go solution, where you pay for the amount of storage space that you are using."
"Palantir Foundry is an expensive solution."
"The solution’s pricing is high."
"It's expensive."
"Palantir Foundry has different pricing models that can be negotiated."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Microsoft Azure Data Box or AWS Snowball?
Microsoft Azure Databox is a 45-pound, super rugged, tamper-resistant, human-managed hardware appliance that can transfer up to 100TB of data capacity to copy, store, then send to the Azure cloud. ...
What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Data Box?
We use the solution for integration purposes.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Data Box?
Pricing is a concern for every company, however, those making these decisions are aware of the necessary investment. I do not have detailed knowledge of the costs.
What do you like most about Palantir Foundry?
Palantir Foundry is a robust platform that has really strong plugin connectors and provides features for real-time integration.
What needs improvement with Palantir Foundry?
Apart from the pricing and offline availability issues, improvements are needed in Palantir Foundry's costing factor. Cost-wise, it is not open for everybody, and they are not exposing anything out...
What is your primary use case for Palantir Foundry?
One of the leading European manufacturing plants uses Palantir Foundry for manufacturing interior parts of various car brands such as Honda, Hyundai, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW. This involves hig...
 

Also Known As

Azure Data Box, MS Azure Data Box
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Sample Customers

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Merck KGaA, Airbus, Ferrari,United States Intelligence Community, United States Department of Defense
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