Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) vs. Azure Blob Storage

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) is an encrypted object storage service that enables users to store, back up, and archive large amounts of data in the cloud, with a guaranteed reliability of 99.999999999%. RESTful APIs allow storage and access to OSS anywhere on the Internet. Elastically scale capacity and processing capability, and choose from a variety of storage types to optimize the storage cost.N/A
Azure Blob Storage
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft's Blob Storage system on Azure is designed to make unstructured data available to customers anywhere through REST-based object storage.
$0.01
per GB/per month
Pricing
Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)Azure Blob Storage
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Block Blobs
$0.0081
per GB/per month
Azure Data Lake Storage
$0.0081
per GB/per month
Files
$0.058
per GB/per month
Managed Discs
$1.54
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)Azure Blob Storage
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)Azure Blob Storage
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Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)Azure Blob Storage
Small Businesses
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
Score 9.0 out of 10
Google Cloud Storage
Google Cloud Storage
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
Score 9.0 out of 10
Google Cloud Storage
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)Azure Blob Storage
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(9 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)Azure Blob Storage
Likelihood to Recommend
Alibaba Cloud
It will be a very good decision to use Alibaba Object Storage Service if you need a good OSS at a cheap price. Alibaba is the answer to it, but you can't fully rely on it because sometimes on Southeast Asia server locations it will always have a high possibility of loss (can't be accessed, cant upload/download, etc.).
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Microsoft
In Azure, it is the storage to use, and in my view, the Blob Storage offers more, or finer-grained configuration options, than S3. So my recommendation would be to check in detail what is offered. As the Blob Storage is more or less a Microsoft exclusive product, the "interoperability" is more limited than, for example, with S3. The S3 is more widely adopted, and if you cannot exclude a migration scenario from one cloud provider to another, additional effort is needed.
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Pros
Alibaba Cloud
  • Cheap
  • Many location options
  • Well documented
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Microsoft
  • Ease of use both through Azure Portal as well as API.
  • Cost-effective solution for storing a large amount of data compared to other storage solutions.
  • Scalability, Security, and Performance are the other key aspects of Azure Blob Storage that are easily manageable through Admin Console.
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Cons
Alibaba Cloud
  • Reliability
  • Technical support
  • Availability
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Microsoft
  • Sometimes the behavior is nondeterministic (e.g. compare config via UI vs. terraform).
  • While it does some things better than S3, the interoperability in a migration scenario seems cumbersome.
  • The number of features/config options is overwhelming; we found the docs, etc., a bit hard to read.
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Usability
Alibaba Cloud
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Blob storage is fairly simple, with several different options/settings that can be configured. The file explorer has enhanced its usability. Some areas could be improved, such as providing more details or stats on how many times a file has been accessed. It is an obvious choice if you're already using Azure/Entra.
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Support Rating
Alibaba Cloud
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Microsoft has improved its customer service standpoint over the years. The ability to chat with an issue, get a callback, schedule a call or work with an architecture team(for free) is a huge plus. I can get mentorship and guidance on where to go with my environment without pushy sales tactics. This is very refreshing. Typically support can get me to where I need to be on the first contact, which is also nice.
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Alternatives Considered
Alibaba Cloud
I used Backblaze as Alibaba OSS backup, Backblaze is good for you that need a cheap-first OSS service. In our team's opinion, Backblaze isn't too good for our region market (Southeast Asia) but its service can be reliable. So, we choose it as a backup service for Alibaba Object Storage Service.
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Microsoft
Azure Premium Blob offers better latency than competitors. It works best with the Azure ecosystem, and competitors lack it. Azure Blob even stands out in storage durability, providing up to 16 nines. It can have various use cases that can suit all the organisation's needs. The Azure Blob solution can also be deployed on-premises.
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Return on Investment
Alibaba Cloud
  • Storage efficiency
  • Cost efficiency
  • Low-availability
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Microsoft
  • Azure Blob has reduced our overall infrastructure cost.
  • With Azure Blob Storage, we don't need dedicated personnel to maintain storage and its related infrastructure.
  • Azure Blob Storage provides a one-stop storage solution for most of our business needs, allowing us to focus solely on the business.
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