Azure StorSimple vs. IBM Cloud Block Storage vs. SCloud US3
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![]() Azure StorSimple | Score7 out of 10 | N/A | StorSimple was acquired by Microsoft in 2012. The StorSimple storage gateway appliance is now a part of Microsoft's Azure StorSimple Hybrid Cloud Storage solution. | $4.11 Per Day |
IBM Cloud Block Storage | Score9 out of 10 | N/A | IBM offers their Block Storage service via IBM Cloud, allowing users to deploy and customize flash-backed iSCSI block storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS. | N/A |
SCloud US3 | Score9 out of 10 | N/A | US3 provides unstructured data (object) storage for Internet applications at high concurrent access, and lower cost than the traditional hard disk. Users can move massive amounts of data in or out of US3 using APIs, SDK interfaces, or US3 migration tools. | N/A |
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| Small Businesses | IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 Score9.1 out of 10 | No answers on this topic | IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 Score9.1 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | Apple iCloud Score8.4 out of 10 | No answers on this topic | Apple iCloud Score8.4 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | ownCloud Score9.2 out of 10 | Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Score9.3 out of 10 | ownCloud Score9.2 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 |
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