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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure StorSimple

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AStorSimple 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

    Impossible Cloud Object Storage

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AImpossible Cloud Storage is an S3-compatible object storage platform and AWS S3 alternative for organizations that need scalable backup and archive storage. The platform provides GDPR-compliant object storage in a European sovereign cloud, with controls for data location, access, retention and data protection. Impossible Cloud supports use cases such as backup, disaster recovery, tape-to-cloud transitions, ransomware protection, media workflows, telemetry data and…

    $7.99

    per month Per Terabyte

    Pricing
    Azure StorSimpleImpossible Cloud Object Storage
    Editions & Modules
    Virtual Appliance
    $4.11
    Per Day
    Cloud Array
    $4.11
    Per Day
    Physical Appliance
    $43.84
    Per Day
    Pay-as-you-go
    $7.99
    per month Per TB/month
    Reserved Capacity Plan
    Discounted price
    1, 3 & 5 year commitment on capacity starting at 25TB Per TB
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure StorSimpleImpossible Cloud Object Storage
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pay-as-you-go: $7.99 per TB per month, billed monthly, no minimum commitment. Reserved Capacity Plans available for capacity starting at 25 TB with 1, 3, or 5 year commitments, including assisted migration and personal support at no extra cost. No egress fees. No API call charges. No minimum storage duration. No setup fees. 30-day free trial available.
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    Features
    Azure StorSimpleImpossible Cloud Object Storage
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Azure StorSimple and Impossible Cloud Object Storage
    Feature
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Impossible Cloud Object Storage
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Azure StorSimple and Impossible Cloud Object Storage
    Feature
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Impossible Cloud Object Storage
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Azure StorSimple and Impossible Cloud Object Storage
    Feature
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Impossible Cloud Object Storage
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Azure StorSimpleImpossible Cloud Object Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure StorSimpleImpossible Cloud Object Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Onsite storage needs and backing up to Azure.
    Incentivized
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    Impossible Cloud
    I would recommend Impossible Cloud to anyone looking for an affordable, easy-to-scale cloud backup solution. For us, it was super important that our data is stored in a GDPR-compliant setup, where we know where it is. Having different data centers in Europe keeps the latency low. So if anything happens, we can get our data back quickly. Finally, the support was super fast and helpful.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Performance via the SSD drives.
    • Writes back to our Private Cloud via Azure.
    • Easy to Admin via Web client interface.
    Incentivized
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    Impossible Cloud
    • Easy setup.
    • Fast support time.
    • European sovereign GDPR compliant solution.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Additional fail-over functionality
    Incentivized
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    Impossible Cloud
    • UX could be a bit smoother.
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    If I wanted to use just onsite storage the StorSimple device is already paid for.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Impossible Cloud
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Impossible Cloud
    It's super fast to set up. Add your bucket, and you're basically good to go and can run your backup. Also, it connects to the common backup tools (in our case, Veeam), so we didn't have to change anything in our setup except the place where our data is actually stored.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Easy to use and highly compatible with our MSFT Hyper-V environment
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Impossible Cloud
    In the end, the most important thing for us was full control over our data and a European solution. With it (luckily for us) came a cheaper price tag and better speed. Finally, you are not a ticket in a support center, but a valued customer. We could really feel that in the way the Impossible Cloud support team helped us when we ran into an issue.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Great Folks on the MSFT Implementation team
    • Great value on year 2
    Incentivized
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    Impossible Cloud
    • We are saving money - cheap storage and no fees.
    • We can run our backup tests and don't have to worry about fees.
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    Screenshot of Impossible Cloud Storage Console for Bucket InterfaceScreenshot of Impossible Cloud Management Console for Partner and Usage ManagementScreenshot of Impossible Cloud Storage Console for Storage Access