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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon S3

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAmazon S3 is a cloud-based object storage service from Amazon Web Services. It's key features are storage management and monitoring, access management and security, data querying, and data transfer.N/A

    Azure VMware Solution

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AAzure VMware Solution enables users to run VMware workloads natively on Azure. The user can move VMware-based workloads from the datacenter to Azure and integrate a VMware environment with Azure. This enables users to continue managing existing environments with the same VMware tools already in use while including Azure native services. Azure VMware Solution is a Microsoft service, verified by VMware, that runs on Azure infrastructure.

    $10.41

    per hour

    Pricing
    Amazon S3Azure VMware Solution
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon S3Azure VMware Solution
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon S3Azure VMware Solution
    Considered Both Products
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    39 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    40 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    38 Answers
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    Features
    Amazon S3Azure VMware Solution
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) and Azure VMware Solution
    Feature
    Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Azure VMware Solution
    -
    Ratings
    Universal recovery9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business application protection8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) and Azure VMware Solution
    Feature
    Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Azure VMware Solution
    -
    Ratings
    Continuous data protection9.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics8.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware protection8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities9.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) and Azure VMware Solution
    Feature
    Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
    -
    Ratings
    Azure VMware Solution
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Amazon S3Azure VMware Solution
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (74 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon S3Azure VMware Solution
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    Amazon S3 is a great service to safely backup your data where redundancy is guaranteed and the cost is fair. We use Amazon S3 for data that we backup and hope we never need to access but in the case of a catastrophic or even small slip of the finger with the delete command we know our data and our client's data is safely backed up by Amazon S3. Transferring data into Amazon S3 is free but transferring data out has an associated, albeit low, cost per GB. This needs to be kept in mind if you plan on transferring out a lot of data frequently. There may be other cost effective options although Amazon S3 prices are really low per GB. Transferring 150TB would cost approximately $50 per month.
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    Microsoft
    Cloud-Native Applications: If you are building cloud-native applications that are designed to run on Azure, AVS may not be the best solution. In this case, you should consider using Azure-native services, such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or Azure Functions.Minimal Workloads: If you have a small number of workloads, it may not be cost-effective to use AVS. In this case, you can consider using Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) or other Azure services that are better suited for small workloads.Custom Hardware Configurations: If you require custom hardware configurations or specialized hardware, AVS may not be able to meet your requirements. In this case, you can consider using other Azure services, such as Azure Dedicated Hosts, that offer more flexibility in terms of hardware configurations.Cost-Sensitive Workloads: If you have cost-sensitive workloads, AVS may not be the best solution. While AVS offers many benefits, it can also be more expensive than other Azure services. In this case, you should consider using Azure services that are more cost-effective, such as Azure Virtual Machines.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Fantastic developer API, including AWS command line and library utilities.
    • Strong integration with the AWS ecosystem, especially with regards to access permissions.
    • It's astoundingly stable- you can trust it'll stay online and available for anywhere in the world.
    • Its static website hosting feature is a hidden gem-- it provides perhaps the cheapest, most stable, most high-performing static web hosting available in PaaS.
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    Microsoft
    • Create and Manage Virtual Machines
    • Multiple OS base Virtual Machines
    • Good Capacity Planning and Management
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Web console can be very confusing and challenging to use, especially for new users
    • Bucket policies are very flexible, but the composability of the security rules can be very confusing to get right, often leading to security rules in use on buckets other than what you believe they are
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    Microsoft
    • Easier access to features and editing your own dashboard
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    Due to princing, availability and scalability.
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    Microsoft
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    It is tricky to get it all set up correctly with policies and getting the IAM settings right. There is also a lot of lifecycle config you can do in terms of moving data to cold/glacier storage. It is also not to be confused with being a OneDrive or SharePoint replacement, they each have their own place in our environment, and S3 is used more by the IT team and accessed by our PHP applications. It is not necessarily used by an average everyday user for storing their pictures or documents, etc.
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    Microsoft
    Very good usable solution.
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    AWS has always been quick to resolve any support ticket raised. S3 is no exception. We have only ever used it once to get a clarification regarding the costs involved when data is transferred between S3 and other AWS services or the public internet. We got a response from AWS support team within a day.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    Overall, we found that Amazon S3 provided a lot of backend features Google Cloud Storage (GCS) simply couldn't compare to. GCS was way more expensive and really did not live up to it. In terms of setup, Google Cloud Storage may have Amazon S3 beat, however, as it is more of a pseudo advanced version of Google Drive, that was not a hard feat for it to achieve. Overall, evaluating GCS, in comparison to S3, was an utter disappointment.
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    Microsoft
    It's very good compared to its competitors as great uptime, easy support and interactive User Interface makes it a wonderful solution.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • It practically eliminated some real heavy storage servers from our premises and reduced maintenance cost.
    • The excellent durability and reliability make sure the return of money you invested in.
    • If the objects which are not active or stale, one needs to remove them. Those objects keep adding cost to each billing cycle. If you are handling a really big infrastructure, sometimes this creates quite a huge bill for preserving un-necessary objects/documents.
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    Microsoft
    • Cost Savings: One of the key benefits of AVS is that it can help businesses save money by reducing the costs associated with maintaining and upgrading on-premises infrastructure.
    • AVS can help businesses improve their agility by enabling them to quickly provision and scale VMware workloads in Azure.
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