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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Data Lake Storage

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AAzure Data Lake Storage Gen2 is a highly scalable and cost-effective data lake solution for big data analytics. It combines the power of a high-performance file system with massive scale and economy to help you speed your time to insight. Data Lake Storage Gen2 extends Azure Blob Storage capabilities and is optimized for analytics workloads.N/A

    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ABackblaze, headquartered in San Mateo, provides cloud storage and online backup, boasting trust with over an exabyte of data from customers in 175 countries. A backup service specialist, Backblaze describes their B2 cloud object storage service as S3 compatible and purpose built to provide simplicity, reliability, and affordability. B2 Cloud Storage is available at $0.005/GB/Month, with single-tier pricing.

    $6

    per month per TB

    Pricing
    Azure Data Lake StorageBackblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Data Lake StorageBackblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Two pricing models are available: consumption-based pay-as-you-go, and capacity-based storage bundles. Pay-as-you-go consumption-based cloud storage costs $6/TB per month, with your first 10GB free. Egress is free up to 3x of average monthly data stored, and unlimited to many leading content delivery network (CDN) and compute partners. Capacity-based storage, called B2 Reserve, is designed for companies looking for all-inclusive pricing on a single invoice. Storage bundles start at 20TB and can be purchased for one, two, or three years. Egress is always free.
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    Community Pulse
    Azure Data Lake StorageBackblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Backblaze
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
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    Features
    Azure Data Lake StorageBackblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Azure Data Lake Storage and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
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    Azure Data Lake Storage
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    Ratings
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Azure Data Lake Storage and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    Feature
    Azure Data Lake Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Azure Data Lake Storage and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
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    Azure Data Lake Storage
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    Ratings
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Azure Data Lake StorageBackblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    Small Businesses
    Azure Blob Storage
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Egnyte
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Pure Storage FlashBlade
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Azure Backup
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Cloud Storage
    Score8.4 out of 10
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Azure Data Lake StorageBackblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (13 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Data Lake StorageBackblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Azure Data Lake is an absolutely essential piece of a modern data and analytics platform. Over the past 2 years, our usage of Azure Data Lake as a reporting source has continued to grow and far exceeds more traditional sources like MS SQL, Oracle, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Backblaze
    Providing the option of purchasing a much longer archive if desired or limiting the length of time in maintaining what's been saved is brilliant. It makes all the sense in the world. At the very least, unless the retention period is clearly mandated somehow, it causes a decision maker (especially a small business owner) to think strategically about what the storage needs truly are.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Setting up Azure Data Lake Storage account, container is quite easy
    • Access from anywhere and easy maintenance
    • Integration with Azure Data Factory service for end to end pipeline is pretty easy
    • Can store Any form of data (Structured, Unstructured, Semi) in faster manner
    Incentivized
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    Backblaze
    • File management
    • Pricing
    • Customer Service
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • study for the certifications also to have them as a reference for work when you have any questions about applying a configuration to the equipment.
    • The Internet interface is simple and easy to use. Capacity is good and it's good that HP continues to innovate with this technology
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    Backblaze
    • My chief complaint about the former lack of S3 compatibility was resolved so I have no complaints now.
    • Please keep egress free!
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Backblaze
    Since Backblaze added S3 compatibility a few years ago, it's become the most perfect online backup solution.
    I also like their transparency in describing their platform and the reports of hard drive reliability are very interesting.
    The free egress is priceless, too.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Azure Data Lake Storage from a functionality perspective is a much easier solution to work with. It's implementation from Amazon EMR went smooth, and continued usage is definitely better. However, Amazon EMR was significantly cheaper overall between the high transaction fees and cost of storage due to growth. The two both have their advantages and disadvantages, but the functionality of Azure Data Lake Storage outweighed it's cost
    Incentivized
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    Backblaze
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is the best of the bunch. It's priced better than the more expensive cloud based solutions and more robust than the file storage sites like Dropbox or Google Drive.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Instead of having separate pools of storage for data we are now operating on a single layer platform which has cut down on time spent on maintaining those separate pools.
    • We have had more of an ROI with the scalability as we are able to control costs of storage when need be.
    • We are able to operate in a more streamlined approach as we are able to stay within the Azure suite of products and integrate seamlessly with the rest of the applications in our cloud-based infrastructure
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    Backblaze
    • Difficult to quantify the peace of mind Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage services provides.
    • Based on the reported experiences of other Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage clients, recovery has been smooth. We have not yet had the need to use that function.
    • Because Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage's service has been seamless, I feel much more confident in their ability to deliver what they promise when we have the need to expand or enhance what we are purchasing from them.
    Incentivized
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    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Screenshots

    Screenshot of Files are stored in BucketsScreenshot of B2 Cloud Storage Dashboard