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Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) vs. Microsoft Azure

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Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

15 Reviews and Ratings

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1,010 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

    Score7.5 out of 10
    		N/AThe Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) provides a simple, scalable, elastic file system for Linux-based workloads for use with AWS Cloud services and on-premises resources.

    $0.04

    per GB

    Microsoft Azure

    Score8.5 out of 10
    		N/AMicrosoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)Microsoft Azure
    Editions & Modules
    US East & West Region
    $0.043
    per month per GB (One zone)
    Europe (Ireland) Region
    $0.046
    per month per GB (One zone)
    Asia Pacific & Canada Region
    $0.047
    per month per GB (One zone)
    Africa (Cape Town) Region
    $0.054
    per month per GB (One zone)
    AWS GovCloud (US-East)
    $0.056
    per month per GB (One zone)
    US East & West Region
    $0.08
    per month per GB (Standard)
    Asia Pacific & Canada Region
    $0.09
    per month per GB (Standard)
    Europe (Ireland) Region
    $0.09
    per month per GB (Standard)
    Africa (Cape Town) Region
    $0.10
    per month per GB (Standard)
    AWS GovCloud (US-East)
    $0.11
    per month per GB (Standard)
    Developer
    $29
    per month
    Standard
    $100
    per month
    Professional Direct
    $1000
    per month
    Basic
    Free
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)Microsoft Azure
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThere is no minimum fee or setup charge. You pay only for the storage you use, for read and write access to data stored in Infrequent Access storage classes, and for any provisioned throughput. Amazon EFS offers four storage classes: two standard storage classes, including Amazon EFS Standard and Amazon EFS Standard-Infrequent Access (EFS Standard-IA), and two One Zone storage classes, including Amazon EFS One Zone and Amazon EFS One Zone-Infrequent AccessThe free tier lets users have access to a variety of services free for 12 months with limited usage after making an Azure account.
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    Features
    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)Microsoft Azure
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) and Microsoft Azure
    Feature
    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    Microsoft Azure
    8.5
    19 Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime10.05 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling10.05 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing10.04 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates4.04 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Monitoring tools8.55 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images7.03 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Operating system support9.55 Ratings8.818 Ratings
    Security controls10.05 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Automation10.04 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)Microsoft Azure
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    8.8
    (88 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (28 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (28 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)