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AWS Storage Gateway vs. Azure HPC Cache

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AWS Storage Gateway
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
AWS Storage Gateway hybrid cloud storage connects on-premise resources to the AWS Cloud and integrates with AWS storage and archiving services to create a backup and recovery solution.
$0.01
Per GB
Azure HPC Cache
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Azure HPC Cache, part of Microsoft's Azure suite of products, apps and services, offers file caching for high-performance computing (HPC). Azure HPC Cache lets users transfer excess compute capacity to Azure while leaving large datasets in a network-attached storage (NAS) or in Azure Blob storage for a cloud NAS solution.
$5.82
per hour 2 GBs
Pricing
AWS Storage GatewayAzure HPC Cache
Editions & Modules
Data Written
$0.01
Per GB
Read-write Cache
$5.8152
per hour 2 GBs
Read-only Cache
$7.3476
per hour 4.5 GBs
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AWS Storage GatewayAzure HPC Cache
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
AWS Storage GatewayAzure HPC Cache
Considered Both Products
AWS Storage Gateway
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose AWS Storage Gateway
We used AWS Storage Gateway but could not find a way to connect to EBS volumes directly.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose AWS Storage Gateway
AWS Storage Gateway is more efficient than Unitrends Data Center Backup solutions we've used in the past, because it was 100% cloud based. The AWS Storage Gateway was able to utilize Glacier storage, while Unitrends could only use either S3 or S3-IA decreasing the ROI with the …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose AWS Storage Gateway
AWS Backup and Alibaba Cloud Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Edwin Labirua | TrustRadius Reviewer
Edwin Labirua
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Chose AWS Storage Gateway
AWS Storage Gateway is better than Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery because it was entirely cloud based. Unlike Unitrends that requires a physical appliance that then would be connected to a AWS bucket. The AWS Storage Gateway was able to utilize Glacier storage, …
Sahed Khan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Sahed Khan
Software Engineer
Chose AWS Storage Gateway
AWS Storage Gateway performance is ever excellent since we deployed it in our company. Downloading this platform and installing the setup is easy as compared to other similar products. Virtual data that we get from our cloud servers [are] good in the enhancement of better …
RB
Rosemary Brown
Addiction Specialist
Chose AWS Storage Gateway
AWS Storage stacks up in compatibility with file format and downloads - the URL can be used with any other application I have - I have had other products that have not been compatible - for my course delivery - hence I have moved away from them to use solely AWS now. Also the …
JH
Joe Hughes
Senior DevOps Engineer
Chose AWS Storage Gateway
We tried Red Hat Ceph Storage since we are a Centos/RHEL shop and there is a lot of engineering expertise on hand to manage it with configuration management tools and automation in place. What we discovered (rather quickly) was that the speed was difficult to bump up into …
Chose AWS Storage Gateway
Most of our workloads are hosted in AWS so we wanted to use a service that was easily integrated with our existing services. We selected AWS Storage Gateway as it provided us with a lot of features that eventually were very beneficial for us and our customers. AWS Storage …
Azure HPC Cache

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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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Support Rating
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User Testimonials
AWS Storage GatewayAzure HPC Cache
Likelihood to Recommend
It is well suited for our backups. We store backups in 2 places EBS volumes in VPC and s3 buckets. From our on-prem servers, we connect to both and backup job runs smooth. It is less appropriate if you are already hosting in the AWS Cloud. There are direct ways to access storage areas without the need for gateway.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • The AWS Storage Gateway can be deployed very quickly. We required only a couple of hours to get it setup and was able to present it to the backup server as a media manager and VTL drives.
  • The provisioning of the virtual tapes was also pretty easy to setup. Being able to utilize Glazier storage provided a great ROI.
  • The documentation AWS provides is very user friendly, allowing us to set up the AWS Storage Gateway the correct way.
Edwin Labirua | TrustRadius Reviewer
Edwin Labirua
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
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Cons
  • Ease of finding useful helpful tips on using AWS
  • Dumbing down of the technical jargon on the site
  • Short sharp to the point step videos - answering some common questions
  • Remembering not everyone is an IT person - could be more user friendly
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Rosemary Brown
Addiction Specialist
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Usability
AWS Storage Gateway is a good product and for certain use cases works really well, however i would like to see it support additional protocols in the future.
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Anonymous
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Support Rating
AWS Storage Gateway is supported by the AWS Support team, they provide excellent support and great SLAs for our needs.
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Alternatives Considered
AWS Storage Gateway is better than Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery because it was entirely cloud based. Unlike Unitrends that requires a physical appliance that then would be connected to a AWS bucket. The AWS Storage Gateway was able to utilize Glacier storage, while Unitrends could only use either S3 or S3-IA decreasing the ROI with the more expensive storage class. Furthermore the licensing model for the Unitrends is greater that with the AWS Storage Gateway.
Edwin Labirua | TrustRadius Reviewer
Edwin Labirua
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
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Return on Investment
  • Accessibility of data in Cloud: Previously it was difficult to access our stored data.
  • Cheaper storage as opposed to physical: At this point have saved enough money (when compared to physical storage)
  • One con is the scope of services included with some features. You aye only need 10% of what's there's but paying for the other 90% you don't use cam be costly.
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Anonymous
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