Azure Storage

Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, United States

Azure Storage offers highly available, massively scalable, durable, and secure storage for a variety of data objects in the cloud.

According to our data, Azure Storage is the 4th most popular cloud storage service on the web.
It has 3.6% of the cloud storage market share and is detected on 0.1% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

Azure Storage is available in both free and paid versions.

Free tier ✔️First 100 GB of data transfer/month
Premium storage$0.15/GB
Hot storage
First 50 TB/month$0.018/GB
Next 450 TB/month$0.0173/GB
Over 500 TB/month$0.0166/GB
Cool storage$0.01/GB/month
Cold storage$0.0036/GB/month
Archive storage$0.002/GB/month
Operations on Hot storage (per 10,000)
Read$0.005
Write$0.065
Data transfer (per month)
Next 10 TB$0.087+/GB
Next 40 TB$0.083+/GB
Next 100 TB$0.07+/GB
Next 350 TB$0.05+/GB

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Azure Storage Awards

⚡ Sites Using Azure Storage

We have data on 3,021 websites that use the Azure Storage service. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Azure Storage is ikea.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 ikea.com #242 Netherlands English
2 cnnbrasil.com.br #524 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
3 lecturas.com #534 Spain Spanish
4 handelsblatt.com #1,832 Germany English
5 wiwo.de #2,179 Germany English
6 privateproperty.co.za #4,258 South Africa English
7 michelin.com #5,420 France French
8 nationwide.co.uk #5,920 United Kingdom English
9 hel.fi #6,142 Finland Finnish
10 n8n.io #6,359 Germany English
11 clalit.co.il #6,449 Israel Hebrew
12 spacex.com #6,533 United States English
13 arcelik.com.tr #7,306 Turkey Turkish
14 aeon.com #7,442 Japan Japanese
15 buienradar.be #9,703 Belgium Dutch
16 sprzedajemy.pl #10,753 Poland Polish
17 express-scripts.com #11,558 United States English
18 cps.sp.gov.br #12,050 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
19 unm.edu #12,158 United States English
20 sulekha.com #12,206 India English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Azure Storage:

Most of the sites using Azure Storage are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

  • United States 43%
  • United Kingdom 8.3%
  • Netherlands 6.9%
  • Brazil 4.1%
  • Canada 3.5%
  • Australia 2.7%
  • France 2.6%
  • Germany 2.4%
  • Belgium 1.5%
  • Other 25%

Most Azure Storage users speak English, Dutch, or Portuguese.

  • English 71%
  • Dutch 5.4%
  • Portuguese 4.1%
  • Spanish 3.5%
  • French 2.9%
  • German 1.9%
  • Czech 1.2%
  • Japanese 1.1%
  • Turkish 1.1%
  • Other 7.8%

The Azure Storage service is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 52.1%
  • .org 7.9%
  • .nl 4.6%
  • .co.uk 3.1%
  • .net 2.5%
  • .com.br 2.1%
  • .ca 1.9%
  • .com.au 1.4%
  • .de 1.3%
  • Other 23.1%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Azure Storage include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.

  • Business 20.3%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 14.9%
  • Online Shopping 6.3%
  • Sports 4.7%
  • Education/Reference 4.5%
  • Health 4.3%
  • Entertainment 3.7%
  • General News 3.5%
  • Internet Services 3.2%
  • Other 34.6%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Azure Storage alternatives.

RankNameCompare
1 Amazon S3Seattle, Washington, United States

An object storage service that offers industry-leading scalability, data availability, security, and performance.

Azure Storage vs. Amazon S3
2 Google Cloud StorageMountain View, California, United States

A RESTful service for storing and accessing your data on Google's infrastructure.

Azure Storage vs. Google Cloud Storage
3 DigitalOcean SpacesNew York, United States

A cloud-based S3-compatible object storage from DigitalOcean.

Azure Storage vs. DigitalOcean Spaces
5 Cloud Storage for FirebaseMountain View, California, United States

A powerful, simple, and cost-effective object storage service powered by Google Cloud Storage.

Azure Storage vs. Cloud Storage for Firebase
6 Cloudflare R2San Francisco, California, United States

A cost-effective, scalable object storage with zero egress fees.

Azure Storage vs. Cloudflare R2

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Azure Storage?

Azure Storage is owned by Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States.

Can I use Azure Storage for free?

Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.

Which country uses Azure Storage the most?

The majority of Azure Storage users are from the United States.

Who uses Azure Storage?

According to our data, Azure Storage is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as ikea.com, cnnbrasil.com.br, and lecturas.com.

Is Azure Storage used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by cps.sp.gov.br. Overall, we found Azure Storage on 5 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Azure Storage?

Yes. The most prominent of these is unm.edu. In total, we know of 7 academic websites in the United States that use Azure Storage.

How does Azure Storage stack up against the competition?

Azure Storage is one of the most popular cloud storage services, second only to Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and DigitalOcean Spaces.

What are the alternatives to Azure Storage?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Azure Storage may include Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and DigitalOcean Spaces.

Data updated

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