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Azure Storage compared to Wasabi

Azure Storage
Versus
Wasabi

Features

Storage Features of Azure Storage compared to Wasabi
Azure StorageFeaturesWasabi
Cloud based
GDPR Compliant
On premise
Open source
Versioned files
Cross Region Replication
API
S3 Compatible API
Portal, CLI, REST apiManagement interfacesPortal, CLI, REST api
Event hooks/pubsub
Best effort. Credits below 99.9%. That is 43 minutes of downtime allowed per month without having to issue creditsSLACredits below 99.9%. That is 43 minutes of downtime allowed per month without having to issue credits
~4.75 TBMaximum object filesize5 TB

A 0 byte file has at least 4 bytes of chargeable overhead for metadata.

Formula: 4 bytes + Len (PartitionKey + RowKey) * 2 bytes + For-Each Property(8 bytes + Len(Property Name) * 2 bytes + Sizeof(.Net Property Type))

Minimum object filesize
Unlimited, as long as you stay under 5PB across your accountRecommended max file count per bucket100M
Max filesize for a bucketunlimited
unlimitedMaximum amount of buckets1000
Logs
Shared access signature allows authenticated access to objectsAuthentication / ACLWasabi has standardised on Amazon’s PreSigned URL
Azure Storage integrates with Azure’s as well as any other CDN directlyCDN integrationPartnered with Cloudflare, Fastly and Limelight Networks
Azure Storage doesn’t have special interconnects publishedPeering & interconnectWasabi and Packet was a deal made in heaven. Packet’s strong hardware and connection focus is a perfect match for Wasabi to leverage it’s connectivity
Unsupported Paid Feature Supported Unknown

Descriptions

Azure Storage

Microsoft Azure Cloud Storage Microsoft’s answer to their cloud competitor Amazon is finally here. Microsoft has a wide range of storage solutions, providing SaaS (software as a service), PaaS (platform as a service ) and IaaS (infrastructure as a service). Azure supports a great variety of programming languages, tools, and frameworks, ranging from Microsoft-specific to Linux, or other third-party software and systems.

In the table below we’ll look at the Hot Access Tier, as this is the most commonly used storage tier for online usage.

Wasabi

Wasabi is a relatively new kid on the block in the storage space. However, don’t let that fool you. Wasabi has a very strong storage offering with a lot of features, bells, and whistles. Their storage pricing is what gives them a true edge over other providers. Their list pricing is 80% cheaper than Amazon S3’s storage, for example.

Customers of Wasabi include Kaleidoscope, 7Wonders Cinema and Novus Insight.

Wasabi has S3 compatibilty built into the storage interface.

Comparisons