Azure Blob Storage vs OVHcloud Object Storage
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Azure Blob Storage and OVHcloud Object Storage.
Quick Verdict
3.9/5
Azure Blob Storage
0 reviews
3.8/5
OVHcloud Object Storage
0 reviews
Azure Blob Storage is rated higher (3.9 vs 3.8). Microsoft Azure's object storage service for storing massive amounts of unstructured data like documents, images, and backups. Built for enterprises needing reliable, cost-effective cloud storage with compliance options. 13 regions in Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Poland), Canada and Asia-Pacific; no US region
Azure Blob Storage Scalable cloud object storage for unstructured data at enterprise scale | OVHcloud Object Storage S3-compatible object storage from €0.014/GB (Standard), Cold Archive from €0.00128/GB | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.9 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.8 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | usage-based | usage-based |
| Starting price | From $0.0184/mo | From $0.014/mo✓ |
| Best for | Microsoft-centric enterprises and Azure-native analytics/backup workloads needing compliant, tiered object storage with global residency | EU-resident, read-heavy object storage — media libraries, backup repositories and CMS assets — where free egress keeps bills predictable. |
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| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
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| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ✓ | |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tiers3 compatibleapi accesseu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenterterraform provider | s3 compatibleeu datacentergdpr compliantapi access |
| Visit Azure Blob Storage → | Visit OVHcloud Object Storage → | |
Azure Blob Storage
Pros
- + Four cost-optimized access tiers with fully published per-GB and per-operation prices
- + Mature redundancy ladder (LRS through RA-GZRS) with 11 nines claimed durability on LRS
- + Deep Azure integration: Entra ID auth, Private Link, lifecycle management, immutable storage
- + Reserved capacity discounts up to roughly a third on committed storage
- + Global footprint with EU, US, and APAC data residency plus sovereign clouds
Cons
- - No native S3 API — S3-designed tooling needs a third-party proxy
- - Egress, retrieval, and early-deletion fees often dwarf the capacity cost
- - Portal, RBAC, and account-kind surface area is a real learning curve
- - Cool/Cold/Archive tiers carry lower availability targets (99%) and minimum retention periods
- - SLA is 99.9% with capped service credits, not an availability guarantee
OVHcloud Object Storage
Pros
- + Free egress and free API requests on Standard storage — rare among S3 providers
- + Volume-tiered pricing from €0.014/GB/month, billed per GiB-hour
- + Cold Archive at about €0.00128/GB/month for French-resident archives
- + 13 regions across Europe, Canada and Asia-Pacific with clear per-region endpoints
- + Five storage classes with documented class-to-region availability
Cons
- - No US region — North America is served from Canada
- - Cold Archive is Paris-only with 180-day minimum retention and €0.005/GB restores
- - Most regions are 1-AZ; multi-region redundancy must be designed by the user
- - S3 compatibility is not full AWS parity; console is dense
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