Azure Blob Storage is Microsoft's object storage service for unstructured data such as files, media, and backups, with tiered access. Launched in 2010, it offers a 12-month free tier, then usage-based pricing plus egress, with a 99.9% uptime SLA. It serves applications and data workloads in the Azure ecosystem, from startups to enterprises. Its tight Azure integration carries higher vendor lock-in, though data export is supported. It carries SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and FedRAMP attestations.
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Overview
- Founded
- 2010
- Pricing tier
- Low
- Startup-friendly
- Yes
- Enterprise-ready
- Yes
Cloud infrastructure
- Starting price
- $2/mo
- SLA uptime
- 99.9%
- Managed Kubernetes
- No
- Helm support
- No
- Free tier
- Yes
- Vendor lock-in
- High
- Open standards
- No
- Easy data export
- Yes
- Multi-cloud friendly
- No
- Org size
- Enterprise
- Support tier
- Enterprise
- Ease of use
- 3/5