Compare Azure Files to Azure Blobs
Source: Non-relational Storage
Compare Azure Files to Azure Blobs
The technology you choose depends on the use case, protocol, and performance.
| Category | Azure Files | Azure Blob Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Use Cases | - Replace or supplement traditional on-premises file servers or NAS devices. - Access files shares from anywhere. - Lift and shift content to cloud. - Replicate and cache with Azure File Sync. - Share stored application settings. |
- Large scale analytical data. - Throughput sensitive high-performance computing. - Backup and archive. - Autonomous driving, media rendering, or genomic sequencing data. |
| Available protocols. | - SMB - NFS 4.1 |
- NFS 3.0 - REST - Data Lake Storage Gen2. |
| Performance (per volume). | - Better IOPS. | - Better Throughput. |