Azure Storage vs DigitalOcean Block Storage vs DigitalOcean Spaces Comparison | StackShare

Hello! I have a mobile app with nearly 100k MAU, and I want to add a cloud file storage service to my app.

My app will allow users to store their image, video, and audio files and retrieve them to their device when necessary.

I have already decided to use PHP & Laravel as my backend, and I use Contabo VPS. Now, I need an object storage service for my app, and my options are:

Amazon S3 : It sounds to me like the best option but the most expensive. Closest to my users (MENA Region) for other services, I will have to go to Europe. Not sure how important this is?
DigitalOcean Spaces : Seems like my best option for price/service, but I am still not sure
Wasabi: the best price (6 USD/MONTH/TB) and free bandwidth, but I am not sure if it fits my needs as I want to allow my users to preview audio and video files. They don't recommend their service for streaming videos.
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage: Good price but not sure about them.
There is also the self-hosted s3 compatible option, but I am not sure about that.

Any thoughts will be helpful. Also, if you think I should post in a different sub, please tell me.

Azure Storage	DigitalOcean Block Storage	DigitalOcean Spaces
Azure Storage provides the flexibility to store and retrieve large amounts of unstructured data, such as documents and media files with Azure Blobs; structured nosql based data with Azure Tables; reliable messages with Azure Queues, and use SMB based Azure Files for migrating on-premises applications to the cloud.	Add more storage space, mix and match compute and storage to suit your database, file storage, application, service, mobile, and backup needs.	DigitalOcean Spaces are designed to make it easy and cost effective to store and serve massive amounts of data. Spaces are ideal for storing static, unstructured data like audio, video, and images as well as large amounts of text.
Blobs, Tables, Queues, and Files;Highly scalable;Durable & highly available;Premium Storage;Designed for developers	-	Create Spaces in an instant;Scalable storage;Available as a standalone service; Simple drag-and-drop UI;Programmatically control and migrate your data;Backups;Logs;Archives
Statistics
Stacks 1.1K	Stacks 11	Stacks 85
Followers 787	Followers 20	Followers 99
Votes 52	Votes 2	Votes 5
Pros & Cons
Pros 24 All-in-one storage solution 15 Pay only for data used regardless of disk size 9 Shared drive mapping 2 Cost-effective 2 Cheapest hot and cloud storage Cons 2 Direct support is not provided by Azure storage	Pros 1 Cheap 1 Easy to use	Pros 3 Easy setup 2 Cheap
Integrations
Microsoft Azure	DigitalOcean DigitalOcean Load Balancer DigitalOcean Monitoring	DigitalOcean

Azure Storage vs DigitalOcean Block Storage vs DigitalOcean Spaces

Overview

Advice on Azure Storage, DigitalOcean Block Storage, DigitalOcean Spaces

Detailed Comparison

What are some alternatives to Azure Storage, DigitalOcean Block Storage, DigitalOcean Spaces?

Amazon S3

Amazon EBS

Google Cloud Storage

Minio

OpenEBS

Rackspace Cloud Files

Storj

RunAbove

Rook

Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

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