Alibaba Cloud Storage Gateway
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage
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| Fact | Alibaba Cloud Storage Gateway | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Encryption | CSG encrypts gateway-to-OSS traffic and can use OSS server-side encryption with a customer master key. | Stored data is encrypted by default, with customer-provided keys, Vault keys, and client-side encryption also supported. |
| Integrations | Related services include Object Storage Service, Elastic Compute Service, CloudMonitor, and File Storage NAS. | Oracle describes integrations with Autonomous AI Database, MySQL HeatWave, Data Flow, Events, Functions, and Oracle NoSQL Database Cloud. |
| Limit: Gartner reviewers | Gartner displays complaints about high costs, hard-to-find Dutch documentation and unease about storing data with Alibaba Cloud. | A listed dislike is the time required to implement and get the service operational. |
| Praise: Gartner reviewers | Gartner displays repeated praise for low cost, innovation in AI, reduced cloud spending and improved stability. | Gartner reviewers mention tier structure, price point, customer service, ease of provisioning and rapid support. |
| Purpose | Cloud Storage Gateway connects on-premises or cloud applications to OSS buckets through standard file and block storage protocols without requiring application changes. | OCI Object Storage stores and retrieves unstructured data, including analytics data, images, and videos. |
Alibaba Cloud Storage Gateway plans
- Cloud Storage GatewayPriced on request
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage plans
- Always Free Object StorageFree
- Archive pay-as-you-goFree
- Object Storage - Infrequent Access$0.01 a month
- Standard pay-as-you-go$0.03 a month
- Object Storage - Standard—
Pick Alibaba Cloud Storage Gateway if…
Alibaba Cloud Storage Gateway is for organizations that need to connect on-premises or cloud applications to OSS using file or block protocols. It may also suit teams extending local storage, sharing or backing up files, accessing data across data centers, or planning disaster recovery.
Pick Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage if…
It suits teams storing unstructured data who need tiered storage, access controls, encryption, or object recovery options. Consider the Archive restoration delay and Infrequent Access retrieval charge when choosing a tier.