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StorSimple (Legacy)

byMicrosoft
in
4.1
Market Presence: Structured Data Archiving and Application Retirement (Transitioning to Data Archiving Solutions), Hybrid Cloud Storage

Overview

Product Information on StorSimple (Legacy)

Updated 13th October 2025

What is StorSimple (Legacy)?

StorSimple is a software solution designed to manage storage by integrating on-premises storage infrastructure with cloud-based storage resources. The software delivers automated tiering, backup, archiving, and disaster recovery by intelligently leveraging both local and cloud storage to optimize data availability and cost efficiency. StorSimple provides features such as data deduplication, compression, and encryption, aiming to streamline storage management, reduce administrative overhead, and facilitate secure and scalable data access. By automating data movement between on-premises and cloud environments, the software addresses business requirements for data protection, scalability, and simplified storage operations.

StorSimple (Legacy) Pricing

StorSimple software uses a consumption-based pricing model where charges are incurred based on the amount of storage used and the operations performed. This software is available through the Microsoft Azure platform, and costs can include both upfront and ongoing usage fees depending on storage capacity and data transfer requirements.

Overall experience with StorSimple (Legacy)

It Specialist
50M - 250M USD, Services (non-Government)
FAVORABLE

“The Best Hybrid Cloud Storage Solution For Business ”

5.0
Feb 10, 2026
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EXPERT OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE
500M - 1B USD, Healthcare and Biotech
CRITICAL

“Great Hybrid Storage Solution, but Long-Term Support Fell short. ”

3.0
Sep 4, 2025
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 11th August 2023

Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.

Company Details

Updated 25th March 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
https://microsoft.com

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StorSimple (Legacy) Reviews and Ratings

4.1

(60 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
45%
4 Star
45%
3 Star
8%
2 Star
2%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • It Specialist
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    The Best Hybrid Cloud Storage Solution For Business

    5.0
    Feb 10, 2026
    StorSimple offers amazing cloud storage features and handles data management really well. It has greatly reduced our data storage costs and is a cost effective disaster recovery solution. StorSimple makes data archiving, storage, recovery and security smooth and ease of data tiering makes it irresistible.
  • It Specialist
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    The Best Hybrid Cloud Storage Solution For Business

    5.0
    Feb 10, 2026
    StorSimple offers amazing cloud storage features and handles data management really well. It has greatly reduced our data storage costs and is a cost effective disaster recovery solution. StorSimple makes data archiving, storage, recovery and security smooth and ease of data tiering makes it irresistible.
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Reviewer Insights for: StorSimple (Legacy)
Performance of StorSimple (Legacy) Across Market Features

StorSimple (Legacy) Likes & Dislikes

Like

The data security features by StorSimple are amazing. Archiving, backup and recovery is easy. Automatic data tiering. Supports scaling and integration.

Like

The data security features by StorSimple are amazing. Archiving, backup and recovery is easy. Automatic data tiering. Supports scaling and integration.

Like

The data security features by StorSimple are amazing. Archiving, backup and recovery is easy. Automatic data tiering. Supports scaling and integration.

Dislike

The setup could be tricky at times, and it required more admin work than we expected. Sometimes we hit latency issues pulling data back from the cloud. And of course, since it's now discontinued, long-term support and migration options became a real headache.

Dislike

The setup could be tricky at times, and it required more admin work than we expected. Sometimes we hit latency issues pulling data back from the cloud. And of course, since it's now discontinued, long-term support and migration options became a real headache.

Dislike

The setup could be tricky at times, and it required more admin work than we expected. Sometimes we hit latency issues pulling data back from the cloud. And of course, since it's now discontinued, long-term support and migration options became a real headache.