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StorSimple

byMicrosoft
in
4.0
Market Presence: Structured Data Archiving and Application Retirement (Transitioning to Data Archiving Solutions), Hybrid Cloud Storage

Overview

Product Information on StorSimple

Updated 13th October 2025

What is StorSimple?

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 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

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

“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.
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
StorSimple was a solid option for bridging local storage with the cloud. In a startup environment, where budgets and space are tight, having a hybrid mode gave us flexibility without having to buy new hardware every few months. It wasn't perfect, but it solved the "we're running out of space" problem pretty quickly.

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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Performance of StorSimple Across Market Features

StorSimple 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 best thing was how easy it was to offload data into Azure. Local performance was fine for our day-to-day, and then older or less-used files automatically tiered to the cloud. Disaster recovery was also way simpler - knowing backups were in Azure gave us peace of mind.

Like

The product is cost effective, has a great hybrid functionality, and simplified management. The ease of use of the product is straightforward with a small learning curve. Automated compression and deduplication is one of the best features along with the cloud storage which is most suitable for hybrid working.

Dislike

So far StorSimple has been smooth. No complaints.

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 product is easy to use, the start up is however a bit complex. It could have more scalability, and some features could be modernized and or have more added to the program.

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StorSimple Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 28 ratings and reviews for Hybrid Cloud Storage market. View all 60 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.0

(28 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
39%
4 Star
43%
3 Star
14%
2 Star
4%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.3

Integration & Deployment

4.1

Service & Support

4.2

Product Capabilities

4.3

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  • 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.
  • EXPERT OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

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

    3.0
    Sep 4, 2025
    StorSimple was a solid option for bridging local storage with the cloud. In a startup environment, where budgets and space are tight, having a hybrid mode gave us flexibility without having to buy new hardware every few months. It wasn't perfect, but it solved the "we're running out of space" problem pretty quickly.
  • COMMUNITY LEAD
    <50M USD
    Travel and Hospitality
    Review Source

    Hybrid Platform Excels In Performance But Faces Scalability And Feature Limitations

    4.0
    Sep 9, 2025
    A great service that is designed to centralize an organization's data, while being seamless and efficient with the local file server. The seamless hybrid functionality allowed for low latency and high performance where it is needed.
  • PRODUCT OWNER
    <50M USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Efficient Access to Multiple Storage Locations On Premise and In The Cloud

    4.0
    Sep 12, 2025
    I think it works great, makes it so much easier to reach all the different storage locations both on premise and in the cloud.
  • MANAGER
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Unveiling the Success of StorSimple in Enterprise Data Backup

    4.0
    Dec 11, 2024
    Migrating enterprise backup data securely to cloud using StorSimple.
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