Azure Files 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Azure Files

5.0

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Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Azure Files

Azure Files is a file-sharing software designed to help businesses create and manage network file shares in the cloud. The platform enables managers to mount Azure Files shares on the cloud or on-premises to cache and access data on Windows Servers.

Administrators can shift file shares and existing servers to the cloud using Azure File Sync and storage migration service. Azure Files offers support for multiple protocols, which allows teams to sort data from different sources. Additionally, supervisors can use network file system (NFS) or server message block (SMB) file protocols to migrate data between containers on a unified interface.

Azure Files offers an application programming interface (API), which lets stakeholders integrate the system with several applications including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to manage data. Pricing is available on a usage basis and support is extended via FAQs, email, phone, knowledge base, chat and an online contact form.

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Azure Files Pricing and Plans

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Free Version

Basic

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Azure Files Features

Popular features found in File Sharing
Access Controls/Permissions
Alerts/Notifications
Content Management
Document Storage
Drag & Drop
Encryption
Mobile Access
Real Time Synchronization
Search/Filter
User Management
Version Control
More features of Azure Files
Activity Dashboard
API
Collaboration Tools
Data Synchronization
File Transfer
Secure Data Storage

Azure Files User Reviews

Overall Rating

5.0

Ratings Breakdown

100%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

5.0

Value for money

4.0

Customer support

4.0

Functionality

4.0

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Girish S.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

10000+ employees

Used monthly for free trial

Review source

Reviewed April 2023

SMB/NFS access using azure files !!!

azure file storage is a highly available service with different tiers(hot cool transactional optimized premium) to select from and offers global redundancy with multiple copies across different locations.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

azure files integration with azure adds and on prem AD helped to aplly NTFS permission

Cons:

inability to apply file/folder level permission using azure AD & its requirement to have port 445 opened to map nw drive

Arno W.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed June 2022

Fast and easy way to cloud storage

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Great documented by Microsoft. Easy to deploy and manage with tools like Storage Explorer.

Cons:

Costs are a bit unsure at the start. At the end the estimation was right. Also keep notice the security settings. You are just one click away to set a File Share to public access.

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