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Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 269 AI responses
Reviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky
AI summary
AWS holds a narrow lead over Microsoft Azure across enterprise cloud storage recommendations. When buyers specifically need direct backups to existing object storage buckets, Veeam is the usual answer.
Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5
| # | Brand | Recommended for | Mentioned in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | file upload storage and syncing local files to object storage | file upload storage and syncing local files to object storage | 29% |
| 2 | hybrid architectures and tiering old data off-premises | hybrid architectures and tiering old data off-premises | 24% |
| 3 | deep archives and storage within existing Microsoft environments | deep archives and storage within existing Microsoft environments | 23% |
| 4 | scalable cloud object storage for processing unorganized legacy data | scalable cloud object storage for processing unorganized legacy data | 22% |
| 5 | low-cost cold data archiving and long-term compliance storage | low-cost cold data archiving and long-term compliance storage | 22% |
| 6 | direct enterprise backups into object storage repositories | direct enterprise backups into object storage repositories | 22% |
| 7 | performance-driven Kubernetes environments and S3-compatible data lakehouses | performance-driven Kubernetes environments and S3-compatible data lakehouses | 20% |
| 8 | hybrid cloud backups for petabytes of medical imaging data | hybrid cloud backups for petabytes of medical imaging data | 18% |
| 9 | scalable enterprise object storage with lifecycle policies | scalable enterprise object storage with lifecycle policies | 17% |
| 10 | multi-petabyte unstructured data scaling across distributed sites | multi-petabyte unstructured data scaling across distributed sites | 14% |
| 11 | 13% | ||
| 12 | 12% | ||
| 13 | 12% | ||
| 14 | 12% | ||
| 15 | 12% |
What’s changing · since July
Since July, Scality RINGrising has gained visibility across enterprise storage queries, while Cloudflare R2rising has become a common option for user-uploaded files. In contrast, StoneFlyfalling is no longer named for storage gateways.
Weeks of Aug 10 – Sep 6, 2026 · Since Jul 5
Widest split: Google Cloud Storage, 17% on ChatGPT Search and 28% on Google AI Mode.
| Brand | ChatGPT Search | Google AI Mode | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | 28% | 31% | |
| Microsoft Azure | 24% | 24% | |
| Azure Blob Storage | 22% | 24% | |
| Google Cloud Storage | 17% | 28% | |
| Amazon S3 Glacier | 19% | 25% | |
| Veeam | 24% | 20% | |
| MinIO | 18% | 21% | |
| Commvault | 21% | 15% | |
| Amazon S3 | 15% | 18% | |
| Scality RING | 10% | 19% |
45% of citations point at the ranked brands’ own sites. youtube.com, reddit.com, digitalocean.com are the most-cited sites outside the ranked brands’ own domains.
We have petabytes of medical images and need a dependable off-site backup and disaster recovery strategy. What solutions should we look at?
Our on-prem storage is at capacity. What is the best cloud storage solution for enterprise file archiving?
The problem is, our on-premise storage is at capacity. What is the best enterprise-grade, petabyte-scale object storage solution?
We are moving our file storage from a local server to a cloud-based object storage. Who offers a gateway to sync the two?
We need to store user-uploaded files. What's the best file upload API and storage service?
I need a backup solution that saves directly to our existing object storage buckets.
What is the most scalable solution for processing "unstructured data" from legacy file servers that haven't been organized in a decade?
