Object storage · October 2026 Edition
Azure Blob Storage vs DigitalOcean Spaces
One of fourteen models named Azure Blob Storage first on the direct prompt; zero named DigitalOcean Spaces. Azure Blob Storage was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and DigitalOcean Spaces by twelve and Azure Blob Storage carries 42 labels and DigitalOcean Spaces 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate31%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels4226A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Azure Blob Storage reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Backblaze B2 was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Backblaze B2 vs Azure Blob Storage · Backblaze B2 vs DigitalOcean Spaces · Cloudflare R2 vs Azure Blob Storage
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the object storage page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Azure Blob StorageFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDigitalOcean Spaces
Direct101 against Azure Blob Storage
Paraphrase001 against Azure Blob Storage
Comparative00
Budget-constrained013 against Azure Blob Storage
Scale-constrained20
Negative007 against Azure Blob Storage · 2 against DigitalOcean Spaces
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Azure Blob Storage and DigitalOcean Spaces were named in the same answer thirty-two times, of the 129 answers naming Azure Blob Storage and the 73 naming DigitalOcean Spaces. In those answers DigitalOcean Spaces took the first choice three times and Azure Blob Storage one.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Azure Blob Storage and DigitalOcean Spaces stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Azure Blob Storage DigitalOcean Spaces first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Azure Blob Storage on the left and DigitalOcean Spaces on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Azure Blob Storage and DigitalOcean Spaces stood in it.
Azure Blob Storage first, DigitalOcean Spaces not the choice
1 of 14 modelsDigitalOcean Spaces was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage alternatives: Backblaze B2, Google Cloud Storage, Wasabi Object Storage
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniAmazon S3 alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage
Kimi K2Cloudflare R2 alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Backblaze B2, Google Cloud Storage
GPT-6 LunaAmazon S3 alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage
Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Gemini 3.5 FlashCloudflare R2 alternatives: Backblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage
Perplexity SonarGoogle Cloud Storage alternatives: Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage
Grok 4.1 FastBackblaze B2 alternatives: Cloudflare R2, Wasabi Object Storage
Mistral SmallBackblaze B2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Cloudian HyperStore
DeepSeek V4 FlashBackblaze B2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashBackblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage
GLM 4.7 FlashXBackblaze B2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, MinIO AIStor, Wasabi Object Storage
Muse Glimmer 30Bno first choice alternatives: Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, Wasabi Object Storage
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
DigitalOcean Spaces leads by five points.
DigitalOcean Spaces5%#4 of 9Azure Blob Storage0%#9 of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Azure Blob Storage leads at mid-market.
Azure Blob Storage6%#5 of 9DigitalOcean Spaces2%#6 of 9Enterprise
Azure Blob Storage leads by six points.
Azure Blob Storage6%#4 of 12DigitalOcean Spaces0%#– of 12What the models said about Azure Blob Storage
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“"avoid or be cautious about ... those with high egress fees or minimum retention periods, such as GCS and Azure Cold"” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid hyperscalers (AWS/GCP/Azure) on tight budgets due to egress/API add-ons.” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“High egress fees (e.g., AWS S3: $0.09/GB after free tier; GCS/Azure similar) lead to unpredictable bills and vendor lock-in” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start with AWS S3 or Azure Blob — native integration, massive ecosystem, but watch egress costs.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Amazon S3 or Azure Blob Storage due to their enterprise-grade security” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Check AWS S3 / Azure Blob: If you are already deep in one ecosystem.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about DigitalOcean Spaces
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Reported 5 GB object caps on some providers, and lack of object lock/WORM support on some of these services.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“DigitalOcean Spaces: Watch Out for Size Limits & Concurrency” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“the best choice is usually Backblaze B2 or DigitalOcean Spaces” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“If the company is looking for a cost-effective solution with good performance, providers like DigitalOcean Spaces, B2, or Hetzner could be considered.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Very small fixed budget: DigitalOcean Spaces starts at $5/month for 250GB storage + 1TB outbound transfer” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.