Azure FXT Edge Filer Alternatives (September 2025)

1.
Azure Stack HCI – Hyperconverged Infrastructure | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/azure-stack/hci/

Run your production workloads on hybrid, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) with Azure-Arc enabled Azure Stack HCI. Modernize your edge computing environments.

2.
Azure Files - Managed File Shares and Storage | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/storage/files/

Try Azure File Storage for managed file shares that use standard SMB 3.0 protocol. Share data with on-premises and cloud servers, integrate with apps, and more.

3.
Azure Stack | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/azure-stack/

Learn how Azure Stack brings the agility of cloud computing to your on-premises environment.

4.
Azure Cache for Redis Documentation - Azure Cache for Redis | Microsoft Learn
https://learn.microsof
.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/

Learn how to use Azure Cache for Redis, a secure data cache and messaging broker that gives applications fast access to data. Tutorials, API references, and more.

5.
Azure Disk Storage – Block Storage | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/storage/disks/

Learn about high-performance block storage for Azure Virtual Machines. Explore cost-effective options with cloud Ultra, SSD, and HDD disks.

6.
Azure NetApp Files | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/netapp/

Run complex, performance-intensive and latency-sensitive applications in the cloud—without any code change.

7.
What is Apache Spark - Azure HDInsight | Microsoft Learn
https://learn.microsof
.com/en-us/azure/hdinsight/spark/apache-spark-overview/

This article provides an introduction to Spark in HDInsight and the different scenarios in which you can use Spark cluster in HDInsight.

8.
Azure Blob Storage | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/storage/blobs/

Azure Blob storage provides scalable, cost-efficient object storage in the cloud. Store and access unstructured data for your most demanding workloads.

9.
In-Memory Distributed Cache for .NET & Java, Open Source - NCache
https://www.alachisof
.com/ncache/

NCache is an extremely fast and scalable Open Source In-Memory Distributed Cache for .NET and Java that caches app data and stores Web Sessions in multi-server environments.

10.
Azure Arc – Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Management and Solution
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/azure-arc/

Use Azure Arc solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud management to run Azure services anywhere. Accelerate innovation with Azure Arc–enabled data services.

11.
Azure Archive Storage – Data Management | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/storage/

Azure Archive Storage provides a low cost means of delivering durable, highly available, secure cloud storage and data management for rarely accessed data.

12.
Hybrid Workload Solution | FusionCube | Huawei Enterprise
https://e.huawe
.com/en/products/storage/hci/fusioncube-hci/

Huawei FusionCube HCI is a hyperconverged infrastructure solution that integrates computing, storage, network, and management. Discover it now!

13.
IoT Edge | Cloud Intelligence | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/iot-edge/

Connect cloud intelligence to your edge devices with Azure IoT Edge, a comprehensive service that deploys artificial intelligence and custom logic to IoT devices.

14.
Azure confidential computing | Microsoft Learn
https://learn.microsof
.com/en-us/azure/confidential-computing/

Learn about how Azure confidential computing protects data in use and learn ways to build confidential workloads in the cloud.

15.
Azure Service Fabric documentation | Microsoft Learn
https://learn.microsof
.com/en-us/azure/service-fabric/

Azure Service Fabric is a distributed systems platform that makes it easy to package, deploy, and manage scalable and reliable microservices and containers.

16.
Azure Storage Explorer – cloud storage management | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/storage/storage-explorer/

Easily manage your Azure storage accounts in the cloud, from Windows, macOS, or Linux, using Azure Storage Explorer.

17.
E-Series Hybrid Flash | NetApp
https://www.netap
.com/data-storage/e-series/

NetApp E-Series Hybrid Flash. Built for dedicated, high-bandwidth applications like data analytics and disk-based backup that need simple, fast, reliable SAN storage.

18.
Azure Content Delivery Network | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/cdn/

Learn about Azure Content Delivery Network, a secure and reliable global content delivery and acceleration solution.

19.
Data Lake | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/solutions/data-lake/

Store data of any size, shape, and speed with Azure Data Lake. Power your big data analytics, develop massively parallel programs, and scale with future growth.

21.
Azure Sphere – IoT Device Security Platform | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/azure-sphere/

Protect your data with Azure Sphere, a turnkey IoT device security and IoT platform solution for intelligent edge devices and microcontrollers.

22.
StorSimple documentation | Microsoft Learn
https://learn.microsof
.com/en-us/azure/storsimple/

Learn how to use Azure StorSimple, an integrated storage solution that manages storage tasks between on-premises devices and Azure cloud storage.

23.
Table storage | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/storage/tables/

Azure Table storage provides a NoSQL key-value store for rapid development using massive semi-structured datasets. Get started today.

24.
Cloud Computing Services | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/

Invent with purpose, realize cost savings, and make your organization more efficient with Microsoft Azure’s open and flexible cloud computing platform.

25.
Cloud Volumes ONTAP for Optimized Data Storage | NetApp
https://www.netap
.com/cloud-services/cloud-volumes-ontap/

Cloud Volumes ONTAP enables you to optimize your cloud storage costs and performance while enhancing data protection, security, and compliance.

26.
NetApp HCI Resources | NetApp Documentation
https://www.netap
.com/hybrid-cloud/hci-documentation/

Documentation and resources for NetApp HCI. Learn how how to install, deploy and maintain NetApp HCI.

27.
Azure IoT solution accelerators | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/updates/azure-iot-solution-accelerators/

At Build, we announced the latest update of Azure IoT Remote Monitoring, a solution accelerator that is fully operational right out of the box.

28.
Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) - Overview | Microsoft Learn
https://learn.microsof
.com/en-us/cli/azure/

Learn how to get started with the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) to create and manage Azure resources — explore guides, tutorials, samples, articles, and more.

29.
What is Azure Quantum? - Azure Quantum | Microsoft Learn
https://learn.microsof
.com/en-us/azure/quantum/overview-azure-quantum/

Azure Quantum is a Microsoft Azure service that you can use to run quantum computing programs problems in the cloud.

30.
Azure Media Services | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/media-services/

Reach wider audiences on the devices they use with cloud video streaming, encoding, and indexing services from Azure Media Services.

31.
Hybrid Cloud Storage Array: Cost-Effective and Easy-to-Manage - Alibaba Cloud
https://www.alibabaclou
.com/en/product/storage-array/

Hybrid Cloud Storage Array (HCSA) is an enterprise-level storage array that integrates with the Alibaba Cloud storage gateway, allows you to manage cloud storage resources just as local storage.

32.
Azure Virtual Network – Virtual Private Cloud | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/virtual-network/

Learn about Azure Virtual Network. Create your own private network in the cloud. View features and build a hybrid IT infrastructure you can control.

33.
Azure Container Registry | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/container-registry/

Store images for all types of container deployments and OCI artifacts, using Azure Container Registry.

34.
Queue Storage | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/storage/queues/

Get started today with Azure Premium Storage for low latency and high throughput storage suitable for I/O intensive applications.

35.
Azure ExpressRoute - Private Cloud Connections | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/expressroute/

Enjoy fast, private cloud connections—including MPLS VPN connections—between Azure and on-premises datacenters with Azure ExpressRoute.

36.
Azure Red Hat OpenShift – Kubernetes PaaS | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/openshift/

Learn about Azure Red Hat OpenShift, an OpenShift service managed by Microsoft and Red Hat with Kubernetes PaaS at its core. Discover a turnkey container platform.

37.
System Center 2022 | Microsoft
https://www.microsof
.com/en-us/system-center/

Simplify your datacenter and IT management for increased agility and performance with Microsoft System Center 2022.

38.
StorageGRID — Object Storage | NetApp
https://www.netap
.com/data-storage/storagegrid/

The NetApp® StorageGRID® software-defined object storage suite supports a wide range of use cases across public, private, and hybrid multicloud environments. StorageGRID stores, secures, protects, and preserves unstructured data cost effectively over long periods.

39.
IoT Hub | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/iot-hub/

Manage billions of IoT devices with Azure IoT Hub, a cloud platform that lets you easily connect, monitor, provision, and configure IoT devices.

40.
Hybrid Cloud Object Storage | Hitachi Vantara
https://www.hitachivantar
.com/en-us/products/storage-platforms/object-storage/storage-for-hybrid-cloud/

Optimize your hybrid cloud strategy with Hitachi Content Platform (HCP). Span on-premises and cloud storage for intelligent data management, unlocking insights across environments.

41.
Edge Computing, Virtualization, and Hyperconverged… | Scale Computing
https://www.scalecomputin
.com/

Scale Computing's highly-automated edge infrastructure, virtualization platform, & hyperconverged solutions can handle all of your IT infrastructure needs.

42.
Azure Cloud Shell – Browser-Based Command Line | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/get-started/azure-portal/cloud-shell/

A browser-based shell experience in the cloud that’s maintained by Microsoft to manage Azure resources with popular command-line tools and programming languages

44.
Qumulo | Data Simplified Anywhere at Exabyte Scale
https://qumul
.com/

Store, manage, and simplify all your unstructured data and hybrid workflows in one platform, anywhere - at the edge, in the core, or in any cloud.

46.
Azure HDInsight - Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/hdinsight/

Get HDInsight, an open-source analytics service that runs Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and more. Integrate HDInsight with big data processing by Azure for even more insights.

47.
AFF A-Series for unified storage and AI data infrastructure | NetApp
https://www.netap
.com/data-storage/aff-a-series/

Accelerate and consolidate all your workloads with hyper-efficient, high- performance unified storage that supports block, file, object, and AI data infrastructure.

48.
Red Hat Ceph Storage
https://www.redha
.com/en/technologies/storage/ceph/

An open, massively scalable, software-defined storage system that efficiently manages petabytes of data.

49.
Batch - Compute job scheduling service | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/batch/

Learn about Azure Batch, a Microsoft cloud computing service for running large-scale parallel and batch compute jobs.

50.
Virtual Machine Scale Sets | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/virtual-machine-scale-sets/

Make autoscaling your VMs easier with Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets. Run thousands of virtual machines in minutes based on customizable metrics.

51.
Virtual Machines (VMs) for Linux and Windows | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/virtual-machines/

Build Linux and Windows virtual machines (VMs) and save up to 80 percent with Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances and Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server.

52.
Azure Data Factory - Data Integration Service | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/data-factory/

Discover Azure Data Factory, the easiest cloud-based hybrid data integration service and solution at an enterprise scale. Build data factories without the need to code.

53.
ZFS Storage Appliance | Oracle
https://www.oracl
.com/storage/nas/

Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance ZS9-2 simplifies IT environments and lowers customer costs with high-performance unified storage capabilities and Oracle Database optimizations.

54.
ONTAP Unified Storage Operating System | NetApp
https://www.netap
.com/data-management/ontap-data-management-software/

Merge new levels of simplicity and flexibility with NetApp® ONTAP® unified storage operating system. Eliminate data silos, power your data and simplify your hybrid multicloud. Test-drive ONTAP Unified Storage OS today.

55.
Nimble Storage - Nimble Flash Array Storage Solutions | HPE
https://www.hp
.com/us/en/storage/nimble.html/

Elevate your storage experience with all HPE Nimble storage flash array storage that’s radically simple, built for cloud and guaranteed to deliver 99.9999% availability.

56.
SAN and NAS from StarWind
https://www.starwindsoftwar
.com/san-and-nas/

StarWind SAN & NAS is a ready-to-go Linux-based VM deployed onto an industry-grade hypervisor, VMware vSphere, and Microsoft Hyper-V.

57.
HCI Appliance by StarWind | Advantages & Specifications
https://www.starwindsoftwar
.com/starwind-hyperconverged-appliance/

What is HCI Appliance? StarWind offers a hyper converged infrastructure (HCI) solution for SMB & ROBO - HyperConverged Appliance, a turnkey IT infrastructure building block.

58.
Azure Monitor - Modern Observability Tools | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/monitor/

Gain end-to-end observability into your applications, infrastructure, and network both on cloud and hybrid environments with Azure Monitor.

59.
Flexpod – data infrastructure and storage management| NetApp
https://www.netap
.com/data-storage/flexpod/

FlexPod is a secure, smart, sustainable, hybrid platform engineered to transform infrastructure and operations. FlexPod unites innovative compute, storage, networking, and management to help customers accelerate the delivery of modern workloads and future-proof their environments.

60.
SANsymphony: Software-Defined Block Storage for SAN & HCI
https://www.datacor
.com/products/sansymphony/

Experience high-performance software-defined block storage with DataCore SANsymphony. Software-defined storage for SAN and HCI environments.

61.
MinIO | S3 & Kubernetes Native Object Storage for AI
https://www.mini
.io/

MinIO's High Performance Object Storage is Open Source, Amazon S3 compatible, Kubernetes Native and is designed for cloud native workloads like AI.

63.
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) - The Foundation for Your Hybrid Cloud | Nutanix
https://www.nutani
.com/products/nutanix-cloud-infrastructure/

Create a multicloud strategy across any cloud for your workloads, applications, and data using Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) services.

64.
API Management – Manage APIs | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/api-management/

Azure API Management offers a scalable, multi-cloud API management platform for securing, publishing, and analyzing APIs.

65.
Flash Array – Reduce SSD Latency with All-Flash EF-Series | NetApp
https://www.netap
.com/data-storage/ef-series/

Deliver microsecond-response to your most demanding enterprise apps—like databases and data analytics—with EF-Series Flash Storage Arrays.

66.
Managed Kubernetes Service (AKS) | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/kubernetes-service/

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a managed Kubernetes service with hardened security and fast delivery. Deploy and manage containerized applications with AKS.

67.
Web3 – Developer Solutions | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/solutions/web3/

Build real-world Web3 applications using Azure, Web3 developer tools, and security services.

68.
Azure Lab Services – Cloud Virtual Machine Labs | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/lab-services/

Azure Lab Services provides secure, sharable virtual labs in the cloud with on-demand or scheduled access to preconfigured virtual machines.

69.
HPE SimpliVity Hyperconverged HCI Solution | HPE
https://www.hp
.com/us/en/storage/simplivity.html/

Simplify and accelerate your IT with HPE SimpliVity Hyperconverged, an intelligent, hyper-efficient HCI solution for edge, VDI, and general virtualization workloads.

70.
NetApp Virtual Desktop Service Overview
https://docs.netap
.com/us-en/netapp-solutions/vdi-vds/hcvdivds_netapp_virtual_desktop_service_overview.html/

NetApp offers many cloud services, including the rapid provisioning of virtual desktop with WVD or Remote Applications, including rapid integration with Azur...

71.
Azure Virtual Desktop | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/virtual-desktop/

Azure Virtual Desktop combines the scale, security, and cost benefits of Azure and Microsoft 365 for a secure remote desktop from virtually anywhere.

72.
Azure Automation – Cloud Automation Service | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/automation/

Learn about Azure Automation, a cloud automation service for process automating those long-running, error-prone, frequently repeated tasks with Windows PowerShell.

73.
StorMagic - Solving the World’s Edge Data Problems
https://stormagi
.com/

Simple hyperconverged storage that eliminates downtime. We help organizations store, protect, and use their data at and from the edge.

74.
Best-in-class hybrid cloud solutions | Nasuni
https://www.nasun
.com/

Consolidate, scale, and protect your data with Nasuni’s hybrid cloud solutions. The Nasuni File Data Platform is the leading hybrid cloud infrastructure.

76.
Cisco UCS S-Series Storage Servers - Cisco
https://www.cisc
.com/c/en/us/products/servers-unified-computing/ucs-s-series-storage-servers/index.html/

Whether you use spinning disk, SSD, NVMe, or a combination of each, the Cisco UCS S-Series has you covered to scale to Petabytes in just minutes.

77.
Azure Functions – Serverless Functions in Computing | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/functions/

Create event-driven, scalable serverless applications in .NET, Node.js, Python, Java, or PowerShell with the Azure Functions app— a serverless computing service.

78.
Data Lake Analytics | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/data-lake-analytics/

Easily develop and run massively parallel data transformation and processing programs in U-SQL, R, Python, and .NET over petabytes of data.

79.
3PAR StoreServ All-Flash Data Storage – AI-Powered Storage | HPE
https://www.hp
.com/us/en/storage/3par.html/

Learn about 3PAR StoreServ, AI-powered to deliver enterprise class, Tier-1 all-flash array data storage solutions that provide unmatched agility and efficiency.

80.
eXtremeDB Database Management System for Professional Developers - McObject LLC
https://www.mcobjec
.com/

Small, fast, reliable database management system Persistent and/or in-memory data storage for edge-cloud, powerful for professional developers

81.
HPE ProLiant Servers | HPE
https://www.hp
.com/us/en/hpe-proliant-servers.html/

Learn how HPE ProLiant servers provide trusted secure compute that unlocks data value and powers data insights and innovations from edge to cloud.

82.
IBM Storage Suite for IBM Cloud Paks
https://www.ib
.com/products/storage-suite-for-ibm-cloud-paks/

IBM Storage Suite for IBM Cloud Paks delivers secure persistent storage resources for your Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift container environments.

83.
Explore Windows 10 IoT Core Services | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/windows-10-iot-core/

Secure your network and devices, manage device and application updates, and receive long-term OS support with Windows 10 IoT Core Services.

84.
85.
Disk Shelves & Storage Media For NetApp AFF, ASA & FAS Systems | NetApp
https://www.netap
.com/data-storage/disk-shelves-storage-media/

Disk Shelves and Storage Media for NetApp AFF, ASA and FAS systems support your business and provide enterprise-grade infrastructure. Check out our models and specifications to choose what's best for your business.

87.
Unified Storage – Any Data Type, Any Workload | NetApp
https://www.netap
.com/data-fabric/what-is-data-fabric/

Unified storage solutions from NetApp deliver reliable data storage strategies that brings file and block storage into a single, scalable data management platform. Truly unified for any data type, workload, or application.

89.
Event Hubs—Real-Time Data Ingestion | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/event-hubs/

Learn about Azure Event Hubs, a managed service that can ingest and process massive data streams from websites, apps, or devices.

90.
Edge Cloud Services | Cloud Compute & Storage | Zadara
https://www.zadar
.com/

Fully-managed enterprise edge cloud services - compute, networking, storage and more - designed for service providers and the modern enterprise.

91.
File Storage | Oracle
https://www.oracl
.com/cloud/storage/file-storage/

Easily move and store files within the cloud and automatically scale growth up to 8 Exabytes, eliminating the need to provision capacity in advance.

92.
Dell VxRail | Dell USA
https://www.del
.com/en-us/dt/converged-infrastructure/vxrail/vxrail-hyperconverged-infrastructure.htm/

Simplify and extend your VMware environment with Dell VxRail hyper-converged infrastructure appliances. Streamline your IT operations and lower costs.

93.
Edge Solutions | HPE
https://www.hp
.com/us/en/solutions/industrial-internet-of-things.iot-solutions.html/

Connect your users, applications, and devices across edge to cloud with a security-first, AI-powered approach to deliver secure, edge experiences.

94.
ECS - Enterprise Object Storage | Dell USA
https://www.del
.com/en-us/dt/storage/ecs/index.htm/

ECS, an enterprise object storage solution enables scalability, manageability, and resilience to meet the demands of modern business.

95.
DGX-2 : AI Servers for Solving Complex AI Challenges | NVIDIA
https://www.nvidi
.com/en-in/data-center/dgx-2/

Experience 10X the Deep Learning performance with NVIDIA DGX-2. Build your own private enterprise-grade AI cloud with virtualization support.

96.
Azure AI Custom Vision | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/ai-services/ai-custom-vision/

The custom vision API from Microsoft Azure learns to recognize specific content in imagery and becomes smarter with training and time. Read on to learn more.

97.
PowerScale - Scale-out NAS Storage | Dell USA
https://www.del
.com/en-us/shop/storage-servers-and-networking-for-business/sf/powerscale/

PowerScale is a flexible and secure scale-out NAS (network attached storage) solution. Select from all-flash, hybrid, archive, and multicloud solutions for unstructured data.

98.
Microsoft Azure Portal | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/get-started/azure-portal/

Build, manage, and monitor all your apps in Microsoft Azure Portal. A single, unified hub built for you, your team, and your projects.

99.
HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN | HPE
https://www.arubanetwork
.com/products/sd-wan/edgeconnect/

Power branch, WAN and security with a secure SD-WAN as the foundational component for architecting a secure access service edge (SASE).