Alternatives to AzCopy
Microsoft's command-line utility for copying and syncing data to and from Azure Storage. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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AzCopy
Microsoft's command-line utility for copying and syncing data to and from Azure Storage.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as AzCopy.
Azure Storage Explorer
A free desktop app from Microsoft for managing Azure storage accounts and transferring files to them.
Azure Storage Explorer gives the same Microsoft Azure storage access through a graphical app on Windows, macOS and Linux, but it is not open source and less suited to scripting.
MSP360 Explorer
A file manager for moving and managing files between local storage and cloud storage services.
MSP360 Explorer manages Azure, S3 and Backblaze B2 from one Windows window with CLI and PowerShell support, but multithreading and multipart upload require the paid PRO license.
Cyberduck
A server and cloud storage browser for Mac and Windows that speaks FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB and every major object store.
Cyberduck reaches Azure alongside S3, SFTP and many other services, with a graphical app on Mac and Windows and a CLI, rather than a single-purpose Azure tool.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
AWS CLI
Amazon's open-source command-line tool for managing and scripting AWS services, including S3 file transfers.
s5cmd
A fast command-line tool that runs parallel copy and sync operations on S3 and local files.
s3cmd
A command-line client for uploading, downloading, syncing and managing files on S3-compatible storage.
SFTPGo
An SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS and WebDAV server with a web admin interface, backed by local disk or S3, Google Cloud or Azure storage.
