CloudSoda is an unstructured data management platform that scales with your business. Among the many Cloudsoda features, you’ll find tools designed to optimise and streamline your data management. These Cloudsoda features make it ideal for businesses of all sizes, ensuring efficiency and security.
Data Discovery & Analytics
See everything. Understand anything.
Scan and index petabytes of unstructured data across any storage type without reading file contents or triggering retrieval fees. Understand what you have, where it lives, and what it’s costing you.
Key Benefits:
- Non-invasive scanning doesn’t slow storage performance or incur cloud charges
- Real-time analytics on storage usage, costs, and trends
- Advanced search capabilities to find any file in your entire data est
- ROT detection identifies redundant, obsolete, and trivial data
- Works across NFS, SMB, object storage, and cloud platforms
Perfect for: IT directors needing complete data estate visibility and CFOs requiring accurate cost forecasting

Data Movement & Migration
Move data anywhere, automatically and securely.
Transfer data between any storage class: filesystem to filesystem, filesystem to object, or object to object
Key Benefits:
- Agent clustering gives maximum transfer speed
- Conflict resolution tools prevents overwrites and data loss
- Automated scheduling with policy-driven workflows
- Cross-platform transfers without complex scripting
- Built-in validation ensures 100% data integrity
Perfect for: Data teams managing migrations and IT ops automating storage tiering

Cost Modeling & Tracking
Preview every penny before you spend it with Cloudsoda features designed for cost efficiency.
Patent-pending technology provides exact cost modeling for data transfers and storage placement. See comprehensive cost breakdowns before moving a single byte
Key Benefits:
- Dry run previews show exact costs, duration, and impact
- Real-time tracking of actual vs. estimated costs
- Custom price books for accurate internal chargebacks
- Multi-cloud cost comparison and optimization
- Automated cost reporting and budget alerts
Perfect for: CFOs controlling data costs and IT leaders optimizing storage spend

Security & Access Control
Complete control with zero compromise
Role-based access control, audit logging, and metadata-only architecture ensure your data stays secure while enabling broad organizational access. These key Cloudsoda features are essential for maintaining data integrity.
Key Benefits:
- RBAC controls who can access what data
- Audit trail of all data access and transfers
- Metadata-only indexing. Content never leaves your environment
- SSO integration with Azure AD, Okta, and other identity providers
- Compliance reporting for regulatory requirements
Perfect for: CISOs ensuring data security and compliance teams managing governance

Automated Data Policies
Set rules once, optimise forever
Define policies that automatically move, archive, or purge data based on age, usage patterns, business rules, or compliance requirements. Thanks to advanced Cloudsoda features, these policies are easy to implement.
Key Benefits:
- Automated storage tiering reduces costs without manual intervention
- Compliance-driven data retention and deletion policies
- Business rule automation (e.g., move inactive projects to archive)
- Failure handling with automatic retries and alerting
- Custom workflows triggered by metadata, time, or events
Perfect for: IT operations reducing manual work and data managers enforcing governance policies

Built for Enterprise Scale
Supporting organizations from terabytes to exabytes
- Proven Performance: Customers managing 100+ petabytes in production
- Flexible Deployment: SaaS hosted or on-premises options
- Unified Platform: Single pane of glass for all unstructured data
- API Integration: GraphQL and REST APIs for custom workflows
- 24/7 Support: Enterprise support with defined SLAs