Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs Amazon S3 Glacier comparison

The compared Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Amazon S3 Glacier solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is ranked #9 in CS , with an average rating of 8.4. Amazon S3 Glacier is ranked #2 in PCSS , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 17.1% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Amazon S3 Glacier users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Amazon S3 Glacier based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

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Cloud Storage (9th)

Amazon S3 Glacier

Average Rating

8.6

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Public Cloud Storage Services (2nd)

Featured Reviews

RamKumar Chinnu

Cloud , DevOps Engineer at NCS Group

Oct 22, 2024

Effortless disk expansion enhances EC2 efficiency with a straightforward setup

I mainly use Amazon EBS for EC2 configuration. We use it for the EC2 purpose to store data and mount with the running EC2 instances. EBS is the backbone of the compute instances. It is not only a disk; it is the main support for running EC2 instances. Moreover, if you want to use the EBS volume in…

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Alan Bloor

Geographic Information System Developer at Public Sector

Nov 8, 2023

A powerful hosting service with an extensive code interface

Their pricing structure is always a big topic. It's so difficult to understand. I had a personal account once, and I was so scared to type in my credit card because I wasn't sure how much I would be charged. At home, I might turn on the VM to test something, and I might be on there for three minutes wondering how much it could cost. The solution might tell you there are so many hours of free usage and a free VM, but it's still scary because you don't know how much it will cost, even if you go over one second. The price structure needs massive simplifying and made crystal clear so people know what they're paying.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"When it comes to valuable features, ease of use would be number one."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that during the deployment, the tool indirectly provides our company with resources for our core side and cloud-based resources."

"The tool has different types of volumes, like SSD and HDD."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is backup...Amazon EBS is a very good product since it is very easy to enhance or increase and migrate your servers immediately, in a matter of seconds."

"The most valuable feature of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is its scalability."

"Amazon EBS is a storage system, and the storage is attached to the servers."

"The product's initial setup phase was easy to manage."

"The most important feature is the volume types in those hundred EDS. For example, if you need a volume with high IOPS, you should choose an io2 or io2 Block Express volume type. The default volume type for EBS is GP3, which is a good balance of performance and price for most workloads."

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"It is the most feature-rich platform."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The biggest advantage of the product is that AWS always copies the tool internally."

"The solution is great for storing data you don't usually need access to. It's also well-integrated with Amazon S3."

"AWS does support the ability for user controlled movement of data between regions for business continuance (BC), high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR)."

"The solution is easy to use."

"We like that the price is cheaper."

"The product is easy to use."

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Cons

"The initial setup process is easy."

"There is room for improvement in terms of file storage. Recently, we had a scenario in which, in a file share, we had increased the IOPS capacity; this was for the production environment."

"The setup could be easier."

"There are limitations in sharing resources across multiple regions and availability zones. I recommend improving EBS by introducing multi-availability zone support to enhance its functionality."

"The initial setup is not easy."

"It would be better to analyze and find a way to merge both the file systems of Linux and Windows."

"Having more flexibility in resizing, especially scaling down, would be beneficial."

"Amazon EBS performs well but it could improve."

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"Amazon S3 Glacier could be more secure."

"The tool could be made cheaper."

"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cheaper tool if you're running it on-prem, but it is expensive if deployed on the cloud."

"The cost can be lower."

"I am unsure if the product provides good integration capabilities. From an improvement perspective, I want the tool to provide easier integration features."

"The learning curve is very high."

"Technical support needs improvement. Previously, even though we had premium and enterprise support, the response time would be quicker if we ran into issues, but now it is slowed down. The analytical dashboard feature, like the CloudOps dashboard, should be included in the next release of the Amazon S3 Glacier."

"The solution's cost optimization could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"What I want Amazon to do is lower the price."

"It is a cost-effective solution."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high, I rate the price a seven."

"The pricing models may be for general purposes, such as Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS Volume or Amazon EBS Cold HDD Volumes."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

"The product is low-priced than other solutions."

"You need to pay additional costs for support."

"On a scale of one to ten, if one point is a cheap solution and ten points is very expensive, I rate the product price an eight."

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"There is no license, you pay for what you use."

"The product is cheap."

"Customers prefer Amazon S3 Glacier because it is a cheap and pay-as-you-go solution."

"Amazon S3 Glacier is expensive."

"Amazon S3 Glacier is very cheap, but the cost becomes a concern when you have a very large amount of data."

"The tool is too expensive."

"Amazon S3 Glacier has a good pricing point, and you pay for what's being used."

"The solution is cost-effective."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

52%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

33%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

University

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Questions from the Community

Which is better - Amazon's S3 Glacier or EBS (Elastic Block Store)?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon's S3 Glacier or Elastic Block Store data storage software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Amazon's S3 Glacier, whi...

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What do you like most about Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?

The durability and snapshot capabilities are good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?

On a scale of one to ten, if one point is a cheap solution and ten points is very expensive, I rate the product price an eight.

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What do you like most about Amazon S3 Glacier?

I like creating buckets where data can be segregated at a high level and then routing the appropriate data to each designated bucket. In terms of value, I would say that the tool gets the job done ...

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What needs improvement with Amazon S3 Glacier?

The product could be improved in terms of the customer support team's response times.

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What is your primary use case for Amazon S3 Glacier?

We use the platform for building data packages and storage, which involves efficient data handling and backup solutions.

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Overview

Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) provides persistent block level storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud. Each Amazon EBS volume is automatically replicated within its Availability Zone to protect you from component failure, offering high availability and durability. Amazon EBS volumes offer the consistent and low-latency performance needed to run your workloads. With Amazon EBS, you can scale your usage up or down within minutes – all while paying a low price for only what you provision.

Amazon Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for data archiving and long-term backup. Customers can reliably store large or small amounts of data for as little as $0.007 per gigabyte per month, a significant savings compared to on-premises solutions. To keep costs low, Amazon Glacier is optimized for infrequently accessed data where a retrieval time of several hours is suitable.

Sample Customers

Bazaar Voice, Crowd Strike, Adobe, Gamevil, Hess, CopperEgg, TotalJobs Group, SuperCell, Dropcam, Unilever

King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud

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