Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs Google Cloud Storage Nearline comparison

The compared Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #6 in CS , with an average rating of 8.6, and holds a 2.5% mindshare in the category. Google is ranked #9 in PCSS , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 8.7% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Google users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Google Cloud Storage Nearline 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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Categories and Ranking

Amazon EBS (Elastic Block S...

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Storage (6th)

Google Cloud Storage Nearline

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Public Cloud Storage Services (9th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Cloud Services solutions, they serve different purposes. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is designed for Cloud Storage and holds a mindshare of 2.5%, up 2.2% compared to last year.
Google Cloud Storage Nearline, on the other hand, focuses on Public Cloud Storage Services, holds 8.7% mindshare, up 7.2% since last year.

Cloud Storage Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)	2.5%
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP	11.0%
Nasuni	8.9%
Other	77.6%

Cloud Storage

Public Cloud Storage Services Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Google Cloud Storage Nearline	8.7%
Amazon S3 Glacier	14.5%
Amazon S3	13.6%
Other	63.2%

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Featured Reviews

MuhammadAzhar Khan

Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group

Diverse features and affordability drive effective resource management

Amazon EBS offers diverse features. It can be used for multi-purpose storage, supporting single, multiple, or heavy loads. It has different types for various use cases, allowing me to choose based on my specific requirements. The primary advantage of Amazon EBS is affordability compared to other solutions like EFS or FSX. It acts as a hard drive for servers, making it essential for operation.

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Victor Oladejo

Data Engineer at Electronics Collections Group

A reliable solution for long-term data storage with room for improvement regarding its cost efficiency

The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency. Currently, Google Cloud Storage Nearline charges a minimum of thirty days for data access. I propose a more flexible approach. Instead of a fixed thirty-day minimum charge, there could be a programmatic adjustment based on data access patterns. For instance, if Google Cloud notices that certain data is no longer frequently accessed, they could automatically adjust the billing. When data isn't actively used, the charges for access to that data should decrease. This approach would ensure that users are billed fairly for the actual access they require, especially when data access patterns vary over time.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most impressive aspects of Amazon EBS are its scalability and high availability."

"The integration of Amazon EBS with EC2, S3, and Amazon Glacier is seamless and easy, creating a comprehensive cloud environment."

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

"One of the features I appreciate about EBS is its persistent storage nature."

"Amazon EBS is valuable because it allows you to store data permanently."

"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."

"Overall, I would rate Amazon EBS ten out of ten."

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"Nearline is highly stable."

"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."

"The most valuable feature of Nearline is the access. It's helpful to move data that is generated once a month, such as salary information, to Nearline."

"The most valuable aspect of Google Cloud Storage Nearline is its integration with the wider Google Cloud ecosystem."

"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."

"Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month."

"The most valuable aspect of Google Cloud Storage Nearline is its integration with the wider Google Cloud ecosystem."

"It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."

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Cons

"It is hard to access EBS volumes in different Availability Zones (AZs) because most EBS volumes are created in a single AZ."

"In Amazon EBS, it is difficult to reduce the space chosen by the customer. The cost increases the moment the size of the storage increases, and I will have to pay for two TB of the tool instead of one TB."

"If Amazon could add the auto-scaling feature that exists in RDS to the EBS volumes for EC2 or EKS, it would be beneficial."

"I am still in the learning process regarding Amazon EBS, so I'm not entirely sure what specific improvements are needed."

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

"There is a challenge of intermittent reachability with instances, where the product is sometimes available and other times not, which affects the development environment's stability."

"I feel that there are some concerns when it comes to the accessibility area of the product where improvements are required."

"Amazon EBS needs to improve its user interface for data transactions."

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"One area that needs improvement is the documentation, which I find to be disorganized and not user-friendly."

"The UI could be a little bit more effective."

"The solution needs to offer better System Information and Event Management (SEIM). I'd like to discover how we could implement something like that within Google's cloud."

"One area that needs improvement is the documentation, which I find to be disorganized and not user-friendly."

"The pricing is quite high."

"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."

"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools."

"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a cost-effective solution."

"I find the price reasonable for our I environment."

"The solution is quite costly."

"The cost can vary greatly depending on the use case, ranging from one dollar to over $1200 dollars per month."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

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

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

"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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"Google Cloud Storage Nearline is very inexpensive. It costs us less than $50 a month to store our files. We use approximately 10 terabytes. Overall, I would rate the product a five out of five for affordability."

"Right now, for the number of servers and the storage that I have, I would say I'm charged between $125 and $150 per month."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Performing Arts

Computer Software Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

10%

University

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	10

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

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)?

The cost of Amazon EBS storage is high. I rate the price as eight out of ten. It is expensive to store a lot yet provides significant cost-efficiency as I pay only for the storage time required.

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What do you like most about Google Cloud Storage Nearline?

The most valuable feature of Nearline is the access. It's helpful to move data that is generated once a month, such as salary information, to Nearline.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage Nearline?

The storage and access cost of Nearline are considered optimal compared to other cloud storage solutions, although I lack a clear view of other cloud storage costs.

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What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage Nearline?

From a storage standpoint, it would be beneficial if the retrieval cost could be optimized, as it is comparatively higher than storage costs in Nearline.

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Comparisons

Amazon FSx vs Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)

Compared 27% of the time

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)

Compared 24% of the time

Microsoft Azure Block Storage vs Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)

Compared 23% of the time

Google Cloud Storage vs Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)

Compared 14% of the time

Pure Storage Evergreen One vs Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)

Compared 13% of the time

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Amazon S3 Glacier vs Google Cloud Storage Nearline

Compared 93% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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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 Web Services (AWS)

A low-cost, highly-durable and highly available storage service for infrequently accessed data, data archiving, online backup and disaster recovery. Data is available instantly, not within hours or days. With sub-second average response times and 1 cent per GB/month pricing, Cloud Storage Nearline gives you terrific performance at a low cost.

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Sample Customers

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

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