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 #9 in CS , with an average rating of 8.6. Google is ranked #11 in PCSS , with an average rating of 7.7, and holds a 9.4% mindshare. Additionally, 96% 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.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon EBS (Elastic Block S...

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

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Cloud Storage (9th)

Google Cloud Storage Nearline

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

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RamKumar Chinnu

Cloud , DevOps Engineer at NCS Group

Effortless disk expansion enhances EC2 efficiency with a straightforward setup

In a traditional setup, if you want to add a disk to legacy systems, you need to purchase, find the hardware vendor, and insert it, which is a lengthy procedure. With Amazon EBS, if you want to add an additional disk to an EC2 instance, you can simply attach an EBS volume by clicking through a few options, and it's done.

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Darasimi Ajewole

Software Engineer at Formplus

Provides APIs for everything and has good protection through encryption

As a lead developer, I struggled with the documentation for GCP. This could be improved by being made more clear. Also, the interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved, together with improved search and filter options. For the next release, I would like to see the solution behave more like a regular file-based system. Google Cloud Storage depends on OS, or it's supposed to be on Google Drive or another storage service. Google Storage files are sometimes very different. The solution should be expanded to be like a file-based system so that you can build a fast tool that stores files in Google Drive.

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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 product’s most valuable feature is IOPS."

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

"The most valuable features of Amazon EBS are the ease of mounting any file system and good for block storage. We can use secondary storage for our difficult instances and it performs well."

"The solution provides big space that is reasonably priced."

"Amazon EBS is a cost-effective solution, where I pay as I go, making it a favorable option."

"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 main advantage is the ability to scale up and scale down easily without any downtime."

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

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"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."

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

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

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

"I find the flexibility in storing documents or data and the ease of retrieval valuable with this solution."

"Nearline is highly stable."

"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."

"The data structure and the types of data that are supported are very good."

Cons

"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."

"Implementing more AI-based capabilities could enhance the service."

"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."

"It would be good if the solution added a button to increase the size and make the EC2 machine recognize the increased capacity of the EBS."

"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."

"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."

"Amazon EBS could improve by offering immutability of the data."

"The setup could be easier."

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"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."

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

"The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."

"The pricing is quite high."

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

"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."

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

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is quite costly."

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

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

"You need to pay additional costs for support."

"It is a cost-effective solution."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

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

"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

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Educational Organization

54%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Computer Software Company

21%

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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)?

In terms of pricing, Amazon EBS is not expensive. The pay-for-what-you-use model justifies the amount paid, with no extra or hidden charges.

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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 pricing of the different storage classes is hard to compare. The higher the zone, the higher the price. The advantage is that you can access the data frequently, and the speed of the response i...

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What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage Nearline?

The UI could be a little bit more effective. Now, the UI is just a white background, but it's really helpful if there are options to change the theme. I prefer that.

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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.

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.

Sample Customers

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

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