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 8.5, and holds a 2.4% mindshare in the category. Google is ranked #9 in PCSS , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 5.9% 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

6.6

Number of Reviews

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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 2.4%, up 2.1% compared to last year.
Google Cloud Storage Nearline, on the other hand, focuses on Public Cloud Storage Services, holds 5.9% mindshare, down 10.6% since last year.

Cloud Storage Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)	2.4%
Dropbox Business - Enterprise	6.8%
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP	5.5%
Other	85.3%

Cloud Storage

Public Cloud Storage Services Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Google Cloud Storage Nearline	5.9%
Amazon S3	14.3%
Amazon S3 Glacier	10.1%
Other	69.69999999999999%

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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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Seamless integration with cloud services improves workflows but documentation needs enhancement

One area that needs improvement is the documentation, which I find to be disorganized and not user-friendly. The lack of comprehensive walkthrough guides for specific use cases makes it difficult to follow. To enhance the experience, more detailed examples, guides, and tutorials from start to finish would be beneficial. Additionally, the cost compared to other providers like Amazon could be regarded as a downside.

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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 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."

"I think everything is great."

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

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

"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."

"I would recommend Amazon EBS to other people."

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

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

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

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

"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 API integration with the storage packet is the solution's most valuable feature."

"The best part of Nearline storage is the ability to take backups at optimal costs and its availability across multiple regions."

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

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

"We didn't face any downtime last year using the solution."

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Cons

"Amazon EBS is scalable, but not auto-scaling. I have to manually scale it, especially in Windows instances, which requires downtime."

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

"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."

"The initial setup process is easy."

"The features could be improved."

"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."

"The cost of using EBS is high compared to other cloud vendors such as Tencent Cloud or CARI Cloud. Some costs are generated immediately and some are likely to increase."

"The initial setup is not easy."

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"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."

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

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

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

"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."

"Documentation is an area for improvement in Google Cloud Storage Nearline."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"You need to pay additional costs for support."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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"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."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

Computer Software Company

12%

University

10%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

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	6
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 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 needs improvement with Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?

Amazon could improve Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) by making it faster.

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

My experience with the licensing and cost of Google Cloud Storage Nearline has been positive.

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What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage Nearline?

Documentation is an area for improvement in Google Cloud Storage Nearline. Documentation might cause some issues during deployment in future updates of Google Cloud Storage Nearline. Other than tha...

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What is your primary use case for Google Cloud Storage Nearline?

I have integrated Google Cloud Storage Nearline with BigQuery for analytics.

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Comparisons

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Compared 14% of the time

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

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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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