Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs Oracle Cloud Object Storage comparison

The compared Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Oracle solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #9 in CS , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 2.1% mindshare in the category. Oracle is ranked #10 in PCSS , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 4.0% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon EBS (Elastic Block S...

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Storage (9th)

Oracle Cloud Object Storage

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

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Public Cloud Storage Services (10th)

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 2.1%, up 1.9% compared to last year.
Oracle Cloud Object Storage, on the other hand, focuses on Public Cloud Storage Services, holds 4.0% mindshare, down 4.1% since last year.

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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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PriyankShrivastava

Sr Quality Engineer at Accenture

A workhorse that enables high availability but support has room for improvement

There is always room for improvement. When a product is marketed, many claims are made, but in reality, it does not always perform as expected. The usability and real-time capabilities could be enhanced. The product can be difficult to use compared to how it is marketed. Technical support also lacks a timely response.

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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

"One of the most valuable was snapshots. There were scenarios in which the whole EC2 crashed, or we were unable to use it for some time, but the data on the mounted volumes were crucial to us. So, at that time, snapshots were very helpful."

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

"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 durability and snapshot capabilities are good."

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

"The most valuable feature is its scalability. I can easily scale the block from terabytes to gigabytes."

"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 stable, requires high availability, and works with large datasets seamlessly."

"One key feature is that you can make buckets private, requiring pre-authentication and using a specific URL for access. Additionally, the buckets are encrypted by default. The flexibility of public or private buckets and how you grant access are vital security features."

"The solution's most valuable features are its speed, unlimited space, and simplicity of use."

"The most valuable features of the tool are scalability and security."

"We use it mostly in the cloud. It is stable, requires high availability, and works with large datasets seamlessly."

"Oracle Cloud Object Storage is valuable for storing unstructured data, such as text documents and word documents."

"The technical support for the solution was very nice."

Cons

"Regarding EBS, if an instance is terminated, the volume is also deleted, which leads to data loss."

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

"There is a concept called Snapshot, which is a backup of the entire EBS volume, however, the cost is quite high."

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

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

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

"The features could be improved."

"The main challenge with Amazon EBS is cost management, as it is a high-performance volume."

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"The usability and real-time capabilities could be enhanced."

"Oracle Cloud Object Storage needs to have an additional bucket for security."

"Cost-wise, it is not an affordable tool if you allocate space, and try to use it some other day."

"I could not find a load balancer in OCI similar to the support provided by Microsoft Azure and AWS."

"The solution should provide more customization and the possibility of doing more manual tasks."

"Sometimes, there are glitches with applying policies. Even when the policy is correct, it might not work consistently. We need to troubleshoot to see if it's a user error or if the policy itself needs adjustment. It usually works after refreshing, but that inconsistency is a minor complexity."

"The product can be difficult to use compared to how it is marketed. Technical support also lacks a timely response."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a cost-effective solution."

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

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

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

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"We have a yearly subscription for the product."

"Disaster recovery (DR) can be expensive."

"Oracle Cloud Object Storage might not be that expensive compared to on-premises solutions."

"During the billing cycle, if I use the tool only for a day, I still need to pay you for a month."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

52%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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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)?

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 Oracle Cloud Object Storage?

The solution's most valuable features are its speed, unlimited space, and simplicity of use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Cloud Object Storage?

It is an expensive product. We do not use a monthly plan; instead, we opt for a quarterly or semi-annual licensing model, which we negotiate.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Cloud Object Storage?

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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)

Scale with no new hardware - eliminates new capital expenditures, opens up data center space and reduces power and cooling requirements.

Elastic storage - shared infrastructure allows for infinite scalability. Eliminates forecasting and long procurement cycles.

Pay as you go and subscription models - purchase capacity with no commitment or reduce costs with longer-term agreements

Simple to manage industry standard OpenStack and RESTful APIs streamline management integration, freeing resources to accelerate other cloud projects.

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

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