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

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon EBS (Elastic Block S...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (9th)
Oracle Cloud Object Storage
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
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.
Cloud Storage
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

MuhammadAzhar Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
PriyankShrivastava - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

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 features I appreciate about EBS is its persistent storage nature."
"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."
"EBS is a very crucial tool as it acts like a hard disk on cloud, providing cost savings compared to physical hard disks, and only incurring costs based on actual usage."
"The tool's most valuable feature is reliability."
"Amazon EBS is a storage system, and the storage is attached to the servers."
"The durability and snapshot capabilities are good."
"The most impressive aspects of Amazon EBS are its scalability and high availability."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is its scalability."
"The technical support for the solution was very nice."
"It is stable, requires high availability, and works with large datasets seamlessly."
"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 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."
"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."
 

Cons

"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."
"AWS services could improve by including services in the FreeTier, like Route 53 domains or SSL certificates."
"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."
"It is hard to access EBS volumes in different Availability Zones (AZs) because most EBS volumes are created in a single AZ."
"I think performance can be improved."
"The main challenge with Amazon EBS is cost management, as it is a high-performance volume."
"There is a concept called Snapshot, which is a backup of the entire EBS volume, however, the cost is quite high."
"I do not have anything in mind for improvement at the moment."
"The solution should provide more customization and the possibility of doing more manual tasks."
"Cost-wise, it is not an affordable tool if you allocate space, and try to use it some other day."
"Oracle Cloud Object Storage needs to have an additional bucket for security."
"The product can be difficult to use compared to how it is marketed. Technical support also lacks a timely response."
"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."
"I could not find a load balancer in OCI similar to the support provided by Microsoft Azure and AWS."
"The usability and real-time capabilities could be enhanced."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You need to pay additional costs for support."
"I find the price reasonable for our I environment."
"The pricing models may be for general purposes, such as Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS Volume or Amazon EBS Cold HDD Volumes."
"The cost can vary greatly depending on the use case, ranging from one dollar to over $1200 dollars per month."
"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."
"The solution is reasonably priced."
"It is a cost-effective solution."
"During the billing cycle, if I use the tool only for a day, I still need to pay you for a month."
"Oracle Cloud Object Storage might not be that expensive compared to on-premises solutions."
"Disaster recovery (DR) can be expensive."
"We have a yearly subscription for the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
52%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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...
What do you like most about Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?
The durability and snapshot capabilities are good.
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.
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.
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.
What needs improvement with Oracle Cloud Object Storage?
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 enh...
 

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