Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) 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 8.4. Google is ranked #11 in PCSS , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 8.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% 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 EFS (Elastic File System) 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 EFS (Elastic File Sy...

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Storage (6th), File and Object Storage (9th)

Google Cloud Storage Nearline

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Public Cloud Storage Services (11th)

Featured Reviews

Shailesh Tripathi

Senior Cloud Engineer at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees

Mar 6, 2024

Useful for storing details of projects and has an easy configuration

The solution is useful for storing details of our internal projects The solution is pretty interesting. It is a very useful product for engineering. That is why we chose it. We can run code and deploy it whenever we want. I understand the configuration. The integration of EFS with other AWS…

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Darasimi Ajewole

Software Engineer at Formplus

Nov 8, 2022

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 first valuable thing is it is scalable."

"The product's initial setup phase is easy, as per the configurations."

"We can run code and deploy it whenever we want."

"The platform is highly scalable."

"The solution's technical support is good."

"I appreciate Amazon's extensive range of services, which makes it a favorable choice."

"The most beneficial feature of the product for data storage stems from the fact that it serves as a shared file storage."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

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

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

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

"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."

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

"Nearline is highly stable."

"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."

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

Cons

"It should be simplified. There are people who don't have cloud experience. It should be storage that we are able to just connect to."

"Around 80 percent of the features of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) are available on Linux and not in Windows, making it a major drawback of the product."

"The lack of transparency in the costs attached to the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"It could be better in connecting with Windows Server instances."

"Specifically, when it comes to the file system for the learning system, we encountered performance issues with both Azure and AWS."

"When we faced some issues, the support team took a lot of time to resolve them."

"The deployment is definitely not an easy process."

"The product's stability has some shortcomings where improvements are required."

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

"The pricing is quite high."

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has flexible pricing. You are charged based on your storage."

"The product's price depends on the services and the size and capacity at which it is used in a business environment."

"The solution's price is mid-ranged."

"The product charges are based on the amount of data stored."

"Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) offers a pay-as-you-go model, so whenever you use its services, you need to pay."

"I would rate the pricing 7 out of 10."

"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

Educational Organization

17%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

20%

University

10%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

Which file storage system is better - Amazon EFS (elastic file storage) or Azure File Storage?

Amazon EFS is easy to set up: you can use the AWS management console, API, or command-line. Amazon EFS can grow to petabytes and deliver consistent low latencies and high levels of throughput. This...

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What do you like most about Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)?

The product's initial setup phase is easy, as per the configurations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)?

The product charges are based on the amount of data stored, with different hot and cold storage costs. Cold storage is inexpensive but slower to access.

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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 File System (Amazon EFS) provides simple, scalable file storage for use with Amazon EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud. Amazon EFS is easy to use and offers a simple interface that allows you to create and configure file systems quickly and easily. With Amazon EFS, storage capacity is elastic, growing and shrinking automatically as you add and remove files, so your applications have the storage they need, when they need it.

When mounted to Amazon EC2 instances, an Amazon EFS file system provides a standard file system interface and file system access semantics, allowing you to seamlessly integrate Amazon EFS with your existing applications and tools. Multiple Amazon EC2 instances can access an Amazon EFS file system at the same time, allowing Amazon EFS to provide a common data source for workloads and applications running on more than one Amazon EC2 instance.

It’s designed for high availability and durability, and provides performance for a broad spectrum of workloads and applications, including Big Data and analytics, media processing workflows, content management, web serving, and home directories.

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

Arcesium, Atlassian, Seeking Alpha, Zend

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