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Amazon S3 Glacier vs Google Cloud Storage comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

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 S3 Glacier
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 Glacier is 17.4%, up from 15.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 10.2%, down from 11.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Deepak  Nagar - PeerSpot reviewer
A scalable, flexible, and user-friendly solution that is easy to maintain and handle
The solution's initial setup is straightforward and not complex. In the initial legacy, we used to put our servers in our data centers, look for storage, and give a path to that storage. In Amazon S3 Glacier, you can directly put your credentials for the portal login and upload your data.
Naresh Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers great reliability to users
Protection is an area in the product where improvements are required. If big companies want to use the tool for protection purposes, like security, which is a big thing people are looking for nowadays. Sometimes, the tool's user interface automatically puts all the files in a different place, making it a bit difficult to go deep and figure out in which folder a file is present. I need to search for a file and drill down to be able to find it. There are a few bugs in the tool, as with all content management tools, since the solution is usually used to deal with huge amounts of content. If the flow of the documents is huge, the tool might get slow for the end users, or when the data is being migrated or imported into the tools.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is easy to use."
"We use the solution for migration."
"It is the most feature-rich platform."
"The solution is secure."
"We save money with the product."
"The solution is great for storing data you don't usually need access to. It's also well-integrated with Amazon S3."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a highly stable solution."
"We like that the price is cheaper."
"The solution is scalable."
"On the phone, I appreciate how seamless it is."
"You do not need to install anything."
"The responses from the technical team are fast...It is a stable product...We do have plans to increase the number of users since it is a scalable product."
"It's a stable enough solution."
"It is seamlessly integrated with your Android. There’s no fuss, no hassle."
"Google Cloud Storage integrates well with Google Suite, making it easy to extend functionalities to cloud-based platforms for various company activities."
"It's easy to use."
 

Cons

"Billing issues can be a nightmare. It's tough reaching the right person to get them sorted out."
"Their pricing structure is always a big topic. It's so difficult to understand."
"The stability must be improved."
"The solution’s deployment process is complex and could be improved."
"A couple of times, we faced outage issues that caused us problems."
"The tool could be made cheaper."
"I believe the usage reporting could be simplified, particularly for billing purposes. Overall, I find Amazon S3 Glacier's reporting system somewhat confusing compared to other hyperscalers in the market."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cheaper tool if you're running it on-prem, but it is expensive if deployed on the cloud."
"The solution should have two factor authentication."
"The security of this solution and its performance could still be improved."
"They need to get some parts of the program more mature, like the admin management part as well as the monitoring part."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve by being more user-friendly."
"I would like the ability to query and filter documents to download them according to specific criteria."
"The solution should improve its security and accountability."
"The solution should offer more free storage."
"It's actually quite complete and we don't have any issues with the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon S3 Glacier is not an expensive solution, and it has a pay-as-you-go pricing model."
"Amazon S3 Glacier has a good pricing point, and you pay for what's being used."
"The product is very cheap."
"We pay a monthly licensing fee for Amazon S3 Glacier."
"I've operated with Amazon S3 Glacier in two modes. Firstly, there's the trial mode, where I experimented with the platform, learned its functionalities, and applied it to my work. Secondly, there's the corporate account mode, where my team handles the operations, and I receive billing reports."
"There is no license, you pay for what you use."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a little expensive solution."
"If you want a shared file system, you have to buy a server with the minimum capacity of one TB."
"The price of Google Cloud Storage is reasonable when compared to other similar solutions."
"The solution is very cheap."
"Its price is fine."
"The product is subscription-based. When you pay, you will get more storage."
"Regarding the cost of the solution, Google offers its users a pay-as-you-go model pricing."
"They know that the pricing is comparable with Azure, AWS, and those other solutions like Amazon are cheaper, but they are not as flexible."
"I pay for a monthly subscription."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
35%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Educational Organization
74%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Comms Service Provider
2%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 S3 Glacier?
I like creating buckets where data can be segregated at a high level and then routing the appropriate data to each designated bucket. In terms of value, I would say that the tool gets the job done ...
What needs improvement with Amazon S3 Glacier?
I would like to see improvements in the transfer rate as it takes quite a long time to retrieve data from Glacier compared to standard S3 storage. Additionally, improvements in configuration manage...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage?
Depending on your setup, Google Cloud Storage is economical, especially if you do not need high stability and scalability. We use it for backup, so the storage that is not used often is affordable.
What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage?
So far, when it comes to security, it meets our needs and requirements, so I have nothing to say about improvements to their services. I do not find any areas needing improvement currently.
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud
1. Adobe 2. Airbnb 3. Amazon 4. Apple 5. AT&T 6. Baidu 7. Cisco 8. Coca-Cola 9. Dell 10. eBay 11. Facebook 12. Ford 13. Google 13. HP 14. IBM 15. Intel 16. JPMorgan Chase 17. LinkedIn 18. Lyft 19. Microsoft 20. Netflix 21. Nike 22. Oracle 23. PayPal 24. Pinterest 25. Qualcomm 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Tesla 29. Toyota 30. Twitter 31. Visa 32. Walmart 33. WeWork
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