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Amazon S3 Glacier vs Google Cloud Storage Nearline comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google are both solutions in the Public Cloud Storage Services category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.7, while Google is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.8. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 17.1% mindshare in PCSS, compared to Google’s 8.2% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Google users who would recommend it.
Amazon S3 Glacier
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90% willing to recommend
Google Cloud Storage Nearline
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  • 1,716 Views
  • 1,524 Comparison Views
100% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

Amazon S3 Glacier and Google Cloud Storage Nearline are popular solutions for long-term data archiving. Amazon S3 Glacier leads in pricing and data retrieval convenience, while Google Cloud Storage Nearline offers a superior feature set and overall value for price.

Features: Amazon S3 Glacier is praised for simple, low-cost data archiving. Google Cloud Storage Nearline offers fast access times, seamless integration with other Google Cloud services, and superior integration features.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest Amazon S3 Glacier could benefit from faster data retrieval times, improved customer service, and a more user-friendly interface. Google Cloud Storage Nearline users indicate areas for improvement in reducing access fees, enhancing integration with non-Google services, and expanding customer support hours.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Amazon S3 Glacier is generally easy to deploy but has mixed reviews on customer support. Google Cloud Storage Nearline offers straightforward deployment with better-rated customer service and superior customer support and ease of deployment.

Pricing and ROI: Amazon S3 Glacier is commended for low setup costs and high ROI in long-term storage scenarios. Google Cloud Storage Nearline has somewhat higher setup costs but offers a strong ROI due to faster data access, promising better value through quicker access and integration with other services.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon S3 Glacier
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud Storage Nearline
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 Glacier is 17.1%, up from 15.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage Nearline is 8.2%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Alan Bloor - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 8, 2023
A powerful hosting service with an extensive code interface
Their pricing structure is always a big topic. It's so difficult to understand. I had a personal account once, and I was so scared to type in my credit card because I wasn't sure how much I would be charged. At home, I might turn on the VM to test something, and I might be on there for three minutes wondering how much it could cost. The solution might tell you there are so many hours of free usage and a free VM, but it's still scary because you don't know how much it will cost, even if you go over one second. The price structure needs massive simplifying and made crystal clear so people know what they're paying.
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Darasimi Ajewole - PeerSpot reviewer
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 solution’s storage management is good and dynamic. The product is highly stable. The solution is highly scalable. The customer service and support is good. The initial setup is straightforward. I recommend the solution."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution is great for storing data you don't usually need access to. It's also well-integrated with Amazon S3."
"The reliability of storage is the main benefit."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a stable and scalable solution."
"The solution is secure."
"Data retrieval, security, compliance, and storage archiving are the most valuable features of Amazon S3 Glacier."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a highly stable solution."
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"Nearline is highly stable."
"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."
"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 data structure and the types of data that are supported are very good."
"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."
"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."
"I find the flexibility in storing documents or data and the ease of retrieval valuable with this solution."
 

Cons

"The product’s pricing must be improved."
"The tool could be made cheaper."
"The product takes more time to secure data when the bandwidth is low."
"A couple of times, we faced outage issues that caused us problems."
"Amazon S3 Glacier could be more secure."
"There is room for improvement in handling GDPR compliance better. GDPR is about personal data protection and retention. It would be great if S3 Glacier could handle compliance items related to this, especially with upcoming legislation like the California law, which restricts data storage time and allows users to request data deletion."
"The response times could be faster. When you are with Amazon and use Glacier, you expect a response time between four to seven hours to retrieve the data."
"I am unsure if the product provides good integration capabilities. From an improvement perspective, I want the tool to provide easier integration features."
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"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."
"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."
"The UI could be a little bit more effective."
"The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."
"The pricing is quite high."
"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."
"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools."
"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price point at which the product is available is pretty good."
"The pricing is average and reasonable. It varies depending on the region."
"The tool is too expensive."
"We don't pay for licenses. We pay based on consumption data, considering how much data is stored."
"The pricing must be improved."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cost-effective solution for archiving."
"Customers prefer Amazon S3 Glacier because it is a cheap and pay-as-you-go solution."
"Amazon S3 Glacier has good pricing."
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"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
33%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
6%
University
6%
Computer Software Company
20%
University
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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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...
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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 ...
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What needs improvement with Amazon S3 Glacier?
The product could be improved in terms of the customer support team's response times.
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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 Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for data archiving and long-term backup. Customers can reliably store large or small amounts of data for as little as $0.007 per gigabyte per month, a significant savings compared to on-premises solutions. To keep costs low, Amazon Glacier is optimized for infrequently accessed data where a retrieval time of several hours is suitable.

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

King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud
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