Amazon S3 Glacier vs Oracle Database Backup Service comparison

Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Oracle Database Backup Service

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon S3 Glacier

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Database Backup Service

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

14th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 Glacier is 17.4%, up from 15.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database Backup Service is 1.0%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Alan Bloor

Geographic Information System Developer at Public Sector

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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Derrick Day

Cloud Architect at Lemongrass

An easy-to-use consolidation solution that can be used to manage backups of SAP workloads

Once the solution is in place, there's not a lot of maintenance required. We definitely have a maintenance contract with Oracle, but nothing out of the ordinary. I would recommend Oracle Database Backup Service to users using Oracle databases. We work with the solution as a systems integrator. Overall, I rate Oracle Database Backup Service an eight out of ten.

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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

"It is the most feature-rich platform."

"Amazon S3 Glacier is easy to use. The platform is straightforward, and the interfaces are user-friendly and responsive. Even with a limited budget, you can train someone without an AWS certification to use it. With on-the-job training, you can ensure they understand what needs to be done to use the service."

"Data retrieval, security, compliance, and storage archiving are the most valuable features of Amazon S3 Glacier."

"I find Amazon S3 Glacier valuable for storing various documents like purchase orders, standard documents, and drawings."

"The deployment process was straightforward."

"We get free credits from Amazon, and we like the overall stability. We haven't had to rely heavily on their customer success teams, which is a good sign."

"I like the price. If you compare Glacier to others, the prices in terms of what you store beyond retention are much lower."

"Amazon S3 Glacier can integrate seamlessly with other AWS services."

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"The product's most valuable features are differential and cumulative backup functionality."

"The interface is good."

"Oracle Database Backup Service is an easy-to-use consolidation solution that's dashboard-driven."

"From the database perspective, Oracle is the best."

"The product works very fast. It automates a lot of operations in the background."

"The backup is reliable and intuitive."

"It's a scalable product."

"Replication and performance tuning are valuable features."

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Cons

"The learning curve is very high."

"I would like to see improved storage capacity and enhanced security features for better protection."

"They should increase the data limit for the free version or reduce the price."

"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."

"The cost can be lower."

"The technical support has room for improvement."

"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 solution's cost optimization could be improved."

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"The product can protect from external data penetration, but the in-house IT team can access it."

"Oracle Database Backup Service is not a cheap solution."

"It's already fast, but still, they could improve the speed."

"The product's technical support services need improvement in terms of response time."

"We cannot use the product with other brands."

"They should base their strategy according to the country and the regulations there, and focus more on the on-premises deployment."

"The solution needs to add an archive function."

"Deployment is overly complex and could be streamlined."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is cost-effective."

"Amazon S3 Glacier is expensive."

"The tool is too expensive."

"The pricing is average and reasonable. It varies depending on the region."

"Amazon S3 Glacier is not an expensive solution, and it has a pay-as-you-go pricing model."

"We pay a monthly licensing fee for Amazon S3 Glacier."

"The product is cheap."

"Amazon S3 Glacier is very cheap, but the cost becomes a concern when you have a very large amount of data."

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"The platform is expensive."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Oracle Database Backup Service a seven or eight out of ten."

"The only problem with Oracle is its pricing."

"The platform is expensive."

"It's an expensive solution and is an area that needs improvement."

"Price is always an area that could be made better, as it is quite expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

34%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

University

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Energy/Utilities Company

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 do you like most about Oracle Database Backup Service?

From the database perspective, Oracle is the best.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database Backup Service?

The pricing must be improved. The only problem with Oracle is its pricing.

What needs improvement with Oracle Database Backup Service?

The product can protect from external data penetration, but the in-house IT team can access it. One simple update can mess up the entire system.

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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.

Oracle Database Backup Service is a secure, scalable, on-demand solution for storing Oracle Database backups in Oracle Cloud.

Oracle databases are backed up to Oracle Database Backup Service using the Oracle Database Cloud Backup Module. The module is available from Oracle Technology Network (OTN) and is tightly integrated with Recovery Manager (RMAN), so you can continue to use familiar RMAN commands for backup and restore operations.

Sample Customers

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

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Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Oracle Database Backup Service