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Amazon S3 Glacier vs Wasabi 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
Wasabi
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 Glacier is 17.6%, up from 15.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Wasabi is 7.4%, down from 8.1% 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.
William Mbanya - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable, affordable, user-friendly, and integrates well with third-party solutions
The solution must allow the extension of the retention period. Depending on the use case, the retention period can hamper us. We understand the importance of the retention period when we compare it to the price we pay. The vendor must promote the solution more. They are doing some promotions. More marketing will help people to know about the product.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the price. If you compare Glacier to others, the prices in terms of what you store beyond retention are much lower."
"We use the solution for migration."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a scalable and easy-to-manage solution with good read-write capability."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a stable and scalable solution."
"AWS does support the ability for user controlled movement of data between regions for business continuance (BC), high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR)."
"The product is easy to use."
"The solution is great for storing data you don't usually need access to. It's also well-integrated with Amazon S3."
"It is the most feature-rich platform."
"Wasabi is an easy-to-use solution."
"Basically, I set Wasabi up and forget it. I'll monitor it every once in a while just to make sure that it's working correctly."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"We can store our videos on hot storage, allowing immediate access to them."
"The tool is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of Wasabi is the backups."
"The most valuable feature of Wasabi is its cost."
 

Cons

"The pricing is a bit expensive. There is room for improvement in costs."
"The product takes more time to secure data when the bandwidth is low."
"The solution's cloud storage is very expensive, and users may not be able to afford cloud storage."
"The product is difficult to use."
"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 user experience must be improved."
"Billing issues can be a nightmare. It's tough reaching the right person to get them sorted out."
"The scalability could be improved."
"The scalability could improve."
"The solution must allow the extension of the retention period."
"I don't have enough experience to understand the nuances of where they might improve."
"The solution’s user reporting could be improved."
"Having the ability to upload and download data using third-party apps such as Mega which can sync to the desktop would be excellent."
"Setting up users on the appliance should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon S3 Glacier has good pricing."
"The pricing must be improved."
"Amazon S3 Glacier has a good pricing point, and you pay for what's being used."
"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."
"The pricing is average and reasonable. It varies depending on the region."
"The price point at which the product is available is pretty good."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a little expensive solution."
"The product is very cheap."
"Wasabi has better pricing than Nutanix."
"The price is reasonable."
"The tool’s price is very reasonable."
"Wasabi is a cheap solution, and users have to pay for a monthly license."
"The price of the solution is inexpensive."
"I can only tell you that Wasabi costs about half what Amazon Web Services is charging. Now, the cost per month is a more difficult question. That varies depending on the capacity, the services you're employing, and that type of thing."
"Wasabi is a cost-effective solution for data storage, priced at just under six dollars per terabyte."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
35%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
6%
University
5%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

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 Wasabi?
We can reserve capacities based on our usage expectations for two to three years. We can pay for it annually. It is quite easy for the organization. The pricing model is quite affordable. The price...
What needs improvement with Wasabi?
It's an opportunity to have a data center in Brazil because, nowadays, all data centers are outside Brazil. So, if you can have a data center inside the field to work, it's an excellent opportunity.
 

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Sample Customers

King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud
FileShadow, Ivy League Schools, Russell Sage Colleges, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, MayStreet
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