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Amazon S3 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
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
79
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 is 11.7%, down from 14.5% 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.
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

Vagner Martins - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced data security with seamless integration and static website capabilities
S3 is a great service offering numerous possibilities. It allows for storing objects and files of various types. I appreciate its capability to create static websites and integrate with services like CloudFront, EC2, and DynamoDB. Despite being focused on security, I leverage features such as cryptography and integration with CloudTrail.
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

"My company uses Amazon S3 by default for every single project. I like that you can use it for storing different file formats. Amazon S3 is also the easiest to use compared to other solutions."
"Easy to use, very intuitive, fast, and quite flexible."
"The most valuable features are VNet, virtual machines, and Elastic Kubernetes Service."
"The most valuable features are unlimited storage, scalability, and performance."
"It's good for starting up because you only pay for what you use."
"Amazon S3 is easily scalable and provides fantastic performance, especially in comparison to other cloud solutions like OCI and Azure."
"The most valuable feature is the automated replication of the data."
"The users have nothing to worry about as the solution is well established."
"From an availability perspective it's fantastic; from a security perspective it's fantastic."
"It's easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is that the backup feature is always on."
"Google Cloud Storage has proven most valuable for our data management needs due to its bandwidth speed for backing up and restoring data."
"Google Cloud Storage is easy to use, and it's free. I also enjoy the speed I am able to share with family across the globe. The storage is synced."
"The most valuable features are Pub/Sub, Data Explorer, BigQuery, and Data Transfer."
"Google Cloud Storage integrates well with Google Suite, making it easy to extend functionalities to cloud-based platforms for various company activities."
"Some of the most valuable features are how convenient and easy to use this solution is. It's very user-friendly and meets all my requirements."
 

Cons

"The tool needs to improve its flexibility in support."
"They could always increase object storage ability."
"Sometimes it's difficult to set it up, such as when naming your bucket. The naming conventions require unique global names, which can be cumbersome."
"I would like there to be more support without needing to use Transfer Family."
"Amazon S3 could improve the performance reports. It would be a benefit if they were more comprehensive."
"There's a lot of complexity."
"Amazon S3 could improve the limitation on how much data can be stored."
"Maybe they need to expand their range of physical locations."
"Pricing remains challenging, especially for SMEs, making cloud services costlier than on-premises solutions."
"I do not find any areas needing improvement currently."
"The solution should improve its security and accountability."
"Google Cloud Storage is scalable, but you have to pay extra."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"It would be helpful to offer more packages to increase the storage."
"The user interface could be more intuitive."
"The solution only allows so much space for free."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"One can manage the price of the tool. The tool is worth the money if we want to store the data in Amazon S3."
"I have seen the pricing on AWS, but I believe it's a discount price for organizations."
"I know it is very inexpensive compared to other solutions."
"The tool's price is a little bit high, but it is reasonable."
"The cost of Amazon S3 could be better. As the number of data increases, you'll pay more for Amazon S3. It's around $200, which is okay, but my company uses it less often."
"The licensing model is complex."
"The cost of Amazon S3 is low. For R & D purposes there is a free option available. There is a license needed to use the solution."
"The cost of Amazon S3 is good. The pricing model is based on the usage of the solution."
"There is no license to use Google Cloud Storage."
"It's an inexpensive product."
"Better pricing would be helpful."
"We do not have to pay for a license for Google Cloud Storage but there is a subscription that needs to be paid."
"The solution is very cheap."
"I pay for a monthly subscription."
"It's about nearly $10,000 USD to use the services on GCP, however, Google gave us a good deal which is why we originally went with them."
"The solution comes with a cost once a person has exceeded a certain limit."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
78%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Manufacturing Company
2%
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

What do you like most about Amazon S3?
We can easily connect to the AWS resources.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon S3?
S3 offers multiple classes, allowing you to move data to cheaper classes for cost savings. AWS provides solutions to monitor your budget.
What needs improvement with Amazon S3?
In terms of security, I struggled with setting permissions and access control initially.
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

S3, Simple Storage Service
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Netflix, Airbnb, Thomson Reuters, Zillow, Alert Logic
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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