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Amazon S3 vs Google Cloud Storage Nearline 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 Nearline
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
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 is 11.6%, down from 14.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage Nearline is 9.4%, up from 4.6% 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.
AmitKumar36 - PeerSpot reviewer
Flexible, seamless, and scalable document storage with AI and analytics integration, providing reliable support
The solution is very flexible in terms of scalability. It is an online service, so we can scale it anytime with some pre-planning. I rate the scalability a nine out of ten. As for the users using this solution in our organization, that varies according to what time of the day and what day it is, but it goes around 2,000 to 3,000 users. The maximum is about 3,000. On average, it stays somewhere between 2,000 and 1,800.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The multi-zone replication is great."
"It's reliable and stable."
"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."
"It's good for starting up because you only pay for what you use."
"We can store incremental data and get high availability and fault tolerance."
"It's very well secured. We have S3 policies that allow you to write custom policies."
"The storage factor and data extraction are faster because we can use Redshift for extraction."
"The most valuable features of Amazon S3 are its storage capabilities, security, and integration."
"It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."
"I find the flexibility in storing documents or data and the ease of retrieval valuable with this solution."
"The data structure and the types of data that are supported are very good."
"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."
"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."
"Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month."
"Nearline is highly stable."
"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."
 

Cons

"The security model can be improved as it is a bit confusing."
"The free web and DB hosting could be improved. It could be faster when you download huge files from the S3 bucket to your local system. If the S3 bucket availability and performance could be improved, we would consider hosting our database over there."
"The installation could be more straightforward for inexperienced users."
"The solution's pricing should be modified to automatically expand storage based on prior usage."
"In the next release, I think that it would be good to have wizards that would update into specific applications, for example, a one-touch configuration in Pagemaker."
"There's a lot of complexity."
"A feature that should be included is to find and provide a HIPPA compliant solution for the Presigned URL."
"I would like there to be more support without needing to use Transfer Family."
"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."
"The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."
"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."
"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."
"The pricing is quite high."
"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."
"The UI could be a little bit more effective."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly. I rate it a six to seven out of ten."
"Amazon S3 is a cheap solution."
"There is a license needed to use this solution and it is reasonably priced."
"I know it is very inexpensive compared to other solutions."
"For pricing, I would give it a six or seven out of ten."
"The tool's price is a little bit high, but it is reasonable."
"The price of the Amazon S3 is reasonable. There are not any licensing costs, they have a pay-as-you-use model."
"The cost is based on the amount of storage required and if we exceed the data transfer rate across regions."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
77%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Manufacturing Company
2%
Computer Software Company
22%
University
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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 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.
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...
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.
 

Also Known As

S3, Simple Storage Service
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Sample Customers

Netflix, Airbnb, Thomson Reuters, Zillow, Alert Logic
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