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Amazon S3 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
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Wasabi
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 is 11.5%, down from 14.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Wasabi is 6.7%, down from 8.6% 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.
DavidWork - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers reliable and cost-effective backups with impressive stability
We use Wasabi to back up all of our WordPress sites. Anytime we have a new website, it's just easy to add it The cost is low, it is foolproof, and it has redundancy. We have never had an outage, and it is very reliable and stable. Since it is so inexpensive, it does not impact our profit…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool offers great scalability to its users."
"Uploads are secure and occur instantly."
"Amazon S3 has multiple types of data detection. You can store data on a monthly basis, yearly basis, and long term basis."
"The solution easily connects with the cloud, hardware, or other services to move data."
"Great for storing all types of data."
"S3 is well suited for both big and little data repositories of objects ranging from backup to archive to active video images and much more."
"The most valuable feature of the product is storage classes."
"It is easy to manage and easy to understand."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"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 cost is low, it is foolproof, and it has redundancy."
"The most valuable feature of Wasabi is its cost."
"The most valuable feature of Wasabi is the backups."
"Wasabi is an easy-to-use solution."
"Overall, I would rate Wasabi a ten out of ten."
"The tool is very user-friendly."
 

Cons

"We would like to see improvement in the ability to moves files within this solution. At present the process is not straightforward, and requires us to download files to our micro service service before then uploading into the solution. In addition, the transfer bit rate for the process is very slow."
"You need to fully understand the solution's best practices to get the most out of its security features."
"The solution needs to improve test recognition."
"It would be good if Amazon S3 had an API to get screenshots or video streaming continuously."
"We have used the support from Amazon S3. The support is expensive and could be reduced."
"The console could be improved - it's not very user friendly for non-technical guys."
"The solution's data transfer speed could be improved."
"If a certain resource is left unchecked, you can easily use a lot of it and drive up costs."
"Wasabi could be cheaper."
"The solution must allow the extension of the retention period."
"Wasabi could be cheaper, however, it is already really cheap, so I cannot say if there is anything specific that would be an improvement."
"The scalability could improve."
"Setting up users on the appliance should be improved."
"The scalability could be improved."
"I don't have enough experience to understand the nuances of where they might improve."
"The solution’s user reporting could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is pay as you go, and I'm happy with the pricing."
"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 price of the Amazon S3 is reasonable. There are not any licensing costs, they have a pay-as-you-use model."
"The price of Amazon S3 could be less expensive."
"The price of the Amazon S3 is low. The license model is based on what you use."
"There is a license to use Amazon S3."
"I have seen the pricing on AWS, but I believe it's a discount price for organizations."
"One can manage the price of the tool. The tool is worth the money if we want to store the data in Amazon S3."
"The price of the solution is inexpensive."
"The tool’s price is very reasonable."
"Wasabi has better pricing than Nutanix."
"The price is reasonable."
"Wasabi is a cost-effective solution for data storage, priced at just under six dollars per terabyte."
"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 cheap solution, and users have to pay for a monthly license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
76%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Manufacturing Company
2%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Educational Organization
8%
Government
7%
 

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 is a pay-as-you-go service. I pay based on the data volume I am using.
What needs improvement with Amazon S3?
There is a limitation with the data upload size, such as the five terabytes restriction. I would like to see an increase in the data upload limit, similar to DynamoDB, where there is no data limit.
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?
Wasabi could be cheaper, however, it is already really cheap, so I cannot say if there is anything specific that would be an improvement.
 

Also Known As

S3, Simple Storage Service
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Sample Customers

Netflix, Airbnb, Thomson Reuters, Zillow, Alert Logic
FileShadow, Ivy League Schools, Russell Sage Colleges, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, MayStreet
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