We performed a comparison between Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) and Google Cloud Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most beneficial feature of the product for data storage stems from the fact that it serves as a shared file storage."
"EFS is flexible."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy, as per the configurations."
"I appreciate Amazon's extensive range of services, which makes it a favorable choice."
"We are not that big of a cloud user. We just use it for the storage of our bytes. The most valuable aspect is the storage."
"The solution is scalable."
"Its elasticity and flexible pricing are the most valuable. For Amazon EFS, you are charged based on the storage. It is also very fast and stable with a very simple and intuitive interface."
"Google Cloud Storage is highly reliable."
"We are mostly doing telephony and generic web services in the telephony."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the shared folder."
"The solution is scalable."
"From an availability perspective it's fantastic; from a security perspective it's fantastic."
"The feature we've found most valuable is the ability to access our data anywhere, anytime."
"The most valuable features are Pub/Sub, Data Explorer, BigQuery, and Data Transfer."
"I find the accessibility from various devices to be the most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage. I also like that it is integrated with Gmail and Google Groups."
"It should be simplified. There are people who don't have cloud experience. It should be storage that we are able to just connect to."
"The user activity needs to be more connected."
"Specifically, when it comes to the file system for the learning system, we encountered performance issues with both Azure and AWS."
"Its deployment process could be faster while installing the Python package directly into the environment."
"The interface seems strange and complicated."
"The product's stability has some shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The lack of transparency in the costs attached to the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Around 80 percent of the features of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) are available on Linux and not in Windows, making it a major drawback of the product."
"It's actually quite complete and we don't have any issues with the solution."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"It would be helpful to offer more packages to increase the storage."
"Could be improved from a storage perspective and a cost perspective."
"Google Cloud Storage could be improved if they provided more free storage for free accounts."
"I'd like the solution to integrate better with other clouds, including the Apple cloud."
"The solution should improve its security and accountability."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve by increasing the storage from 15 GB. If I want to have more storage I need to pay extra money."
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Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is ranked 5th in Cloud Storage with 10 reviews while Google Cloud Storage is ranked 2nd in Cloud Storage with 66 reviews. Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is rated 8.6, while Google Cloud Storage is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) writes "Offers integration capabilities that improve areas like storage and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Storage writes "Flexible, reliable, and beneficial for small sized companies". Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is most compared with Microsoft Azure File Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon S3 Glacier, Azure NetApp Files and Amazon S3, whereas Google Cloud Storage is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, AT&T Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure File Storage, Google Workspace and Amazon S3. See our Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs. Google Cloud Storage report.
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