Alibaba Object Storage Service vs Amazon FSx comparison

Alibaba and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are both solutions in the File and Object Storage category. Alibaba is ranked #50, while Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.3. Alibaba holds a 0.1% mindshare in FaOS, compared to Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution.

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We performed a comparison between Alibaba Object Storage Service and Amazon FSx based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pure Storage FlashBlade

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 5.8%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Alibaba Object Storage Service is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Amazon FSx is 0.6%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Eric Black

Solutions Architect at Recovery Point Systems

The ability to leverage multi-tenancy along with immutability is a huge benefit for us

The only thing I feel FlashBlade is missing is the SOS API. If it had SOS API, that would put it well over the top. Veeam Backup specifically has started to streamline their API, and they are doing that with SOS API. They have optimized it. Any of the S3 devices out there that support this SOS API can have far more API calls at once. On our side, that translates to better restoration. With SOS API, it can leverage far more restorations at a single given time or read from the device in simple terms. That results in maximizing the output and throughput from the device itself.

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MuhammadAzhar Khan

Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group

Shared storage capabilities provide enterprise value with good reliability

Amazon FSx is more costly compared to other storage solutions like EBS or EFS. The auto-scaling feature should be improved, as it currently includes downtime. I need to manually increase the storage, which is not ideal. Integrating FSx with Windows Server is challenging; it's a long process involving Active Directory (AD) setup and synchronization.

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Educational Organization

19%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure Storage FlashBlade?

The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power out...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?

The pricing for FlashBlade is between cheap and moderate. FlashBlade is worth the money due to the experience and per...

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?

Its configuration should be easier. There should be easier language for the configuration.

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What needs improvement with Amazon FSx?

Amazon FSx is more costly compared to other storage solutions like EBS or EFS. The auto-scaling feature should be imp...

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What is your primary use case for Amazon FSx?

I use Amazon FSx as a shared storage service for Windows, particularly when there are multiple Windows servers and a ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Amazon FSx?

I must be aware of my specific use case and choose the solution accordingly. I use FSx when shared storage is require...

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Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, Amazon FSx for Lustre

Overview

FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.

Pure Storage

Alibaba Object Storage Service is lauded for securely storing and managing large data sets. Users value its reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. It aids in backup, disaster recovery, analytics, and multimedia storage for websites. It boosts efficiency, productivity, and collaboration within organizations, enhancing decision-making and outcomes.

Alibaba

Amazon FSx makes it easy and cost effective to launch and run popular file systems. With Amazon FSx, you can leverage the rich feature sets and fast performance of widely-used open source and commercially-licensed file systems, while avoiding time-consuming administrative tasks like hardware provisioning, software configuration, patching, and backups. It provides cost-efficient capacity and high levels of reliability, and it integrates with other AWS services so that you can manage and use the file systems in cloud-native ways.

Amazon FSx provides you with two file systems to choose from: Amazon FSx for Windows File Server for enterprise workloads and Amazon FSx for Lustre for high-performance workloads.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Sample Customers

ServiceNow, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Dominos, Man AHL

1. Alibaba Group 2. Amazon.com 3. Apple Inc. 4. Baidu 5. ByteDance 6. Cisco Systems 7. Dropbox 8. Ericsson 9. Facebook 10. Google 11. Huawei 12. IBM 13. Intel 14. JD.com 15. Microsoft 16. NetEase 17. Oracle 18. PayPal 19. Qualcomm 20. SAP 21. Tencent 22. Twitter 23. Verizon Communications 24. Visa 25. Xiaomi 26. ZTE 27. Zoom Video Communications

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