We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Amazon S3 Glacier 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 valuable feature is its scalability. I can easily scale the block from terabytes to gigabytes."
"The most important feature is the volume types in those hundred EDS. For example, if you need a volume with high IOPS, you should choose an io2 or io2 Block Express volume type. The default volume type for EBS is GP3, which is a good balance of performance and price for most workloads."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy to manage."
"When I have to change the operating system or delete a host, I can store the data in EBS or assign it to another host."
"The product’s most valuable feature is IOPS."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is backup...Amazon EBS is a very good product since it is very easy to enhance or increase and migrate your servers immediately, in a matter of seconds."
"The solution provides big space that is reasonably priced."
"Amazon EBS is a storage system, and the storage is attached to the servers."
"We like that the price is cheaper."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a stable and scalable solution."
"The product automatically replicates objects from a S3 bucket in one region to another bucket in a different region."
"I like creating buckets where data can be segregated at a high level and then routing the appropriate data to each designated bucket. In terms of value, I would say that the tool gets the job done in a simpler manner."
"The pricing is low, and it's dedicated to archiving is valuable to us."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a highly stable solution."
"We save money with the product."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The initial setup process is easy."
"Amazon EBS performs well but it could improve."
"The initial setup is not easy."
"Amazon EBS needs to improve its user interface for data transactions."
"The product data encryption feature needs improvement."
"The features could be improved."
"I think performance can be improved."
"I feel that there are some concerns when it comes to the accessibility area of the product where improvements are required."
"I believe the usage reporting could be simplified, particularly for billing purposes. Overall, I find Amazon S3 Glacier's reporting system somewhat confusing compared to other hyperscalers in the market."
"I would like to see improved storage capacity and enhanced security features for better protection."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cheaper tool if you're running it on-prem, but it is expensive if deployed on the cloud."
"The solution's pricing is too expensive and could be improved."
"Technical support needs improvement. Previously, even though we had premium and enterprise support, the response time would be quicker if we ran into issues, but now it is slowed down. The analytical dashboard feature, like the CloudOps dashboard, should be included in the next release of the Amazon S3 Glacier."
"The stability must be improved."
"There is room for improvement in handling GDPR compliance better. GDPR is about personal data protection and retention. It would be great if S3 Glacier could handle compliance items related to this, especially with upcoming legislation like the California law, which restricts data storage time and allows users to request data deletion."
"They should increase the data limit for the free version or reduce the price."
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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Cloud Storage with 16 reviews while Amazon S3 Glacier is ranked 5th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 35 reviews. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is rated 8.6, while Amazon S3 Glacier is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) writes "Easy to setup and afforadable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Amazon S3 Glacier writes "A cost-effective solution to reduce storage and cost footprint". Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is most compared with Microsoft Azure Block Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Oracle Cloud Object Storage, Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) and Google Cloud Storage, whereas Amazon S3 Glacier is most compared with Google Cloud Storage Nearline, Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure File Storage, Wasabi and Rackspace Cloud Block Storage. See our Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Amazon S3 Glacier report.
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