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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs Google Drive Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.2
Amazon EBS offers 20-25% ROI, enhancing scalability, durability, and cost-efficiency, eliminating permanent hard disk investments.
Sentiment score
7.4
Google Drive Enterprise boosts productivity, security, and collaboration, enhancing file access and organizational efficiency across devices.
As a cloud storage option, it is flexible and cost-effective, eliminating the need for a permanent investment in hard disks.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Amazon EBS support is satisfactory, with varied response times; paid plans enhance service, but complexities and costs can arise.
Sentiment score
3.8
Google Drive Enterprise users rarely need support due to its stability, but praise responsive service when complex issues arise.
Enterprise support provides access to AWS developers 24/7.
They provide instant and chat support, addressing concerns in a timely manner.
Once subscribed, the support team is very responsive, connecting remotely to assist with troubleshooting.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Amazon EBS offers scalable, cost-efficient storage for database-heavy environments, praised for ease of scaling but requires some manual adjustments.
Sentiment score
7.7
Google Drive Enterprise is praised for its adaptability and scalability, though some mention daily upload limits.
Amazon EBS is easy to scale up or down as needed.
Vertical scaling can be achieved by adding additional volumes whenever the created storage is insufficient.
All cloud solutions permit scalability, and this is an important feature.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Amazon EBS offers reliable performance and scalability, with users rating its stability highly and benefiting from AWS infrastructure.
Sentiment score
8.3
Google Drive Enterprise is praised for its stability, with high user ratings and minimal issues related to external factors.
AWS provides infrastructure stability like data centers, ensuring high stability.
I have never had problems with its stability.
If the server is stable, then EBS is stable.
 

Room For Improvement

Amazon EBS requires improved performance, easier scalability, enhanced security, and better cost management for optimal user experience and increased utilization.
Google Drive Enterprise needs enhanced security, improved interface, better non-Google integration, increased storage, and advanced Microsoft collaboration.
Regarding EBS, if an instance is terminated, the volume is also deleted, which leads to data loss.
I would like EBS to have no limitations, similar to stream-like block storage, which can accommodate an unlimited amount of sales.
Deployment is not easy as it requires server downtime to map newly created volumes, impacting operations during additional volume additions.
I am not aware of the security level it provides, and I would not recommend it for enterprise or company use due to these security concerns.
 

Setup Cost

Amazon EBS pricing is cost-effective for small businesses but can become expensive with additional features and storage size.
Google Drive Enterprise offers varied pricing, seen as affordable by some, with value in bundled Google services despite competition.
For SSD IOPS, you only pay $0.125 per gigabyte.
The pay-for-what-you-use model justifies the amount paid, with no extra or hidden charges.
Users are charged only for the data used, not for the allocated volume.
I am familiar with the pricing, setup costs, and licensing costs of Google Drive Enterprise, and I find it cost-effective.
 

Valuable Features

Amazon EBS provides scalable, reliable, and affordable storage with strong EC2 integration, supporting diverse workloads with various performance options.
Google Drive Enterprise provides seamless storage, collaboration, and security, offering flexible access and integration with Google services for efficient document management.
Amazon EBS is also scalable and provides high availability.
EBS provides vertical scaling options to add additional volumes when more storage is required.
Amazon EBS allows seamless changes to the instance type without affecting application availability.
The integration of various office tools allows for making and sharing documents easily.
The collaboration aspects between teams and within team members are the most beneficial features.
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon EBS (Elastic Block S...
Ranking in Cloud Storage
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Drive Enterprise
Ranking in Cloud Storage
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is 2.5%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Drive Enterprise is 2.3%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage
 

Featured Reviews

MuhammadAzhar Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Diverse features and affordability drive effective resource management
Amazon EBS offers diverse features. It can be used for multi-purpose storage, supporting single, multiple, or heavy loads. It has different types for various use cases, allowing me to choose based on my specific requirements. The primary advantage of Amazon EBS is affordability compared to other solutions like EFS or FSX. It acts as a hard drive for servers, making it essential for operation.
Kepa-Ayerbe - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers valuable features like synchronization and backup
Some time ago, I faced issues with Google Drive Enterprise, but it is not related to the tool and was more of a problem associated with Android. At the end of the day, I had to contact Google's support team to deal with the issue associated with the capacity offered by the solution. Google's support team held me for free, and they helped me change the location from the US because the mobile app factory showed that the activation work was done in the US. Google's team helped me move the location to Spain. Google's support was fast, knowledgeable, and customer-friendly. I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
26%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Amazon's S3 Glacier or EBS (Elastic Block Store)?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon's S3 Glacier or Elastic Block Store data storage software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Amazon's S3 Glacier, whi...
What do you like most about Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?
The durability and snapshot capabilities are good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?
The cost of Amazon EBS storage is high. I rate the price as eight out of ten. It is expensive to store a lot yet provides significant cost-efficiency as I pay only for the storage time required.
What do you like most about Google Drive Enterprise?
With Google Drive Enterprise, multiple people can edit a document, and you can open it as Google Docs.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Drive Enterprise?
I am familiar with the pricing, setup costs, and licensing costs of Google Drive Enterprise, and I find it cost-effective.
What needs improvement with Google Drive Enterprise?
There is room for improvement in Google Drive Enterprise.
 

Also Known As

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Drive Enterprise, Google Drive
 

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Sample Customers

Bazaar Voice, Crowd Strike, Adobe, Gamevil, Hess, CopperEgg, TotalJobs Group, SuperCell, Dropcam, Unilever
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