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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs Huawei FusionStorage 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:
 

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
Huawei FusionStorage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
16th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is 2.2%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei FusionStorage is 1.7%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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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.
Wondwossen Abebe Kebede - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable platform that integrates well with different IT infrastructures and systems
The product integrates well with different IT infrastructures and systems in the telecom sector. Our partners manage services, including detailed integration and migration-related operations. The platform upholds the uptime and reliability of our business applications. We classify our systems into different tiers, ranging from machine-critical to business-critical, and FusionStorage helps us run all the services. It delivers a remarkable uptime of 99.9%. With our expectations for continuous service availability, we are operating 24/7. In cases where system interruptions occur, it enables rapid restoration, ensuring a prompt return to normal service levels. I rate it an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, I would rate Amazon EBS ten out of ten."
"I find it valuable for applications requiring high throughput or IOPS and mention its stability and performance as significant factors."
"One of the features I appreciate about EBS is its persistent storage nature."
"The tool has different types of volumes, like SSD and HDD."
"The product’s most valuable feature is IOPS."
"When it comes to valuable features, ease of use would be number one."
"The most valuable feature is its scalability. I can easily scale the block from terabytes to gigabytes."
"One of the most valuable was snapshots. There were scenarios in which the whole EC2 crashed, or we were unable to use it for some time, but the data on the mounted volumes were crucial to us. So, at that time, snapshots were very helpful."
"Provides easy access to our data."
"The solution’s most valuable feature is its performance."
"Huawei FusionStorage does well in its basic functions and offers broad utility."
"The product has a very simple GUI-based management platform and it is very simple to use. There is a very easy step-by-step configuration procedure that guides you through, and you can configure it very easily."
"In cases where system interruptions occur, it enables rapid restoration, ensuring a prompt return to normal service levels."
"It is a stable solution."
 

Cons

"There is a concept called Snapshot, which is a backup of the entire EBS volume, however, the cost is quite high."
"There is a concept called Snapshot, which is a backup of the entire EBS volume, however, the cost is quite high."
"One of the major issues in the tool arises whenever it handles a large amount of traffic in the system, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Regarding EBS, if an instance is terminated, the volume is also deleted, which leads to data loss."
"I feel that there are some concerns when it comes to the accessibility area of the product where improvements are required."
"I would like EBS to have no limitations, similar to stream-like block storage, which can accommodate an unlimited amount of sales."
"I see a need for improvement in the scalability of Amazon EBS. If I need something more scalable, I rely on another storage solution like S3."
"The product data encryption feature needs improvement."
"The initial setup and installation is not that straightforward. It should be made easier and the time to install should be reduced."
"The problem with Huawei is that it generally oversells. As a principle, Huawei does not educate the partner or the end user enough to scale up their solution correctly."
"The solution’s support could be improved."
"Their cloud services could be improved."
"The product needs improvement in terms of affordability."
"I hope for improvements in the product's processing ability and performance."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"What I want Amazon to do is lower the price."
"It is a cost-effective solution."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high, I rate the price a seven."
"The solution is reasonably priced."
"You need to pay additional costs for support."
"On a scale of one to ten, if one point is a cheap solution and ten points is very expensive, I rate the product price an eight."
"The solution is quite costly."
"I find the price reasonable for our I environment."
"It is expensive but might be optimal based on the partnership."
"If one is a cheap solution and ten means it is a very expensive product, I would rate the price as two or three."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
28%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
16%
Retailer
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
 

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 Huawei FusionStorage?
In cases where system interruptions occur, it enables rapid restoration, ensuring a prompt return to normal service levels.
What needs improvement with Huawei FusionStorage?
The solution’s support could be improved.
What is your primary use case for Huawei FusionStorage?
Huawei FusionStorage provides a scalable, high-performance, and highly available distributed storage solution designed to support critical enterprise applications and big data workloads. We deploye...
 

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Sample Customers

Bazaar Voice, Crowd Strike, Adobe, Gamevil, Hess, CopperEgg, TotalJobs Group, SuperCell, Dropcam, Unilever
China Merchants Bank, Liaoning, Zhejiang
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