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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NetApp are both solutions in the Cloud Storage category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.6, while NetApp is ranked #43. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 2.6% mindshare in CS, compared to NetApp’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon EBS (Elastic Block S...

Ranking in Cloud Storage

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NetApp Cloud Volumes Servic...

Ranking in Cloud Storage

43rd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (29th), Public Cloud Storage Services (25th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is 2.6%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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MuhammadAzhar Khan

Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group

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.

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reviewer2039379

Solution Architect at a university with 10,001+ employees

Great migrations, useful integrations, and offers good data replication

The local libraries from NetApp to NetApp are good. This way, we don't have to put the middleman in between to do the transition or conversion. The NetApp Cloud Volume Services for AWS has been helping migrate workloads onto the cloud. We did migrate a couple of native applications into AWS using this, and it was helpful. In terms of the integration with AWS native services, I did not configure it by myself. There was another team who did it. That said, I presume they didn't run into any issues, which is why we are using it. While the solution did not help us reduce the amount of storage, it allowed us to have data replicated across on-premises and in the cloud, so that we have a backup in DR. While it did not reduce the footprint, it helped DR expansion. It increased redundancy. Since deploying the product, we have not been affected by ransomware or other external threats.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"With Amazon EBS, if you want to add an additional disk to an EC2 instance, you can simply attach an EBS volume by clicking through a few options, and it's done."

"EBS is a cost-effective solution, where I pay as I go, making it a favorable option."

"The main advantage is the ability to scale up and scale down easily without any downtime."

"The solution provides big space that is reasonably priced."

"The most impressive aspects of Amazon EBS are its scalability and high availability."

"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."

"When it comes to valuable features, ease of use would be number one."

"Amazon EBS is a cost-effective solution, where I pay as I go, making it a favorable option."

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"The NetApp Cloud Volume Services for AWS has been helping migrate workloads onto the cloud. We did migrate a couple of native applications into AWS using this, and it was helpful."

Cons

"I see a need for improvement in the scalability of Amazon EBS."

"The main challenge with Amazon EBS is cost management, as it is a high-performance volume. Sequencing and IOPS relative to cost are also areas of concern."

"It would be better to analyze and find a way to merge both the file systems of Linux and Windows."

"The main challenge with Amazon EBS is cost management, as it is a high-performance volume."

"The initial setup process is easy."

"The setup could be easier."

"Amazon EBS could improve by offering immutability of the data."

"Amazon EBS performs well but it could improve."

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"We'd like the solution to be less expensive and offer lower latency."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high, I rate the price a seven."

"You need to pay additional costs for support."

"It is a cost-effective solution."

"The product is low-priced than other solutions."

"I find the price reasonable for our I environment."

"The solution is quite costly."

"The cost can vary greatly depending on the use case, ranging from one dollar to over $1200 dollars per month."

"The pricing models may be for general purposes, such as Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS Volume or Amazon EBS Cold HDD Volumes."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

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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...

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What do you like most about Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?

The durability and snapshot capabilities are good.

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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.

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Comparisons

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Cloud Volumes Service for AWS, NetApp CVS for AWS, CVS for AWS

Overview

Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) provides persistent block level storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud. Each Amazon EBS volume is automatically replicated within its Availability Zone to protect you from component failure, offering high availability and durability. Amazon EBS volumes offer the consistent and low-latency performance needed to run your workloads. With Amazon EBS, you can scale your usage up or down within minutes – all while paying a low price for only what you provision.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

NetApp Cloud Volume Service for AWS is available in a monthly or annual subscription, and is a fast, secure, simple to consume file service that delivers advanced, enterprise-class management to your cloud applications. Move your applications without re-architecting.

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Sample Customers

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

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