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We performed a comparison between Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Amazon S3, and Google Cloud Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The solution's technical support is good.""EFS is flexible.""We can run code and deploy it whenever we want.""The initial setup was straightforward.""I appreciate Amazon's extensive range of services, which makes it a favorable choice.""The solution is scalable.""We are not that big of a cloud user. We just use it for the storage of our bytes. The most valuable aspect is the storage.""Its elasticity and flexible pricing are the most valuable. For Amazon EFS, you are charged based on the storage. It is also very fast and stable with a very simple and intuitive interface."

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"Amazon S3 is very flexible and provides high storage.""We can store incremental data and get high availability and fault tolerance.""The most valuable feature of Amazon S3 is the data transfer acceleration because it can enable fast, easy, and secure data transfer.""Amazon S3 is a stable solution.""The most valuable features are VNet, virtual machines, and Elastic Kubernetes Service.""The most valuable feature of Amazon S3 is storage, which provides a personal capacity.""The most valuable features of Amazon S3 are the performance and hibernation data options. Additionally, there is a feature that provides faster website access that is helpful.""We have cold storage here, and I think that's useful. When it comes to commercialization, it's cheaper to put data that you won't be using into the data storage. You only use a little bit of the data needed each day for your transition, so you pay less."

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"Easy to use object storage solution that's scalable and stable. Its technical support team is customer-friendly.""The best feature is ease of use.""Google Cloud Storage is very convenient to use.""Everything I store in the solution is available on all of my devices.""The solution is stable and has good performance.""Google Cloud Storage performs well and it's easy to use.""Access your files from anywhere, no installation necessary""Google Cloud Storage's most valuable features are that it's easy to use and navigate, and it's not expensive."

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Cons
"The user activity needs to be more connected.""The lack of transparency in the costs attached to the product is an area of concern where improvements are required.""The interface seems strange and complicated.""Around 80 percent of the features of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) are available on Linux and not in Windows, making it a major drawback of the product.""It could be better in connecting with Windows Server instances.""It should be simplified. There are people who don't have cloud experience. It should be storage that we are able to just connect to.""Specifically, when it comes to the file system for the learning system, we encountered performance issues with both Azure and AWS.""When we faced some issues, the support team took a lot of time to resolve them."

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"Sometimes we have to concentrate networks to a certain location, like the EU, for example. Therefore, if we set S3 in the EU region from the Middle East or Africa, the latency is an issue and we find it hard to connect to that S3.""I would like to see an easier setup that doesn't require as much training.""Amazon S3 should have more frequent updates.""An encryption mechanism and storage optimization could be added.""The solution's pricing should be modified to automatically expand storage based on prior usage.""The down side is the web app should be aware of all the features that S3 provides in order to leverage its full potential.""Amazon S3 could improve the load balancers. They are very basic compared to other solutions in the industry, such as F5. It has to be able to be analyzed up to a certain level.""They could always increase object storage ability."

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"The solution is good, however, it would benefit from increased storage without the additional cost.""My use case of this solution is fairly minimal. However, I am concerned about privacy on a cloud platform. Many people are not migrating to a cloud service because they are still concerned about putting data in cloud-based storage.""The security of this solution and its performance could still be improved.""The solution should improve its security and accountability.""They need to get some parts of the program more mature, like the admin management part as well as the monitoring part.""There are inefficiencies with cache when the names are sequencing.""I would like the storage to be less expensive.""I would also like to be able to use my own tools and packages within this solution and also have a tool to visualize the data with graphics."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It has flexible pricing. You are charged based on your storage."
  • "The solution's price is mid-ranged."
  • "I would rate the pricing 7 out of 10."
  • "The product's price depends on the services and the size and capacity at which it is used in a business environment."
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  • "With S3 Standard, there is not a charge for deletion of objects."
  • "This solution has reasonable pricing and a low cost."
  • "The licensing is pay as you go, and I'm happy with the pricing."
  • "The cost of storage is cheap. However, the cost to have a better interface can get expensive. We are using Athena for this purpose and if we did some heavy queries the cost will start adding up. When the Athena query is running, it will scan the bucket and they charge for how many GBs we are going to scan. The function of scanning has a lot of costs attached to it, this is a negative point."
  • "The price of the Amazon S3 is low. The license model is based on what you use."
  • "The price of Amazon S3 depends on various variables. However, the price overall is fair."
  • "The price of Amazon S3 could be less expensive."
  • "The license of Amazon S3 is based on volume, capacity, and time. The overall price of the solution could improve. The support has to be added if you want it at an additional cost."
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  • "They know that the pricing is comparable with Azure, AWS, and those other solutions like Amazon are cheaper, but they are not as flexible."
  • "Better pricing would be helpful."
  • "Its price is fine."
  • "It's about nearly $10,000 USD to use the services on GCP, however, Google gave us a good deal which is why we originally went with them."
  • "The solution is free."
  • "They have recently changed their pricing structures, it used to be free but now it is a paid service. However, I am on a monthly subscription and the price is reasonable."
  • "The price could be cheaper."
  • "The price of the license could be cheaper. We are on an annual subscription."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Amazon EFS is easy to set up: you can use the AWS management console, API, or command-line. Amazon EFS can grow to… more »
    Top Answer:We can run code and deploy it whenever we want.
    Top Answer:The product's price depends on the services and the size and capacity at which it is used in a business environment.
    Top Answer:Amazon S3 is very flexible and provides high storage.
    Top Answer:The solution is cost-effective because it is based on a pay-as-you-go model, where I can purchase and use it according… more »
    Top Answer:No direct connector is available to connect Amazon S3 with other tools like MicroStrategy. So, I have to use a third… more »
    Top Answer:The pricing is nominal for us as we are a charitable organization. We pay a monthly subscription fee.
    Top Answer:The solution’s stability could be improved.
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    Also Known As
    S3, Simple Storage Service
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    Overview

    Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) provides simple, scalable file storage for use with Amazon EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud. Amazon EFS is easy to use and offers a simple interface that allows you to create and configure file systems quickly and easily. With Amazon EFS, storage capacity is elastic, growing and shrinking automatically as you add and remove files, so your applications have the storage they need, when they need it.

    When mounted to Amazon EC2 instances, an Amazon EFS file system provides a standard file system interface and file system access semantics, allowing you to seamlessly integrate Amazon EFS with your existing applications and tools. Multiple Amazon EC2 instances can access an Amazon EFS file system at the same time, allowing Amazon EFS to provide a common data source for workloads and applications running on more than one Amazon EC2 instance.

    It’s designed for high availability and durability, and provides performance for a broad spectrum of workloads and applications, including Big Data and analytics, media processing workflows, content management, web serving, and home directories.

    Amazon Simple Storage Service is storage for the Internet. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers.

    Amazon S3 has a simple web services interface that you can use to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. It gives any developer access to the same highly scalable, reliable, fast, inexpensive data storage infrastructure that Amazon uses to run its own global network of web sites. The service aims to maximize benefits of scale and to pass those benefits on to developers.

    Google Cloud Storage is praised for its fast performance, seamless integration, high security, and scalability. Users store and access large amounts of data easily, backup files, host websites, and collaborate on projects. The platform's reliability and cost-effectiveness make it a top choice for data storage and management.

    Sample Customers
    Arcesium, Atlassian, Seeking Alpha, Zend
    Netflix, Airbnb, Thomson Reuters, Zillow, Alert Logic
    1. Adobe 2. Airbnb 3. Amazon 4. Apple 5. AT&T 6. Baidu 7. Cisco 8. Coca-Cola 9. Dell 10. eBay 11. Facebook 12. Ford 13. Google 13. HP 14. IBM 15. Intel 16. JPMorgan Chase 17. LinkedIn 18. Lyft 19. Microsoft 20. Netflix 21. Nike 22. Oracle 23. PayPal 24. Pinterest 25. Qualcomm 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Tesla 29. Toyota 30. Twitter 31. Visa 32. Walmart 33. WeWork
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