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Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon EFS (Elastic File Sy...
Ranking in Cloud Storage
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (12th)
NetApp Cloud Volumes Servic...
Ranking in Cloud Storage
36th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (34th), Public Cloud Storage Services (26th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is 3.2%, down from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS is 1.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)3.2%
NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS1.2%
Other95.6%
Cloud Storage
 

Featured Reviews

Parveen Garg - PeerSpot reviewer
Subject Matter Expert at Bureau veritas
Utilizing network data sharing effectively with cost considerations
What should be improved in Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is the costing, as it should be reduced, but that depends on Amazon. To be frank, I don't have much comparison as we don't have a good volume. We have very little volume on the EFS (Elastic File System), which is why I couldn't do much cost comparison. Currently, I'm not aware of the exact costing, but previously I found that the costing was a bit high.
reviewer2039379 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The platform is highly scalable."
"Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is secure as it is used under VPC."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"The first valuable thing is it is scalable."
"Elastic File Systems allow me to share data, provision, and manage capacity and performance in AWS."
"We haven't seen any downtime or challenges when using the services."
"There are huge money savings, as we can save more than half of our costs."
"Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is an excellent service that provides a serverless solution with unlimited storage and easy configuration."
"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

"The product's stability has some shortcomings where improvements are required."
"When we faced some issues, the support team took a lot of time to resolve them."
"Amazon EFS is more costly compared to other storage options available from AWS."
"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."
"A notable limitation of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is that it does not support Windows."
"The main challenge with EFS is its cost, which is slightly higher compared to EBS or S3."
"There are challenges related to AWS, such as ensuring proper security measures with IMS code and encryption."
"Specifically, when it comes to the file system for the learning system, we encountered performance issues with both Azure and AWS."
"We'd like the solution to be less expensive and offer lower latency."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has flexible pricing. You are charged based on your storage."
"The main challenge with EFS is its cost, which is slightly higher compared to EBS or S3. For one GB or ten GB of data, S3 is much cheaper. EFS could cost around $30 to $50 per month for similar usage."
"The product's price depends on the services and the size and capacity at which it is used in a business environment."
"Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) offers a pay-as-you-go model, so whenever you use its services, you need to pay."
"I would rate the pricing 7 out of 10."
"The solution's price is mid-ranged."
"The product charges are based on the amount of data stored."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
8%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
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Questions from the Community

Which file storage system is better - Amazon EFS (elastic file storage) or Azure File Storage?
Amazon EFS is easy to set up: you can use the AWS management console, API, or command-line. Amazon EFS can grow to petabytes and deliver consistent low latencies and high levels of throughput. This...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)?
We don't need to purchase it; we are just using it and paying Amazon as per the utilization. We make direct payments to Amazon based on our usage.
What needs improvement with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)?
When I started working with Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), I faced a few issues. One issue was around the number of IOPS limitation. Initially, the number of IOPS that could be performed on the ...
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Cloud Volumes Service for AWS, NetApp CVS for AWS, CVS for AWS
 

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