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We performed a comparison between Amazon S3 Glacier and Nutanix Unified Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Public Cloud Storage Services solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Nutanix Unified Storage Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Amazon S3 Glacier can integrate seamlessly with other AWS services.""Amazon S3 Glacier is scalable, flexible, easy to maintain and handle.""Data retrieval, security, compliance, and storage archiving are the most valuable features of Amazon S3 Glacier.""I find Amazon S3 Glacier valuable for storing various documents like purchase orders, standard documents, and drawings.""The tool is simple to use and not very expensive.""The solution is stable.""I like creating buckets where data can be segregated at a high level and then routing the appropriate data to each designated bucket. In terms of value, I would say that the tool gets the job done in a simpler manner.""The solution’s storage management is good and dynamic. The product is highly stable. The solution is highly scalable. The customer service and support is good. The initial setup is straightforward. I recommend the solution."

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"The solution is simple and robust.""The most valuable feature is the easy interface.""Currently, the most valuable aspect of our Nutanix implementation is its file storage functionality.""The most valuable feature is the unified dashboard, as it allows us to easily observe everything from a single location.""I appreciate its storage licensing model, as it offers flexibility.""We can utilize mixed storage block-sized objects and combine various databases within a unified interface.""The most valuable feature is that it is highly available, solving the pain-point of delaying updates to Windows-based file servers during production hours. And then the second one would be ransomware protection and analytics. It gives you great visibility and protection on your file shares that are otherwise the most common sources of vulnerabilities.""The Nutanix block files are the most valuable feature."

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Cons
"The product is difficult to use.""The stability must be improved.""Amazon S3 Glacier could be more secure.""The pricing is a bit expensive. There is room for improvement in costs.""I would like to see the retrieval time reduced.""The tool could be made cheaper.""The user experience must be improved.""The solution's pricing is too expensive and could be improved."

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"Customer service is more difficult to call and they do not responding as much as, for example, DataCore. It's not the same level of satisfaction compared to DataCore. Responses could be faster.""Another aspect that needs improvement is continuous protection against security threats such as ransomware and potential data leakage.""The management is pretty clunky, in my opinion. It could be a little bit better.""The escalation process with technical support could do with some improvement.""If they can add an integrated DLP feature, it would be great.""The solution is very expensive.""Nutanix needs to improve their cybersecurity options at the storage level.""Improving quota policies would be advantageous, particularly by offering the option to implement blocking instead of just issuing warnings."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is much cheaper than competing products."
  • "There is no license, you pay for what you use."
  • "The solution is cost-effective."
  • "The product is cheap."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is expensive."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is a cost-effective solution for archiving."
  • "The pricing must be improved."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is very cheap, but the cost becomes a concern when you have a very large amount of data."
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  • "The price of the license is expensive when comparing it to traditional storage."
  • "I find Nutanix Files Storage competitively priced, even its feature set. Its price is seven out of ten."
  • "If we compare the cost of Nutanix Objects Storage to other solutions such as VMware licenses, our current choice is Nutanix Objects Storage. This solution is more cost-effective. However, adding VMware to Nutanix would not be a cost-efficient decision, which is why we do not use it anymore."
  • "It is quite expensive otherwise as it comes with three-tier peer underlying hardware."
  • "For clients running Nutanix, the licensing cost for Files is a small add-on cost."
  • "With all of the Nutanix equipment, the licensing is expensive. We operate in the enterprise space, but we're a midsized company. At times, the price tag is a little bit shocking for a company with only 35 employees. We're not a Fortune 500 company, but we deal with Fortune 500 drug and energy companies. We have to play in that enterprise space if we're going to have enterprise customers. I'm very price-conscious, but I understand that if I want the best, I've got to pay the price."
  • "It's not the cheapest solution. It's in line with other solutions, but it offers features that the competitors don't have at any price point, especially with regard to analytics and ransomware prevention. No one else has any sort of object-based storage available. Nutanix Unified Storage is a lot more feature-rich. This is a situation where you get what you pay for."
  • "The product is pricey."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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, which… more »
    Top Answer:I like creating buckets where data can be segregated at a high level and then routing the appropriate data to each designated bucket. In terms of value, I would say that the tool gets the job done in… more »
    Top Answer:I believe the usage reporting could be simplified, particularly for billing purposes. Overall, I find Amazon S3 Glacier's reporting system somewhat confusing compared to other hyperscalers in the… more »
    Top Answer:Currently, the most valuable aspect of our Nutanix implementation is its file storage functionality.
    Top Answer:Unified Storage is reasonably priced compared to other platforms. The license is neither costly nor cheap, but it's reasonable.
    Top Answer:One thing I'd appreciate is having a desktop application similar to what VMware offered. With VMware, I could download a separate client program onto my computer, allowing me to log in directly rather… more »
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    Also Known As
    Amazon Glacier
    Nutanix Files Storage, Nutanix Volumes Block Storage, Nutanix Objects Storage
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    Overview

    Amazon Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for data archiving and long-term backup. Customers can reliably store large or small amounts of data for as little as $0.007 per gigabyte per month, a significant savings compared to on-premises solutions. To keep costs low, Amazon Glacier is optimized for infrequently accessed data where a retrieval time of several hours is suitable.

    Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is a software-defined storage solution that consolidates seamless access and management of siloed block, file, and object storage into a single platform. Leveraging the Nutanix Cloud Platform, NUS is built for scale, performance, and integrated data security requirements of modern applications deployed on core, cloud, or edge.

    Sample Customers
    King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud
    JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, Volkswagen SAIC, Brighton and Hove City Council, Foresters Financial, Janus International Group, Cloud Comrade, Serco
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company42%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Recruiting/Hr Firm8%
    Integrator4%
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    Educational Organization29%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Healthcare Company16%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Construction Company9%
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    Educational Organization32%
    Computer Software Company28%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Financial Services Firm4%
    Company Size
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    Small Business58%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise26%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise37%
    Large Enterprise44%
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    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise44%
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    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise38%
    Large Enterprise49%
    Buyer's Guide
    Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Nutanix Unified Storage
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Nutanix Unified Storage and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Amazon S3 Glacier is ranked 5th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 35 reviews while Nutanix Unified Storage is ranked 7th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 39 reviews. Amazon S3 Glacier is rated 8.6, while Nutanix Unified Storage is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Amazon S3 Glacier writes "A cost-effective solution to reduce storage and cost footprint". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nutanix Unified Storage writes "Provides good performance, longer uptime, and an easy way to manage our data". Amazon S3 Glacier is most compared with Google Cloud Storage Nearline, Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure File Storage, Wasabi and Amazon S3, whereas Nutanix Unified Storage is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Red Hat Ceph Storage, MinIO, Dell ECS and Qumulo. See our Amazon S3 Glacier vs. Nutanix Unified Storage report.

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