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Amazon S3 Glacier vs Oracle Database Backup Service comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 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 S3 Glacier
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Database Backup Service
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 Glacier is 10.3%, down from 15.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database Backup Service is 3.0%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon S3 Glacier10.3%
Oracle Database Backup Service3.0%
Other86.7%
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

PF
Project Engineer at Astellas Pharma US
Archiving data has reduced storage costs and provides reliable long‑term retention
We have not really come across any downsides for us. It is possible that the retrieval of data may be expensive, which could be an issue, but we have not experienced that in fairness. Integration with our policies would be beneficial. We have policies for our systems where we delete data after a certain number of years, and having integration with Amazon S3 Glacier would be good. Having a guarantee that Amazon S3 Glacier would persist for the amount of time that we require in our archives would be valuable. In other words, Amazon would need to commit to support for the period we need. We could be talking about 20 years or longer. We cannot always move to the next version because we need to maintain old systems and legacy systems in order to maintain archives. A guarantee around support would be a good thing to have.
Hosney Osman - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solution Architect at Vodafone
Achieve high availability and security with automated tasks over a decade
While there are some disadvantages in this product, from my experience with basic use cases, daily tasks, integration, scheduling, saving, and encryption, I have not encountered significant areas for improvement. However, the addition of a GUI configuration management and administration console for all administrative tasks would be highly beneficial. It would be preferable to have the ability to perform all console, terminal, and command line operations through a GUI interface.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AWS does support the ability for user controlled movement of data between regions for business continuance (BC), high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR)."
"I like the price. If you compare Glacier to others, the prices in terms of what you store beyond retention are much lower."
"It is a very comprehensive tool."
"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."
"AWS Lambda is the most valuable part of the solution because it gives you a code interface for everything."
"We save money with the product."
"There are never any issues regarding downtimes, uptimes and data recovery, and it's really nice."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a very cheap storage, where we store infrequently used data."
"The backup is reliable and intuitive."
"The product works very fast. It automates a lot of operations in the background."
"I like the stability and the scalability of this product."
"Oracle Database Backup Service is an easy-to-use consolidation solution that's dashboard-driven."
"Oracle Database Backup Service is stable and offers high availability, and the commands for restoration and backup processes are not complicated."
"From the database perspective, Oracle is the best."
"The product's most valuable features are differential and cumulative backup functionality."
"I am satisfied with the licensing policy and pricing of this product."
 

Cons

"The cost of retrieval in Glacier is quite high."
"The solution's cost optimization could be improved."
"The product takes more time to secure data when the bandwidth is low."
"Their pricing structure is always a big topic. It's so difficult to understand."
"The solution's dashboard is a bit complicated and could be improved."
"However, improvement is needed in pricing and support systems."
"Amazon S3 Glacier could be more secure."
"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 market."
"We cannot use the product with other brands."
"I have been working with Oracle Database Backup Service for five years, and it has already been quite an expensive and extensive experience."
"The initial setup is overly complex, unnecessarily so."
"Price is always an area that could be made better, as it is quite expensive."
"They should base their strategy according to the country and the regulations there, and focus more on the on-premises deployment."
"The product can protect from external data penetration, but the in-house IT team can access it."
"Pricing is an area that needs improvement. If you do a comparison with other products, it's more expensive and it stops a few customers from purchasing Oracle, especially the engineered systems that have the data and more, which are relatively expensive."
"The solution needs to add an archive function."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I've operated with Amazon S3 Glacier in two modes. Firstly, there's the trial mode, where I experimented with the platform, learned its functionalities, and applied it to my work. Secondly, there's the corporate account mode, where my team handles the operations, and I receive billing reports."
"We don't pay for licenses. We pay based on consumption data, considering how much data is stored."
"The pricing is average and reasonable. It varies depending on the region."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"We pay a monthly licensing fee for Amazon S3 Glacier."
"Amazon S3 Glacier has a good pricing point, and you pay for what's being used."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is very cheap, but the cost becomes a concern when you have a very large amount of data."
"The product is cheap."
"The platform is expensive."
"It's an expensive solution and is an area that needs improvement."
"Price is always an area that could be made better, as it is quite expensive."
"The platform is expensive."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Oracle Database Backup Service a seven or eight out of ten."
"The only problem with Oracle is its pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Performing Arts
5%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Marketing Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
 

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 needs improvement with Amazon S3 Glacier?
We have not really come across any downsides for us. It is possible that the retrieval of data may be expensive, which could be an issue, but we have not experienced that in fairness. Integration w...
What is your primary use case for Amazon S3 Glacier?
We were using Amazon S3 Glacier, and I have experience with this solution. We had an S3 bucket that we were using about a year ago. We just started using Amazon S3 Glacier, and overall, I have been...
What needs improvement with Oracle Database Backup Service?
There could be room for improvement regarding Oracle Database Backup Service, from the dashboard to pricing.I would like to see more AI, better customization, and additional features in future upda...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database Backup Service?
Integration of Oracle Database Backup Service usually takes just a few hours.
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud
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