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Amazon S3 Glacier vs Oracle Database Backup Service comparison

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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 November 2026, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 Glacier is 11.3%, down from 13.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database Backup Service is 3.1%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon S3 Glacier11.3%
Oracle Database Backup Service3.1%
Other85.6%
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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

"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 data archive feature is valuable."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is scalable, flexible, easy to maintain and handle."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is an easy-to-use solution."
"It is a very comprehensive tool."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a highly scalable and available solution."
"It is the most feature-rich platform."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to perform encrypted backups after any learning."
"The interface is good."
"I am satisfied with the licensing policy and pricing of this product."
"Oracle Database Backup Service is an easy-to-use consolidation solution that's dashboard-driven."
"The product works very fast. It automates a lot of operations in the background."
"We've definitely seen an ROI despite this being an expensive solution."
"Replication and performance tuning are valuable features."
"The product's most valuable features are differential and cumulative backup functionality."
 

Cons

"The product needs to improve cloud security."
"Although Amazon S3 Glacier is cheap, its data retrieval cost is very high compared to other solutions."
"The tool could be made cheaper."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cheaper tool if you're running it on-prem, but it is expensive if deployed on the cloud."
"The user experience must be improved."
"There is room for improvement in handling GDPR compliance better. GDPR is about personal data protection and retention. It would be great if S3 Glacier could handle compliance items related to this, especially with upcoming legislation like the California law, which restricts data storage time and allows users to request data deletion."
"I would like to see the retrieval time reduced. You have to wait a day to get your data."
"The solution's cost optimization could be improved."
"Oracle Database Backup Service is not a cheap solution."
"We cannot use the product with other brands."
"We encounter issues while restoring differential and cumulative backups."
"They should base their strategy according to the country and the regulations there, and focus more on the on-premises deployment."
"The product's technical support services need improvement in terms of response time."
"Price is always an area that could be made better, as it is quite expensive."
"It's already fast, but still, they could improve the speed."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cost-effective solution for archiving."
"Customers prefer Amazon S3 Glacier because it is a cheap and pay-as-you-go solution."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is expensive."
"The pricing is average and reasonable. It varies depending on the region."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is much cheaper than competing products."
"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 price point at which the product is available is pretty good."
"The platform is expensive."
"The only problem with Oracle is its pricing."
"Price is always an area that could be made better, as it is quite 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 platform is expensive."
"It's an expensive solution and is an area that needs improvement."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Outsourcing Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise17
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.
 

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Sample Customers

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