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Amazon S3 vs Google Cloud Storage Nearline comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google are both solutions in the Public Cloud Storage Services category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.8, while Google is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.5. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 13.8% mindshare in PCSS, compared to Google’s 7.9% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Google users who would recommend it.
Amazon S3
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98% willing to recommend
Google Cloud Storage Nearline
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  • 1,494 Comparison Views
100% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage Nearline offer cloud storage solutions, each with unique strengths. Amazon S3 holds an advantage due to its extensive features and configuration options, although Google Cloud Storage Nearline is noted for its cost-effectiveness and customer support.

Features: Amazon S3 features data replication, lifecycle policies, and integration with AWS services. Google Cloud Storage Nearline offers low-latency access, lower retrieval costs for infrequent data, and seamless integration with Google Cloud services.

Room for Improvement: Amazon S3 could enhance cost predictability, simplify pricing structure, and improve user interface. Google Cloud Storage Nearline can improve documentation, offer more intuitive management tools, and enhance data migration options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Amazon S3 is noted for straightforward deployment and comprehensive customer service, including reliable AWS support. Google Cloud Storage Nearline is also easy to deploy, with responsive support and useful resources.

Pricing and ROI: Amazon S3's setup costs are higher but offer significant long-term ROI due to robust features and reliability. Google Cloud Storage Nearline stands out for lower initial costs and favorable ROI for infrequently accessed data.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon S3
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud Storage Nearline
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 is 13.8%, up from 11.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage Nearline is 7.9%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon S313.8%
Google Cloud Storage Nearline7.9%
Other78.3%
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Featured Reviews

Roberto Costa - PeerSpot reviewer
Have used multiple features effectively and find the pricing reasonable
What I appreciate most about Amazon S3 is the tiering of the objects; with the tiering, we can determine if an object won't be accessed frequently and send it to cold storage or a Glacier storage unit, which greatly lowers AWS costs. The inventory feature, called S3 Inventory, is a cool feature as well. The object access point is another notable feature. Amazon S3 has many useful features; I can simply host my website, which has to be a static web page, but even so, it's beneficial to put my code inside of Amazon S3 as a static website that people worldwide can access. I have worked with many petabytes of data stored in Amazon S3, and I have never had any performance issues, stability issues, or anything similar.
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AmitKumar36 - PeerSpot reviewer
Flexible, seamless, and scalable document storage with AI and analytics integration, providing reliable support
The solution is very flexible in terms of scalability. It is an online service, so we can scale it anytime with some pre-planning. I rate the scalability a nine out of ten. As for the users using this solution in our organization, that varies according to what time of the day and what day it is, but it goes around 2,000 to 3,000 users. The maximum is about 3,000. On average, it stays somewhere between 2,000 and 1,800.
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Amazon S3 is a stable solution."
"The most valuable feature of the product is storage classes."
"Amazon S3 is very flexible and provides high storage."
"The most valuable feature is the automated replication of the data."
"We can store incremental data and get high availability and fault tolerance."
"I have worked with many petabytes of data stored in Amazon S3, and I have never had any performance issues, stability issues, or anything similar."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon S3 is its flexibility as a solution to suit many different use cases."
"We can easily connect to the AWS resources."
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"The best part of Nearline storage is the ability to take backups at optimal costs and its availability across multiple regions."
"The most valuable aspect of Google Cloud Storage Nearline is its integration with the wider Google Cloud ecosystem."
"Nearline is highly stable."
"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."
"The data structure and the types of data that are supported are very good."
"It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."
"Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month."
"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."
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Cons

"The search option must be enabled in the UI to filter and retrieve files."
"The installation could be more straightforward for inexperienced users."
"The solution's data transfer speed could be improved."
"Enhancements in security features might be beneficial."
"The initial setup was a bit hectic. Uploading data only allows for five GB chunks, creating challenges."
"There are some scalability limitations."
"There is a limitation with the data upload size, such as the five terabytes restriction. I would like to see an increase in the data upload limit, similar to DynamoDB, where there is no data limit."
"Amazon S3 can improve by decreasing the overall costs."
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"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."
"The UI could be a little bit more effective."
"The pricing is quite high."
"The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."
"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."
"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."
"One area that needs improvement is the documentation, which I find to be disorganized and not user-friendly."
"From a storage standpoint, it would be beneficial if the retrieval cost could be optimized, as it is comparatively higher than storage costs in Nearline."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly. I rate it a six to seven out of ten."
"The pricing depends on your region and is reasonable."
"The tool's price is a little bit high, but it is reasonable."
"The price of Amazon S3 could be less expensive."
"The solution is fairly priced."
"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."
"With S3 Standard, there is not a charge for deletion of objects."
"It's worth the price considering its functionality."
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"Right now, for the number of servers and the storage that I have, I would say I'm charged between $125 and $150 per month."
"Google Cloud Storage Nearline is very inexpensive. It costs us less than $50 a month to store our files. We use approximately 10 terabytes. Overall, I would rate the product a five out of five for affordability."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
University
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise39
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon S3?
We can easily connect to the AWS resources.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon S3?
AWS pricing for Amazon S3 starts at a higher cost, particularly in the standard class. However, with lifecycle management policies, costs can be optimized over time. On a scale from one to ten, I w...
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What needs improvement with Amazon S3?
That is a hard question; I cannot think of any improvements right now because all the necessary features are already included in Amazon S3. One aspect I would mention is the naming in Amazon S3. If...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage Nearline?
The storage and access cost of Nearline are considered optimal compared to other cloud storage solutions, although I lack a clear view of other cloud storage costs.
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What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage Nearline?
From a storage standpoint, it would be beneficial if the retrieval cost could be optimized, as it is comparatively higher than storage costs in Nearline.
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What is your primary use case for Google Cloud Storage Nearline?
I mostly use Google Cloud Storage Nearline ( /products/google-cloud-storage-nearline-reviews ) for backing up data that is not needed for daily activities. It is ideal for files that need to be sto...
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Also Known As

S3, Simple Storage Service
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Overview

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.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

A low-cost, highly-durable and highly available storage service for infrequently accessed data, data archiving, online backup and disaster recovery. Data is available instantly, not within hours or days. With sub-second average response times and 1 cent per GB/month pricing, Cloud Storage Nearline gives you terrific performance at a low cost.

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Sample Customers

Netflix, Airbnb, Thomson Reuters, Zillow, Alert Logic
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