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Amazon S3 vs Google Cloud Storage Nearline 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
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud Storage Nearline
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
11
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 is 14.0%, up from 13.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage Nearline is 8.3%, up from 7.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon S314.0%
Google Cloud Storage Nearline8.3%
Other77.7%
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

Donny Trijatmiko - PeerSpot reviewer
Dev Ops Engineer at MyRobin.ID
Effective storage management has supported reliable file archiving and secure data access
I have found Amazon S3 very useful and it has helped me considerably. I appreciate that Amazon S3 can provide a state lock when using Terraform, and it is widely used for storing objects. I assess Amazon S3's encryption options positively, as I always enable encryption. It is beneficial because it provides default encryption from server-side encryption at the bucket level. In my data management strategy using Amazon S3, I store data that I can return to an earlier state by using versioning on the bucket. For my company, the impact of Amazon S3's availability and durability statistics is very good because, to my knowledge, it experiences fewer outages.
Seamless integration with cloud services improves workflows but documentation needs enhancement
One area that needs improvement is the documentation, which I find to be disorganized and not user-friendly. The lack of comprehensive walkthrough guides for specific use cases makes it difficult to follow. To enhance the experience, more detailed examples, guides, and tutorials from start to finish would be beneficial. Additionally, the cost compared to other providers like Amazon could be regarded as a downside.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"If you are a small scale enterprise that wants to host websites or data, you should go for it and use Amazon S3."
"Amazon S3 is very stable. I don't worry about data stored in the S3 bucket as it's safe."
"It's reliable and stable."
"Amazon S3 is easily accessible, fast and effective. Its performance is good."
"We can store incremental data and get high availability and fault tolerance."
"The most valuable features of Amazon S3 are the performance and hibernation data options. Additionally, there is a feature that provides faster website access that is helpful."
"S3 is well suited for both big and little data repositories of objects ranging from backup to archive to active video images and much more."
"Technical support is excellent."
"We didn't face any downtime last year using the solution."
"The stability is excellent; I can't think of a better service that's provided in South America, and the infrastructure overall is very stable and reliable."
"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."
"The API integration with the storage packet is the solution's most valuable feature."
"There are no issues with the integration of Google Cloud Storage Nearline with other Google services."
"It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."
"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."
"The most valuable aspect of Google Cloud Storage Nearline is its integration with the wider Google Cloud ecosystem."
 

Cons

"Sometimes it's difficult to set it up, such as when naming your bucket. The naming conventions require unique global names, which can be cumbersome."
"The free web and DB hosting could be improved. It could be faster when you download huge files from the S3 bucket to your local system. If the S3 bucket availability and performance could be improved, we would consider hosting our database over there."
"I would appreciate Amazon expanding the available documentation to keep it as modern and up-to-date as possible."
"I encountered some issues with the data lifecycle. Transitioning between S3 storage classes, like moving data from the standard class to Glacier or Glacier Deep Archive, has been challenging."
"When we need to find the queries there is no user interface, it is the only textual format that is bulky. If we need some data we will use Athena for queries and we will get results. When comparing this solution to others, such as DataDog, they provide a wonderful UI, and user-friendly dashboards, and many other features that this solution is lacking."
"There is a five terabyte limitation size, and in today's world with the data size doubling all the time, anything extra would be helpful."
"Everything around visibility, dashboards, and all of the statistics through which the tool provides information 24 hours a day means that it is not done on a real-time basis."
"A feature that should be included is to find and provide a HIPPA compliant solution for the Presigned URL."
"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."
"Documentation is an area for improvement in Google Cloud Storage Nearline."
"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."
"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools."
"The pricing could be improved. It's completely non-competitive at this time."
"They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing."
"The UI could be a little bit more effective."
"One area that needs improvement is the documentation, which I find to be disorganized and not user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Amazon S3 should be reduced."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly. I rate it a six to seven out of ten."
"The pricing for Amazon S3 is reasonable, so price-wise, it's a seven out of ten."
"There is a license needed to use this solution and it is reasonably priced."
"Not many products in the market beat the solution in terms of quality or price."
"The pricing can be improved."
"The cost depends on the data we access."
"It's worth the price considering its functionality."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise39
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon S3?
Since using Amazon S3, storage costs have reduced by around 35% to 40% through lifecycle tiering, data availability improved to 99.9% which minimizes downtime, ETL processing time decreased by appr...
What needs improvement with Amazon S3?
I would appreciate Amazon expanding the available documentation to keep it as modern and up-to-date as possible.
What is your primary use case for Amazon S3?
I use Amazon S3 for storing images, uploading files like PDFs or PNGs, and other documents and images. I use Amazon S3's lifecycle management features for changing storage classes when the data nee...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage Nearline?
My experience with the licensing and cost of Google Cloud Storage Nearline has been positive.
What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage Nearline?
Documentation is an area for improvement in Google Cloud Storage Nearline. Documentation might cause some issues during deployment in future updates of Google Cloud Storage Nearline. Other than tha...
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud Storage Nearline?
I have integrated Google Cloud Storage Nearline with BigQuery for analytics.
 

Also Known As

S3, Simple Storage Service
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Netflix, Airbnb, Thomson Reuters, Zillow, Alert Logic
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