We performed a comparison between Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) and Google Cloud Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is scalable."
"I appreciate Amazon's extensive range of services, which makes it a favorable choice."
"EFS is flexible."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"Its elasticity and flexible pricing are the most valuable. For Amazon EFS, you are charged based on the storage. It is also very fast and stable with a very simple and intuitive interface."
"We are not that big of a cloud user. We just use it for the storage of our bytes. The most valuable aspect is the storage."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy, as per the configurations."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is its ease of use. It fits well with our business use."
"We are satisfied with the parameters of Google Cloud Storage."
"It’s very stable."
"The best feature is ease of use."
"It is flexible and simple to use."
"The most valuable features are stability and ease of use."
"You do not need to install anything."
"The feature we've found most valuable is the ability to access our data anywhere, anytime."
"The user activity needs to be more connected."
"Specifically, when it comes to the file system for the learning system, we encountered performance issues with both Azure and AWS."
"It could be better in connecting with Windows Server instances."
"The product's stability has some shortcomings where improvements are required."
"It should be simplified. There are people who don't have cloud experience. It should be storage that we are able to just connect to."
"The lack of transparency in the costs attached to the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Its deployment process could be faster while installing the Python package directly into the environment."
"Around 80 percent of the features of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) are available on Linux and not in Windows, making it a major drawback of the product."
"User management could be better. It's complicated process to delete users and maintain the structure of documents created by deleted users."
"Google Cloud Storage is scalable, but you have to pay extra."
"The solution should offer more free storage."
"This solution could be improved by increasing integration with other tools, like Microsoft."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve by increasing the storage from 15 GB. If I want to have more storage I need to pay extra money."
"It would be better to assign storage usage to different categories, because storage capacity is cumulative, if your Google album and email are both full, you will be unable to send or receive email."
"I'm not really comfortable with the user interface because I don't use it very often."
"I would like more storage available."
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Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is ranked 5th in Cloud Storage with 10 reviews while Google Cloud Storage is ranked 2nd in Cloud Storage with 66 reviews. Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is rated 8.6, while Google Cloud Storage is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) writes "Offers integration capabilities that improve areas like storage and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Storage writes "Flexible, reliable, and beneficial for small sized companies". Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is most compared with Microsoft Azure File Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon S3 Glacier, Azure NetApp Files and Amazon S3, whereas Google Cloud Storage is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, AT&T Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure File Storage, Google Workspace and Amazon S3. See our Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs. Google Cloud Storage report.
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