We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) 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 most valuable features of Amazon EBS are the ease of mounting any file system and good for block storage. We can use secondary storage for our difficult instances and it performs well."
"One of the most valuable was snapshots. There were scenarios in which the whole EC2 crashed, or we were unable to use it for some time, but the data on the mounted volumes were crucial to us. So, at that time, snapshots were very helpful."
"The most important feature is the volume types in those hundred EDS. For example, if you need a volume with high IOPS, you should choose an io2 or io2 Block Express volume type. The default volume type for EBS is GP3, which is a good balance of performance and price for most workloads."
"The product’s most valuable feature is IOPS."
"The most valuable feature is its scalability. I can easily scale the block from terabytes to gigabytes."
"The solution provides big space that is reasonably priced."
"When it comes to valuable features, ease of use would be number one."
"When I have to change the operating system or delete a host, I can store the data in EBS or assign it to another host."
"EFS is flexible."
"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."
"The most beneficial feature of the product for data storage stems from the fact that it serves as a shared file storage."
"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 solution's technical support is good."
"The solution is scalable."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy, as per the configurations."
"It would be better to analyze and find a way to merge both the file systems of Linux and Windows."
"The cost of using EBS is high compared to other cloud vendors such as Tencent Cloud or CARI Cloud. Some costs are generated immediately and some are likely to increase."
"It would be good if the solution added a button to increase the size and make the EC2 machine recognize the increased capacity of the EBS."
"The product data encryption feature needs improvement."
"I feel that there are some concerns when it comes to the accessibility area of the product where improvements are required."
"It is hard to access EBS volumes in different Availability Zones (AZs) because most EBS volumes are created in a single AZ."
"The initial setup process is easy."
"I think performance can be improved."
"The product's stability has some shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The interface seems strange and complicated."
"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."
"It could be better in connecting with Windows Server instances."
"Its deployment process could be faster while installing the Python package directly into the environment."
"The lack of transparency in the costs attached to the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The user activity needs to be more connected."
"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."
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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is ranked 10th in Cloud Storage with 16 reviews while Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is ranked 6th in Cloud Storage with 10 reviews. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is rated 8.6, while Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) writes "Easy to setup and afforadable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) writes "Offers integration capabilities that improve areas like storage and security". Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is most compared with Microsoft Azure Block Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon S3 Glacier, Oracle Cloud Object Storage and Microsoft Azure File Storage, whereas Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is most compared with Microsoft Azure File Storage, Google Cloud Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Amazon S3 Glacier. See our Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) report.
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