We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) 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 durability and snapshot capabilities are good."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is backup...Amazon EBS is a very good product since it is very easy to enhance or increase and migrate your servers immediately, in a matter of seconds."
"Amazon EBS is a storage system, and the storage is attached to the servers."
"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."
"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."
"The solution provides big space that is reasonably priced."
"The tool has different types of volumes, like SSD and HDD."
"When it comes to valuable features, ease of use would be number one."
"I could store any type of file using the solution."
"Some of the most valuable features are how convenient and easy to use this solution is. It's very user-friendly and meets all my requirements."
"Google Cloud Storage's most valuable features are that it's easy to use and navigate, and it's not expensive."
"It's user-friendly. We find it to be very easy to use."
"The solution is stable and has good performance."
"The most valuable features are Pub/Sub, Data Explorer, BigQuery, and Data Transfer."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the shared folder."
"We are satisfied with the parameters of Google Cloud Storage."
"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."
"In Amazon EBS, it is difficult to reduce the space chosen by the customer. The cost increases the moment the size of the storage increases, and I will have to pay for two TB of the tool instead of one TB."
"There is room for improvement in terms of file storage. Recently, we had a scenario in which, in a file share, we had increased the IOPS capacity; this was for the production environment."
"The initial setup is not easy."
"Amazon EBS needs to improve its user interface for data transactions."
"The setup could be easier."
"The initial setup process is easy."
"The tool should be cheaper."
"The cost of additional storage could be cheaper."
"The solution only allows so much space for free."
"It could be made even more secure and allow for more storage."
"The solution is good, however, it would benefit from increased storage without the additional cost."
"There are inefficiencies with cache when the names are sequencing."
"I'm not really comfortable with the user interface because I don't use it very often."
"The tool should increase its storage."
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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is ranked 9th in Cloud Storage with 16 reviews while Google Cloud Storage is ranked 2nd in Cloud Storage with 66 reviews. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is rated 8.6, while Google Cloud Storage is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) writes "Easy to setup and afforadable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Storage writes "Flexible, reliable, and beneficial for small sized companies". 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 Google Cloud Storage Nearline, whereas Google Cloud Storage is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, AT&T Cloud Storage, Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) and Microsoft Azure File Storage. See our Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Google Cloud Storage report.
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