We performed a comparison between Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Public Cloud Storage Services solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product helps to define storage type based on the requirement."
"The most valuable features of Amazon S3 are the accuracy and the life cycle policies, which help when moving from Amazon S3 to Amazon Glacier."
"What I found most valuable in Amazon S3 is its versioning feature. I also like that you can create pre-signed URLs on the solution."
"It's very well secured. We have S3 policies that allow you to write custom policies."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that I mostly used the tool's free tier version, so I like the fact that its cost is very low."
"The most valuable feature is the storage."
"I used Amazon AWS/S3 solution to prove my concept before deploying it on real hardware. It was a great experience and was really scalable."
"Amazon S3 is easy to use and it is beneficial to use the CLI to make the backups. Since I use the CLI I do not have to do it on a web portal which is a big advantage because everything can be automatized. Automation can be done very well in Amazon S3."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is the shared folder."
"It’s very stable."
"One of the most valuable features of the solution is its ease of use."
"Easy to use object storage solution that's scalable and stable. Its technical support team is customer-friendly."
"The most valuable features of Google Cloud Storage are flexibility and sustainability."
"The most valuable features are the ease and accessibility of information."
"The most valuable feature is that it frees up space in your device by allowing you to store your files on the cloud and provides 15GB storage for free."
"I find the accessibility from various devices to be the most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage. I also like that it is integrated with Gmail and Google Groups."
"The solution needs to improve test recognition."
"The solution could improve by having a simpler way to have the detail size of a file in the CLI to be read or understood easier. Today, it's a little raw in the way the details are presented. You have to make some scripts and some modifications to be able to see the information properly of the size of a given bucket or the size of a file."
"Amazon S3 could improve by being more secure."
"We would like some improvement in the cost of storage via this solution, as it currently has a very high price point."
"In the next release, I think that it would be good to have wizards that would update into specific applications, for example, a one-touch configuration in Pagemaker."
"I didn't find the user interface very friendly."
"The UI should be more user-friendly."
"It could maybe use more integration."
"When compared to one of its competitors, Google Cloud Storage does not have or offer a lot of services to its users. So, this is one of the downsides of the solution."
"The solution should improve its security and accountability."
"Google Cloud Storage can improve by having better integration and migration tools."
"They need more enhancements in the security features."
"The tool should increase its storage."
"What would make Google Cloud Storage better is if it provided more storage."
"The user experience needs to be simplified."
"I would prefer more support for alternative operating systems like DSD. The performance could be better because sometimes there are glitches. The price could be better."
Amazon S3 is ranked 1st in Public Cloud Storage Services with 70 reviews while Google Cloud Storage is ranked 4th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 66 reviews. Amazon S3 is rated 8.8, while Google Cloud Storage is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Amazon S3 writes "Cloud Conversations: AWS S3 Overview". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Storage writes "Flexible, reliable, and beneficial for small sized companies". Amazon S3 is most compared with Oracle Cloud Object Storage, Microsoft Azure File Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon S3 Glacier and Wasabi, whereas Google Cloud Storage is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, AT&T Cloud Storage, Amazon EFS (Elastic File System), Microsoft Azure File Storage and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP. See our Amazon S3 vs. Google Cloud Storage report.
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