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We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Google Cloud Storage Nearline 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.
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Pros
"The solution provides big space that is reasonably priced.""The product’s most valuable feature is IOPS.""The product comes with multiple central port installations like gp2 and gp3.""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 most valuable feature is its scalability. I can easily scale the block from terabytes to gigabytes.""The tool has different types of volumes, like SSD and HDD.""The product's initial setup phase was easy to manage."

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"The capacity and space on offer are excellent.""I find the flexibility in storing documents or data and the ease of retrieval valuable with this solution.""The most valuable feature of Nearline is the access. It's helpful to move data that is generated once a month, such as salary information, to Nearline.""The data structure and the types of data that are supported are very good.""Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month.""It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files.""Nearline is highly stable.""It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."

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Cons
"The features could be improved.""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.""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.""I feel that there are some concerns when it comes to the accessibility area of the product where improvements are required.""Amazon EBS needs to improve its user interface for data transactions.""The initial setup is not easy.""The setup could be easier.""It would be better to analyze and find a way to merge both the file systems of Linux and Windows."

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"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools.""The pricing is quite high.""The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved.""The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency.""The UI could be a little bit more effective.""They should provide more options or flexibility in terms of pricing.""They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files.""The solution needs to offer better System Information and Event Management (SEIM). I'd like to discover how we could implement something like that within Google's cloud."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "What I want Amazon to do is lower the price."
  • "The solution is reasonably priced."
  • "On a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high, I rate the price a seven."
  • "The product is low-priced than other solutions."
  • "It is a cost-effective solution."
  • "You need to pay additional costs for support."
  • "The pricing models may be for general purposes, such as Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS Volume or Amazon EBS Cold HDD Volumes."
  • "The solution is quite costly."
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  • "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."
  • "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."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Amazon's S3 Glacier or Elastic Block Store data storage software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Amazon's S3 Glacier, which… more »
    Top Answer:The durability and snapshot capabilities are good.
    Top Answer:The solution is quite costly. There was an instance when we were not using 50 volumes. They were available and were costing us even though we were not using them. We ran a script to delete them. It's… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Nearline is the access. It's helpful to move data that is generated once a month, such as salary information, to Nearline.
    Top Answer:The pricing of the different storage classes is hard to compare. The higher the zone, the higher the price. The advantage is that you can access the data frequently, and the speed of the response is… more »
    Top Answer:The UI could be a little bit more effective. Now, the UI is just a white background, but it's really helpful if there are options to change the theme. I prefer that.
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    Overview

    Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) provides persistent block level storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud.  Each Amazon EBS volume is automatically replicated within its Availability Zone to protect you from component failure, offering high availability and durability. Amazon EBS volumes offer the consistent and low-latency performance needed to run your workloads. With Amazon EBS, you can scale your usage up or down within minutes – all while paying a low price for only what you provision.

    A low-cost, highly-durable and highly available storage service for infrequently accessed data, data archiving, online backup and disaster recovery. Data is available instantly, not within hours or days. With sub-second average response times and 1 cent per GB/month pricing, Cloud Storage Nearline gives you terrific performance at a low cost.

    Sample Customers
    Bazaar Voice, Crowd Strike, Adobe, Gamevil, Hess, CopperEgg, TotalJobs Group, SuperCell, Dropcam, Unilever
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    Educational Organization48%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Financial Services Firm6%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    University7%
    Educational Organization7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise25%
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    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise55%
    Large Enterprise35%
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    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise64%
    Buyer's Guide
    Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Google Cloud Storage Nearline
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Google Cloud Storage Nearline and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is ranked 10th in Cloud Storage with 16 reviews while Google Cloud Storage Nearline is ranked 12th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 8 reviews. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is rated 8.6, while Google Cloud Storage Nearline is rated 8.2. 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 Nearline writes "Provides APIs for everything and has good protection through encryption". 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, whereas Google Cloud Storage Nearline is most compared with Amazon S3 Glacier, Amazon S3 and Wasabi. See our Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Google Cloud Storage Nearline report.

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