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We performed a comparison between Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) and Amazon S3 Glacier 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Amazon S3 Glacier Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The solution provides big space that is reasonably priced.""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 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.""The product comes with multiple central port installations like gp2 and gp3.""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 product's initial setup phase was easy to manage."

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"It is the most feature-rich platform.""It is a very comprehensive tool.""The solution is easy to use.""The reliability of storage is the main benefit.""The biggest advantage of the product is that AWS always copies the tool internally.""AWS Lambda is the most valuable part of the solution because it gives you a code interface for everything.""The main advantage of Glacier is its low cost. It is incredibly cheaper than other storage options, especially for objects you don't access frequently. Glacier would add value if you have a staging area for objects you only need to access occasionally. Since we have data in terabytes between S3 buckets, we can significantly reduce our storage and cost footprint by using Glacier.""Amazon S3 Glacier can integrate seamlessly with other AWS services."

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Cons
"The initial setup process is easy.""It is hard to access EBS volumes in different Availability Zones (AZs) because most EBS volumes are created in a single AZ.""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 would be better to analyze and find a way to merge both the file systems of Linux and Windows.""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.""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.""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."

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"I would like to see improved storage capacity and enhanced security features for better protection.""Amazon S3 Glacier could be more secure.""The product is difficult to use.""I would like to see the retrieval time reduced.""Their pricing structure is always a big topic. It's so difficult to understand.""The solution's dashboard is a bit complicated and could be improved.""They can improve data discovery.""There is room for improvement in handling GDPR compliance better. GDPR is about personal data protection and retention. It would be great if S3 Glacier could handle compliance items related to this, especially with upcoming legislation like the California law, which restricts data storage time and allows users to request data deletion."

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  • "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."
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  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is much cheaper than competing products."
  • "There is no license, you pay for what you use."
  • "The solution is cost-effective."
  • "The product is cheap."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is expensive."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is a cost-effective solution for archiving."
  • "The pricing must be improved."
  • "Amazon S3 Glacier is very cheap, but the cost becomes a concern when you have a very large amount of data."
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    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 tool has different types of volumes, like SSD and HDD.
    Top Answer:Amazon S3 Glacier is a highly scalable and available solution.
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    Amazon Glacier
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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.

    Amazon Glacier is a secure, durable, and extremely low-cost cloud storage service for data archiving and long-term backup. Customers can reliably store large or small amounts of data for as little as $0.007 per gigabyte per month, a significant savings compared to on-premises solutions. To keep costs low, Amazon Glacier is optimized for infrequently accessed data where a retrieval time of several hours is suitable.

    Sample Customers
    Bazaar Voice, Crowd Strike, Adobe, Gamevil, Hess, CopperEgg, TotalJobs Group, SuperCell, Dropcam, Unilever
    King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization47%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Financial Services Firm5%
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    Computer Software Company42%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Recruiting/Hr Firm8%
    Integrator4%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization29%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise25%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise54%
    Large Enterprise35%
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    Small Business58%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise26%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise37%
    Large Enterprise45%
    Buyer's Guide
    Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Amazon S3 Glacier
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Amazon S3 Glacier and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is ranked 9th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 15 reviews while Amazon S3 Glacier is ranked 5th in Public Cloud Storage Services with 34 reviews. Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is rated 8.6, while Amazon S3 Glacier 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 S3 Glacier writes "A cost-effective solution to reduce storage and cost footprint". Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is most compared with Microsoft Azure Block Storage, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Oracle Cloud Object Storage, Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) and Google Cloud Storage, whereas Amazon S3 Glacier is most compared with Google Cloud Storage Nearline, Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure File Storage, Amazon S3 and Rackspace Cloud Block Storage. See our Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs. Amazon S3 Glacier report.

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