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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs Google Cloud Storage comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon EBS (Elastic Block S...
Ranking in Cloud Storage
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud Storage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Public Cloud Storage Services (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is 2.5%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 8.1%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

MuhammadAzhar Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Diverse features and affordability drive effective resource management
Amazon EBS offers diverse features. It can be used for multi-purpose storage, supporting single, multiple, or heavy loads. It has different types for various use cases, allowing me to choose based on my specific requirements. The primary advantage of Amazon EBS is affordability compared to other solutions like EFS or FSX. It acts as a hard drive for servers, making it essential for operation.
Manimaran Tannimalai - PeerSpot reviewer
User interface consistency facilitates seamless project planning and design for specialized tasks
While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus. They cover a broad range of products, which might affect their ability to compete well in certain niches. Google's strength lies in their adapted approach to specific tasks, as seen with SAP loads. Generally, their focus is widespread.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"If EBS is attached to an EC2 instance, it allows secure document storage."
"EBS is a very crucial tool as it acts like a hard disk on cloud, providing cost savings compared to physical hard disks, and only incurring costs based on actual usage."
"I would recommend Amazon EBS to other people."
"I rate the overall solution ten out of ten."
"Amazon EBS is very stable."
"The tool's most valuable feature is reliability."
"With Amazon EBS, if you want to add an additional disk to an EC2 instance, you can simply attach an EBS volume by clicking through a few options, and it's done."
"The most impressive aspects of Amazon EBS are its scalability and high availability."
"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 most valuable features of Google Cloud Storage are the ease of use and I can share files with my colleagues."
"It's easy to use."
"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."
"From a stability standpoint, the solution is excellent. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution is scalable."
"It's easy to use."
"Google Cloud Storage integrates well with Google Suite, making it easy to extend functionalities to cloud-based platforms for various company activities."
 

Cons

"I feel that there are some concerns when it comes to the accessibility area of the product where improvements are required."
"There is a concept called Snapshot, which is a backup of the entire EBS volume, however, the cost is quite high."
"Amazon EBS is scalable, but not auto-scaling. I have to manually scale it, especially in Windows instances, which requires downtime."
"There is room for improvement in AWS support."
"There is a lack of awareness and knowledge about Amazon EBS among potential users, which results in underutilization."
"The initial setup process is easy."
"Regarding EBS, if an instance is terminated, the volume is also deleted, which leads to data loss."
"The main challenge with Amazon EBS is cost management, as it is a high-performance volume."
"While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus."
"Additional cost for more storage"
"It would be helpful to offer more packages to increase the storage."
"An area for improvement is that when you share with others, they can see all your folders instead of just those you share. Only the folders you specifically share should be visible."
"The product must provide less frequent updates."
"I would like the ability to query and filter documents to download them according to specific criteria."
"Pricing remains challenging, especially for SMEs, making cloud services costlier than on-premises solutions."
"It would be better to assign storage usage to different categories, because storage capacity is cumulative, if your Google album and email are both full, you will be unable to send or receive email."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"What I want Amazon to do is lower the price."
"The solution is quite costly."
"The pricing models may be for general purposes, such as Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS Volume or Amazon EBS Cold HDD Volumes."
"On a scale of one to ten, if one point is a cheap solution and ten points is very expensive, I rate the product price an eight."
"I find the price reasonable for our I environment."
"The cost can vary greatly depending on the use case, ranging from one dollar to over $1200 dollars per month."
"You need to pay additional costs for support."
"It is a cost-effective solution."
"The tool is not expensive."
"They know that the pricing is comparable with Azure, AWS, and those other solutions like Amazon are cheaper, but they are not as flexible."
"Regarding the cost of the solution, Google offers its users a pay-as-you-go model pricing."
"If you're ready to pay, they're ready to give you as much storage as you want. Considering the features that Google Cloud Storage provides, the pricing is reasonable. So far, I'm still using the free service from them because I'm able to meet my requirements with the free subscription. Maybe, in the future, if a storage requirement comes, I'll pay for it or go for the license."
"It provides a very limited amount of storage because it's free."
"The solution comes with a cost once a person has exceeded a certain limit."
"I use the free version and have never paid for any extra storage. I have been able to manage in whatever free spaces are given."
"I pay monthly for Google Cloud Storage. It could be cheaper, but for now, it's okay."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
26%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Educational Organization
51%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Comms Service Provider
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Amazon's S3 Glacier or EBS (Elastic Block Store)?
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, whi...
What do you like most about Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?
The durability and snapshot capabilities are good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?
The cost of Amazon EBS storage is high. I rate the price as eight out of ten. It is expensive to store a lot yet provides significant cost-efficiency as I pay only for the storage time required.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage?
Google Cloud ( /products/google-cloud-reviews ) was cheaper compared to AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) and Azure ( /products/microsoft-azure-reviews ). AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-reviews ) wa...
What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage?
While Google has made efforts to address SAP loads, the company lacks a product specialist focus. They cover a broad range of products, which might affect their ability to compete well in certain n...
 

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Sample Customers

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