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Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) vs Pure Storage Evergreen One 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
7.0
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Pure Storage Evergreen One
Ranking in Cloud Storage
14th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (14th), Managed Cloud Services (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is 2.9%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure Storage Evergreen One is 3.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)2.9%
Pure Storage Evergreen One3.0%
Other94.1%
Cloud Storage
 

Featured Reviews

TD
Intermediate DevOps Engineer at Gebeya Inc
Optimizing resource management and traffic distribution with persistent data storage
Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) is crucial for storing data persistently, particularly configurations, compute data, and databases. EC2 instances offer flexibility in choosing instance sizes, and we use Elastic Load Balancing for traffic distribution. We integrate with AWS Key Management Services for storing cluster keys. Autoscaling mechanisms are beneficial for handling data processing and storage needs efficiently.
Santhosh Sridhara - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Architect at DXC Technology
OpEx storage model has simplified SLAs, capacity planning, and cyber‑resilient recovery
The most valuable features in Pure Storage Evergreen One are the SLAs, which are tied to the kind of services that we are going to run. These SLAs govern the consumption and the reporting as well. I find it more attractive when we are tied to a specific SLA, and the VRA is providing the services within that agreed SLA, then there is no requirement for a complete capacity assessment. The entire capacity review, assessment, and recommendations come as part of Pure Storage Evergreen One solution. Pure Storage Evergreen One has a list of services which will provide the services, including cyber resilience. First, they have complete capacity management which is done by them and which will also provide us a heads up on how we are consuming the services and where these services can be improved. Second, it will also provide us some of the key attributes, such as we can take the snapshots and LUN snapshots, which will provide a cyber-resilient copy where data can be secured in case of a cyber attack. We have an option to basically recover the earliest. Third, because of this feature and because of Pure Storage Evergreen One, I am talking about the Evergreen aspect. Because of Evergreen, we also have an option to upgrade the controllers based on the SLAs. If the agreed SLAs are not meeting the requirement, we have a provision to upgrade the controllers and so on. This is giving a good feature for us to evaluate and provide a valuable proposition to the customer who wants to use Pure Storage as a Pure OpEx model.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It also supports encryption by default for added security."
"Amazon EBS is valuable because it allows you to store data permanently."
"This solution is scalable based on the free tier instances."
"The integration of Amazon EBS with EC2, S3, and Amazon Glacier is seamless and easy, creating a comprehensive cloud environment."
"The most valuable feature is its scalability. I can easily scale the block from terabytes to gigabytes."
"I rate the overall solution ten out of ten."
"Overall, I rate Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) a nine out of ten."
"The main advantage is the ability to scale up and scale down easily without any downtime."
"The speed of the product is quite a bit better in performance than the previous environment we were running on, and it seems to have a better feature set."
"We have snapshots. We put snapshots on disks, and we can save information. In the case of ransomware, everything is in the snapshot. We have a snapshot lock on it, so it's safe."
"Pure Storage has the highest Net Promoter Score in the market."
"The Evergreen program is excellent, and the pricing is quite reasonable. My friends who work there are doing very well and consistently achieving strong results. Like any company, they experience occasional downturns but perform impressively overall."
"The speed of the product is quite a bit better in performance than the previous peer environment we were running on, and it seems to have a better feature set."
"The most valuable features in Pure Storage Evergreen One are the SLAs, which are tied to the kind of services that we are going to run, and these SLAs govern the consumption and the reporting as well."
 

Cons

"There is a challenge of intermittent reachability with instances, where the product is sometimes available and other times not, which affects the development environment's stability."
"There is a concept called Snapshot, which is a backup of the entire EBS volume, however, the cost is quite high."
"Amazon EBS could improve by offering immutability of the data."
"The initial setup is not easy."
"AWS services could improve by including services in the FreeTier, like Route 53 domains or SSL certificates."
"There is a challenge of intermittent reachability with instances, where the product is sometimes available and other times not, which affects the development environment's stability."
"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."
"Regarding EBS, if an instance is terminated, the volume is also deleted, which leads to data loss."
"I'm not sure if any improvements are needed."
"I would love to explore more options on what Pure Storage Evergreen One can offer in general, mostly from the cybersecurity perspective and air gap."
"To me, I think it's a little expensive. Then again, you get what you pay for."
"It would be nice to have support in Swedish."
"Many customers report that the starting price is quite high. However, the overall total cost of ownership can be reduced over time due to features like the Evergreen architecture, which allows savings through less management and environmental benefits."
"The only potential drawback is that Pure Storage might be overkill if you don't need microsecond response times."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"You need to pay additional costs for support."
"What I want Amazon to do is lower the price."
"I find the price reasonable for our I environment."
"The solution is quite costly."
"It is a cost-effective solution."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high, I rate the price a seven."
"The cost can vary greatly depending on the use case, ranging from one dollar to over $1200 dollars per month."
"The pricing is very good."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
8%
Performing Arts
8%
Manufacturing Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Retailer
9%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise10
No data available
 

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 Pure Storage Evergreen One?
Because of our own governance, we can propose options for consumption, and we also provide both CapEx as well as OpEx based solutions.
What needs improvement with Pure Storage Evergreen One?
I would love to explore more options on what Pure Storage Evergreen One can offer in general, mostly from the cybersecurity perspective and air gap. If the solution can be such a way where it can b...
What is your primary use case for Pure Storage Evergreen One?
We are subscribed for Pure Storage Evergreen One and Pure1, which allows us to have an OpEx kind of a model working along with them. This is providing us an advantage. Pure Storage Evergreen One an...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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