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Amazon FSx vs Google Cloud Storage comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon FSx
Ranking in Cloud Storage
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
File System Software (5th), File and Object Storage (18th)
Google Cloud Storage
Ranking in Cloud Storage
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
Public Cloud Storage Services (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Amazon FSx is 2.5%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 3.9%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Google Cloud Storage3.9%
Amazon FSx2.5%
Other93.6%
Cloud Storage
 

Featured Reviews

MuhammadAzhar Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
Shared storage capabilities provide enterprise value with good reliability
Amazon FSx is more costly compared to other storage solutions like EBS or EFS. The auto-scaling feature should be improved, as it currently includes downtime. I need to manually increase the storage, which is not ideal. Integrating FSx with Windows Server is challenging; it's a long process involving Active Directory (AD) setup and synchronization.
Tulanun Jiangpradit - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Leader at SCG INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION CO.,LTD.
Cloud storage has optimized my tiered costs and supports seamless sharing and collaboration
Currently, I think it is okay and easy to use for an individual and to share with another person, so there is no room for improvement for Google Cloud Storage at this time.In the future, I would like to see additional features in Google Cloud Storage such as integrating Gemini to function as a chat for finding information, or OCR, or reading the content in my files for searching purposes.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We used it for disaster recovery perspective behind a number of resources, like batch services and RDS."
"On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Amazon FSx a ten."
"FSx operates as an independent service, not tied to any server, which eliminates dependencies between applications for storage."
"I rate the stability of Amazon FSx ten out of ten."
"The shared storage capability is highly valuable."
"Some of the most valuable features are how convenient and easy to use this solution is. It's very user-friendly and meets all my requirements."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is that I can link with my PC."
"Google Cloud Storage is fast, and it's scalable."
"The solution is flexible and very user-friendly."
"This is a good product, it is convenient to use, and I recommend it."
"Everything about the solution is excellent."
"What I like about this program, is that it's quite fast, because you pay for your usage."
"Google Cloud was cheaper compared to AWS and Azure."
 

Cons

"From my experience, there are areas in Amazon FSx where more performance is needed, as they will be looking for higher IOPS."
"A direct FTP feature would be beneficial instead of relying on transmission services."
"Amazon FSx is more costly compared to other storage solutions like EBS or EFS."
"I've been facing a challenge when doing a failover from FSx side. AWS console does not refresh within a half hour."
"The solution is good, however, it would benefit from increased storage without the additional cost."
"What would make Google Cloud Storage better is if it provided more storage."
"I would also like to be able to use my own tools and packages within this solution and also have a tool to visualize the data with graphics."
"A lower cost, lower-end solution for a shared file system is missing."
"User management could be better. It's a complicated process to delete users and maintain the structure of documents created by deleted users."
"The solution should offer more free storage."
"The problem I face right now is that my data warehouse is being hosted on Google Cloud, however, integration between Google Cloud to Microsoft Azure is a big problem."
"They need to get some parts of the program more mature, like the admin management part as well as the monitoring part."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The lowest price I have paid is $370 or $380 per month, while the highest can exceed $3,000 per month."
"Better pricing would be helpful."
"If one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a nine to ten out of ten."
"We pay a monthly subscription."
"I just use the free storage that comes with Gmail. I have 15 gigabytes."
"For licensing, I pay yearly. The pricing is fine."
"The price of the license could be cheaper. We are on an annual subscription."
"It's about nearly $10,000 USD to use the services on GCP, however, Google gave us a good deal which is why we originally went with them."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
University
8%
Retailer
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise35
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon FSx?
From my experience, there are areas in Amazon FSx where more performance is needed, as they will be looking for higher IOPS. Sometimes we go with Weka or other solutions due to this need, so it sho...
What is your primary use case for Amazon FSx?
Our customers mainly use Amazon FSx for high-performance computing. Our customers are mainly in the Life Science and Pharma industries. The majority of people are looking at S3 as their destination...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon FSx?
There is an ongoing project where my customers are exploring the FSx solution, but not yet for AI-driven projects; they plan to in the future. For those who want to use Amazon FSx, I recommend it a...
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?
Currently, I think it is okay and easy to use for an individual and to share with another person, so there is no room for improvement for Google Cloud Storage at this time.In the future, I would li...
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud Storage?
I am now working with Google Cloud solutions. I am a user of Google Cloud, but for Amazon Cloud, I am a software developer and infrastructure professional. I am working with Google Cloud Storage.
 

Also Known As

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, Amazon FSx for Lustre
GCS
 

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Sample Customers

Neiman Marcus, T Mobile, Docxellent, Matrix, Lyell
1. Adobe 2. Airbnb 3. Amazon 4. Apple 5. AT&T 6. Baidu 7. Cisco 8. Coca-Cola 9. Dell 10. eBay 11. Facebook 12. Ford 13. Google 13. HP 14. IBM 15. Intel 16. JPMorgan Chase 17. LinkedIn 18. Lyft 19. Microsoft 20. Netflix 21. Nike 22. Oracle 23. PayPal 24. Pinterest 25. Qualcomm 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Tesla 29. Toyota 30. Twitter 31. Visa 32. Walmart 33. WeWork
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