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Amazon S3 Glacier vs Google Cloud Storage comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 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 S3 Glacier
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Storage (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 Glacier is 16.4%, up from 15.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Storage is 9.2%, down from 11.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

ArunDhwaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Versatile data storage improves security and supports increasing data volumes
Amazon S3 Glacier offers robust security features and practically infinite storage, where we can store all kinds of media swiftly. It supports various data types, including semi-structured and raw formats. These features facilitate log management and data dumping since the service is versatile enough to handle large volumes of data and provide necessary security.
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

"Amazon S3 Glacier is a scalable and easy-to-manage solution with good read-write capability."
"Its auto-scaling capabilities allow us to add data continuously without needing to pre-provision storage."
"We like that the price is cheaper."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is scalable, flexible, easy to maintain and handle."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a very cheap storage, where we store infrequently used data."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is easy to use. The platform is straightforward, and the interfaces are user-friendly and responsive. Even with a limited budget, you can train someone without an AWS certification to use it. With on-the-job training, you can ensure they understand what needs to be done to use the service."
"I like the price. If you compare Glacier to others, the prices in terms of what you store beyond retention are much lower."
"The product automatically replicates objects from a S3 bucket in one region to another bucket in a different region."
"Google Cloud is handy and easy to use."
"You do not need to install anything."
"The most valuable features of Google Cloud Storage include easy API integration for querying, downloading, and uploading files."
"It's simple to use."
"It is flexible and simple to use."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud Storage is that the backup feature is always on."
"The most valuable feature is the cryptographic technology."
"Google Cloud Storage performs well and it's easy to use."
 

Cons

"A couple of times, we faced outage issues that caused us problems."
"The cost of retrieval in Glacier is quite high."
"I believe the usage reporting could be simplified, particularly for billing purposes. Overall, I find Amazon S3 Glacier's reporting system somewhat confusing compared to other hyperscalers in the market."
"The tool could be made cheaper."
"The pricing is a bit expensive. There is room for improvement in costs."
"Billing issues can be a nightmare. It's tough reaching the right person to get them sorted out."
"Amazon S3 Glacier's data retrieval time is slow compared to other AWS storage services and should be improved."
"The solution’s deployment process is complex and could be improved."
"Google Cloud Storage could be improved by increasing the drive capacity."
"Google Cloud Storage could improve by having better integration with Microsoft Office files. When I open a Google document I would like it to be able to be opened with Microsoft. You can already open Google documents in Microsoft Office."
"The solution is good, however, it would benefit from increased storage without the additional cost."
"It is stable, but it can always be more stable."
"User management could be better. It's complicated process to delete users and maintain the structure of documents created by deleted users."
"Having more storage space would be an improvement."
"A lower cost, lower-end solution for a shared file system is missing."
"Its security should be better from the data security point of view. It should be more secure, and it should get tightly integrated with products such as Google Docs and Google Sheets. Microsoft covers different kinds of tools such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon S3 Glacier has good pricing."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is expensive."
"The pricing must be improved."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"The tool is too expensive."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is a cost-effective solution for archiving."
"There is no license, you pay for what you use."
"Amazon S3 Glacier is very cheap, but the cost becomes a concern when you have a very large amount of data."
"The solution is free unless you want to increase the GB data allowance. There is a cost if you want to increase the size of storage space which is expensive."
"The tool is not expensive."
"My company is paying a yearly subscription for the licensing of the solution. It is an expensive solution."
"In general, it's fairly priced."
"Its price is fine."
"I pay monthly for Google Cloud Storage. It could be cheaper, but for now, it's okay."
"I pay for a monthly subscription."
"The price could be cheaper."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
17%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
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 S3 Glacier?
I like creating buckets where data can be segregated at a high level and then routing the appropriate data to each designated bucket. In terms of value, I would say that the tool gets the job done ...
What needs improvement with Amazon S3 Glacier?
The cost of retrieval in Glacier is quite high. It would be excellent if Amazon could work on reducing retrieval costs. Another improvement is making Glacier available in all regions.
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

King Cpunty, Illumina, Backupify, Nearmap.com, Scribd, Baylor College of Medicine, SoundCloud
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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