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Amazon S3 vs Wasabi 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
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Wasabi
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 is 11.5%, down from 14.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Wasabi is 6.7%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

Vagner Martins - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced data security with seamless integration and static website capabilities
S3 is a great service offering numerous possibilities. It allows for storing objects and files of various types. I appreciate its capability to create static websites and integrate with services like CloudFront, EC2, and DynamoDB. Despite being focused on security, I leverage features such as cryptography and integration with CloudTrail.
DavidWork - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers reliable and cost-effective backups with impressive stability
We use Wasabi to back up all of our WordPress sites. Anytime we have a new website, it's just easy to add it The cost is low, it is foolproof, and it has redundancy. We have never had an outage, and it is very reliable and stable. Since it is so inexpensive, it does not impact our profit…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's good for starting up because you only pay for what you use."
"The tool helps us with data backup storage of payment files and helps us avoid issues with clients when we miss the data. For instance, in the payment file of my Google client, you can find details of one-to-one transactions like the payment information on the file header, payment ID, payment client ID, group headers, etc. We get these details into the file format of ISO which is the accepted format at JP Morgan & Chase. Once we get the file format, we process it through S3."
"Cloud infrastructure is the most valuable feature."
"The best thing about S3 is the security."
"Easy to use, very intuitive, fast, and quite flexible."
"The most valuable features are VNet, virtual machines, and Elastic Kubernetes Service."
"We have cold storage here, and I think that's useful. When it comes to commercialization, it's cheaper to put data that you won't be using into the data storage. You only use a little bit of the data needed each day for your transition, so you pay less."
"The initial setup is not difficult or overly complex. It's very straightforward and easy to implement."
"The tool is very user-friendly."
"Wasabi is an easy-to-use solution."
"Basically, I set Wasabi up and forget it. I'll monitor it every once in a while just to make sure that it's working correctly."
"We can store our videos on hot storage, allowing immediate access to them."
"The most valuable feature of Wasabi is the backups."
"The cost is low, it is foolproof, and it has redundancy."
"Overall, I would rate Wasabi a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of Wasabi is its cost."
 

Cons

"Amazon S3 could improve by having more frequent updates."
"The product should enable users to create their own shortcuts."
"Technical support could have a faster response time."
"We would like some improvement in the cost of storage via this solution, as it currently has a very high price point."
"Amazon S3 should have more frequent updates."
"In terms of security, I struggled with setting permissions and access control initially."
"The solution's data transfer speed could be improved."
"The query size in Amazon S3 has room for improvement because it's limited. Querying on Amazon S3 is also expensive with Amazon Athena, so that's another area for improvement in the solution."
"Wasabi could be cheaper, however, it is already really cheap, so I cannot say if there is anything specific that would be an improvement."
"The solution must allow the extension of the retention period."
"The scalability could improve."
"I don't have enough experience to understand the nuances of where they might improve."
"Setting up users on the appliance should be improved."
"The scalability could be improved."
"The solution’s user reporting could be improved."
"Wasabi could be cheaper."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is fairly priced."
"The license of Amazon S3 is based on volume, capacity, and time. The overall price of the solution could improve. The support has to be added if you want it at an additional cost."
"Amazon S3 is a cheap solution."
"While storing data in Amazon S3 is relatively inexpensive, there are costs associated with retrieving or transferring data across continents."
"The tool's licensing costs are monthly and cheap."
"This solution has reasonable pricing and a low cost."
"The solution is very inexpensive at 50 cents per gigabyte, per month."
"The price of Amazon S3 is competitive with other solutions."
"The tool’s price is very reasonable."
"The price of the solution is inexpensive."
"Wasabi has better pricing than Nutanix."
"Wasabi is a cost-effective solution for data storage, priced at just under six dollars per terabyte."
"Wasabi is a cheap solution, and users have to pay for a monthly license."
"I can only tell you that Wasabi costs about half what Amazon Web Services is charging. Now, the cost per month is a more difficult question. That varies depending on the capacity, the services you're employing, and that type of thing."
"The price is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
77%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Manufacturing Company
2%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon S3?
We can easily connect to the AWS resources.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon S3?
S3 is a pay-as-you-go service. I pay based on the data volume I am using.
What needs improvement with Amazon S3?
There is a limitation with the data upload size, such as the five terabytes restriction. I would like to see an increase in the data upload limit, similar to DynamoDB, where there is no data limit.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Wasabi?
We can reserve capacities based on our usage expectations for two to three years. We can pay for it annually. It is quite easy for the organization. The pricing model is quite affordable. The price...
What needs improvement with Wasabi?
Wasabi could be cheaper, however, it is already really cheap, so I cannot say if there is anything specific that would be an improvement.
 

Also Known As

S3, Simple Storage Service
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Sample Customers

Netflix, Airbnb, Thomson Reuters, Zillow, Alert Logic
FileShadow, Ivy League Schools, Russell Sage Colleges, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, MayStreet
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