AWS Storage Gateway vs Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere Edge comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Hitachi Vantara are both solutions in the Cloud Storage Gateways category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8, while Hitachi Vantara is ranked #9. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 11.2% mindshare in CSG, compared to Hitachi Vantara’s 2.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hitachi Vantara users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between AWS Storage Gateway and Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere Edge based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Storage Gateway

Ranking in Cloud Storage Gateways

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Hitachi Content Platform An...

Ranking in Cloud Storage Gateways

9th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Storage Gateways category, the mindshare of AWS Storage Gateway is 11.2%, up from 11.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere Edge is 2.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Storage Gateways Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
AWS Storage Gateway	11.2%
Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere Edge	2.4%
Other	86.4%

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reviewer2056449

Sales Strategist at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Provides diverse tools for effective data management but can improve customer support practices

AWS Storage Gateway is very customer friendly in terms of their features, though perhaps not in price. If there is something that the customer needs to do with moving data from one point to another, they will make sure that is available to customers. At one time they had dozens of migration tools. They make it possible for data to get from anywhere to AWS Cloud, though not necessarily back. They will make it very easy and will do customer engagements to get that data from any legacy device to AWS. AWS Storage Gateway was born of all the cloud blank products, including Snowball, the big mobile unit. All of them were created to get more people to the AWS platform. In the past few years I have worked for data security software companies implementing customer solutions.

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Roberto Guzman

Business Manager at TELCOMBAS SA

A scalable, stable solution with good tech support and good ROI

I think the most important thing to consider is the complexity of the organization's distribution of user data. For example, some organizations have three, four, five, or more servers, so it's most important to think about how they are going to handle the migration of those servers to HCP Anywhere Edge. I would rate this solution as a nine out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The stability has to be a given; without that, you wouldn't use the product, as it needs to be a reliable solution."

"The solution's most valuable features stem from its ease of use, including how easy it is to set up, configure, and manage the tool."

"AWS Storage Gateway is very customer friendly in terms of their features, though perhaps not in price."

"It's a cloud storage solution, which makes it quite flexible. If you have one terabyte today and need ten tomorrow, it's not a problem."

"The solution gives us the ability to move large amounts of data to the cloud and it gives us on-premises connectivity. Additionally, the storage can be shared from the cloud to on-premise."

"The most valuable feature is that it requires less utilization of space, compared to storing directly to the database of the system. It offers a unique way of doing things."

"From my perspective, it's better than the traditional way of having a physical server."

"AWS Storage Gateway is used when there's a high requirement for storage and the company has their goal to move to the cloud and they are not comfortable having it in the data centers. They want the data to move to the cloud. We propose storage services that give them flexibility. They don't have to manage their data centers by themselves because it is being managed by Amazon or Microsoft. They do not have to worry about security and vulnerability issues. That is a strategy that companies can find value in and choose a cloud service."

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"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can be used for manually attaching storage."

Cons

"I would rate it an eight out of ten, not a ten because I cannot say that it's perfect."

"We've had issues with bandwidth in the past, and we don't know where the bottlenecks are."

"Data migration and collection could be made easier for improvements - there's still work to be done there."

"Although we have not used this application long, I am not sure, in its current configuration, that we could scale this solution to meet our needs."

"AWS Storage Gateway could improve by having different kinds of storage. For example, allowing all kinds of data, whether it's images or structure, not structure data. This would be great."

"The initial setup takes some hours. It could be simplified and that would make the user experience better."

"I cannot say it's perfect."

"Its interface could be easier to use."

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"There is room for improvement in the administration of the users' files and information."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's price is reasonable."

"Licensing is paid monthly. Pricing is in the mid-range - not too high or too low."

"We pay a monthly license."

"My company needs to get monthly licenses to use the tool."

"AWS Storage Gateway is reasonably priced. The price depends on how much you need. The whole synopse model comes into the picture for the cloud where it depends on how many instances per VM and the price will increase. It's a reasonable price because with all the competition around the price has to be competitive. It's not very costly."

"There is a monthly subscription for the use of this solution."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	4

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Questions from the Community

Is AWS Storage Gateway only suitable for AWS?

No, I'm pretty sure you can't. This is a service of AWS and so you're probably only able to use it there. I haven't used any of the Amazon Web Services personally but from what I know, they usually...

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Is AWS Storage Gateway easy to use?

Hi, yes, I think it is very easy to use. You can install it rather quickly, and then when you start using it, it's all explained to you on the native platform's website. I think the best thing abou...

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Is AWS Storage Gateway free for users of AWS?

No, this service is not provided for free by AWS. If you visit the AWS website and you look for AWS Storage Gateway pricing, you'll be sent to a very helpful calculating page. There, based on what ...

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Overview

AWS Storage Gateway provides hybrid cloud storage services that give users access to unlimited cloud storage. As a part of the Amazon Web Services, one of the leading on-demand cloud computing platforms, the AWS Storage Gateway allows you to use the AWS storage without the need to rewrite your applications. It does this by providing protocols like iSCSI, NFS, and SMB. It works by caching frequently accessed data on premises and simultaneously storing data on AWS, as well as optimizing data transfer in the cloud. The optimization it provides for AWS is done by sending only changed data and by compressing data.

AWS Storage Gateway provides the option for in-cloud processing by integrating with Amazon S3 and FSx for Windows File Server. It works with AWS Identity and Access Management to secure access management to services and recourse. It is also compatible with data encryption in the cloud by working with AWS Key Management Service, for monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch, and for activity of account logging with AWS CloudTrail. Through AWS Backup, you can manage backup and retention policies for AWS Storage Gateway. Users have access to a maximum supported size of local cache per gateway of up to 64 TiB on a virtual machine.

The use cases for AWS Storage Gateway include the ability to store incoming data from on-premises instruments in Amazon Simple Storage Services, as well as using AWS for data analysis. It provides the opportunity to modernize your interactive file sharing while simplifying management and reducing costs. AWS Storage Gateway is also suitable for backing up data in the cloud, giving users virtually unlimited scale.

The following services allow Amazon Storage Gateway to provide on-premises applications with access to cloud storage:

Amazon S3 File Gateway: Using file protocols like Network File System and Server Message Block, users can store and retrieve objects in Amazon Simple Storage Service S3.
Amazon FSx File Gateway: Store and retrieve files in Amazon FSx for Windows File Server through the Server Message Block protocol.
Volume Gateway: AWS Storage Gateway offers users block storage for on-premises applications. Users can make copies of volumes and manage retention, as well as restore snapshots.
Tape Gateway: Backup applications are provided with an iSCSI virtual tape library (VTL) interface that consists of virtual tape drivers, virtual tapes, and a virtual media changer.

AWS Storage Gateway Benefits

Due to its value-added features, AWS Storage Gateway has many benefits, which include:

Ability to store data in AWS on various devices
Provides virtually unlimited cloud storage because it's based on the AWS cloud
Integrates with many AWS management services, such as AWS CloudTrail, AWS Identity, Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch
Effectively optimizes data transfer to AWS storage

Reviews from Real Users

Rohit V., Associate Manager at UnitedHealth Group, says that the best part about AWS Storage Gateway is that it has flexibility, securitye, and little maintenance. His company no longer worries about security and vulnerability issues since they've started using AWS Storage Gateway.

The Chef manager at an insurance company says AWS Storage Gateway is scalable, handles large amounts of data, and has a straightforward installation. His company uses it for migration purposes from their on-premise data.

Bahattin Y., CTO at BE1 consultancy, says that AWS Storage Gateway is a flexible solution with a good response time and easy-to-use storage. His organization uses it for a crypto exchange.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

File data accounts for more than 80% of storage. File servers and NAS appliances require costly management of protection, performance, migrations and scale. Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere edge model gives you a modern private or hybrid cloud alternative to those traditional file services.

Modernize and Simplify
Sync files from edge to core, where they are stored, managed and properly governed.

Protect and Recover
Protect data from remote offices. Easily recover from user error, device failures or malware.

Control Data Costs
Frequently used data is kept at the edge, and lesser-used data is accessed from the core, as needed.

Hitachi Vantara

Sample Customers

King, NEWLOG Consulting, Southern Oregon University, Religare Enterprises Limited, TGIX CloudCover, Moderna Therapeutics, JustGiving, VeriStor

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