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Compare Amazon S3 Glacier and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (39.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (39.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon S3 Glacier
Star Rating
(134)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (39.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon S3 GlacierAmazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Star Rating
(939)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Browse all 4 pricing plansAmazon S3 Glacier vs Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) overall.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) meets the needs of their business better than Amazon S3 Glacier.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) over Amazon S3 Glacier.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon S3 Glacier
No pricing availableAmazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon S3 Glacier
No trial information availableAmazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
100
9.2
673
Ease of Use
8.3
99
8.7
676
Ease of Setup
8.4
60
8.6
333
Ease of Admin
8.4
57
8.5
312
Quality of Support
8.5
88
8.6
597
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
54
9.0
296
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
96
9.0
633
Features by Category
Functionality
9.0
21
9.2
54
9.5
22
9.6
52
8.3
22
9.3
53
Reliability
8.9
22
9.1
52
9.5
22
9.6
53
Security
9.4
21
9.2
52
9.0
21
8.6
50
9.2
21
8.9
52
Compatibility
9.1
20
9.2
49
8.9
20
9.1
49
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon S3 Glacier and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) are categorized as Object Storage Solutions
Unique Categories
Amazon S3 Glacier is categorized as Archive Storage Solutions
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon S3 Glacier
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
26.1%
Computer Software
18.5%
Marketing and Advertising
10.1%
Media Production
3.4%
Education Management
3.4%
Other
38.7%
Information Technology and Services
19.4%
Computer Software
17.9%
Financial Services
6.8%
Internet
4.2%
Marketing and Advertising
3.1%
Other
48.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
How do I use Amazon s3 glacier?
1 Comment
UT
You can use it for archieving the data Read more
Amazon S3 Glacier has no more discussions with answers
What type of storage is Amazon s3 used for?
1 Comment
AS
S3 is a object type and highly scalable storage service.
We can access the s3 content from anywhere and provides the high availability and high performance.Read more
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