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Compare Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Google Cloud Storage 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Per Month
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Star Rating
(941)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Browse all 4 pricing plansGoogle Cloud Storage
Star Rating
(594)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansAmazon Simple Storage Service (S3) vs Google Cloud Storage
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Google Cloud Storage easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) overall.
- Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Google Cloud Storage both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Google Cloud Storage is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Cloud Storage over Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
No pricing availableGoogle Cloud Storage
Free
Free
Per Month
- All customers get 5 GiB of US regional storage free per month, not charged against your credits.
- New customers can use $300 in free credits to try Cloud Storage.
Free Trial
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Free Trial is available
Google Cloud Storage
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
675
9.2
358
Ease of Use
8.7
678
9.1
361
Ease of Setup
8.6
335
8.9
147
Ease of Admin
8.5
313
8.8
112
Quality of Support
8.6
599
8.8
312
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
297
8.9
109
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
635
9.4
347
Features by Category
Performance
Not enough data
9.4
23
Not enough data
9.2
23
Not enough data
9.6
23
Not enough data
9.1
22
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.9
22
Security
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
9.5
23
Functionality
9.1
56
8.8
53
9.6
53
9.3
54
9.3
53
9.0
54
Reliability
9.1
52
8.4
50
9.6
54
9.4
57
Security
9.2
53
9.2
50
8.6
51
8.8
45
8.9
54
8.5
54
Compatibility
9.2
50
8.7
49
9.1
49
8.6
45
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Free Resources
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Cloud Application Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Cloud Application Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Application Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application support - Cloud Application Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Google Cloud Storage are categorized as Object Storage Solutions
Unique Categories
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) has no unique categories
Google Cloud Storage is categorized as Archive Storage Solutions, Managed Hosting, WordPress Hosting, Hybrid Cloud Storage Solutions, Cloud Web Hosting, and Cloud Application Hosting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Cloud Storage
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
19.5%
Computer Software
17.9%
Financial Services
6.7%
Internet
4.2%
Marketing and Advertising
3.1%
Other
48.5%
Information Technology and Services
17.1%
Computer Software
14.4%
Financial Services
4.0%
Higher Education
3.1%
Education Management
3.1%
Other
58.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
How are other S3 users solving business problems?
2 Comments
CT
The price is quite expensive Read more
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
What is the best way to do?
5 Comments
EM
the best way to do is learn more about google cloud storage if you are new in that appRead more
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