--- title: Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Reviews meta\_title: 'Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 91 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 91 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Storage Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/storage-management --- # Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) but has limited features. Are you part of the Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) is a scalable, high-performance block storage service designed for use with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances. It enables users to create storage volumes that can be attached to EC2 instances, allowing for the creation of file systems, running databases, or other block storage applications. EBS volumes are automatically replicated within their specific Availability Zone to protect against component failures, ensuring high availability and durability. Key Features and Functionality: - Multiple Volume Types: EBS offers various volume types to optimize performance and cost, including SSD-backed storage for transactional workloads and HDD-backed storage for throughput-intensive tasks. - Scalability: Users can dynamically adjust capacity and performance specifications of EBS volumes without downtime, accommodating changing application needs. - Backup and Recovery: EBS provides snapshot capabilities, allowing for point-in-time backups of volumes. These snapshots can be used to restore data or migrate it across different AWS accounts, regions, or availability zones. - Data Encryption: EBS supports encryption to secure data at rest and in transit, utilizing AWS Key Management Service (KMS) for cryptographic key management. - High Availability and Durability: EBS volumes are designed for 99.999% availability, with automatic replication within an Availability Zone to prevent data loss due to hardware failures. Primary Value and User Solutions: Amazon EBS addresses the need for reliable, high-performance, and scalable block storage in the cloud. It enables businesses to run mission-critical applications, such as databases and enterprise applications, with confidence in data availability and durability. The service's flexibility allows users to optimize storage performance and cost according to their specific workload requirements, while features like snapshots and encryption enhance data protection and compliance. By integrating seamlessly with EC2 instances, EBS simplifies storage management, allowing users to focus on their core applications without the complexities of traditional storage solutions. * * * Seller [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) Discussions [Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Community](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-block-store-ebs/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by John Miranda (Digital Marketing Specialist at Amazon Web Services) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 3 months ### Return on Investment 18 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-block-store-ebs/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![VMware vSAN](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "VMware vSAN") VMware vSAN 4.4/5(264) ](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsan/reviews) [ ![Google Cloud Persistent Disk](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Google Cloud Persistent Disk") Google Cloud Persistent Disk 4.7/5(11) ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-persistent-disk/reviews) [ ![DigitalOcean](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "DigitalOcean") DigitalOcean 4.6/5(756) ](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-block-store-ebs/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 91 real user reviews. Implementation Time 3 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Integrations (6) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. 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As a long-time user of Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), I've been consistently impressed with its performance and reliability. What I like best about EBS is its seamless integration with EC2, providing high durability for our block storage volumes. The ability to scale up or down quickly and efficiently has been a game-changer for our dynamic workloads. The provisioned IOPS (SSD) volumes have provided us with the high throughput and low latency needed for our demanding applications. It's been incredibly effective for our database-driven applications, significantly reducing the latency and enhancing the overall user experience. Another aspect I deeply appreciate is the snapshot feature. The ease with which we can take backups and restore data is outstanding. It has simplified our disaster recovery process, giving us peace of mind regarding data security and integrity. Moreover, the pricing structure is transparent and predictable, which has been beneficial in managing our IT budget. With Amazon EBS, we've been able to optimize our storage costs without compromising on performance. In conclusion, Amazon EBS stands out for its robustness and versatility. Whether it's for enterprise-level applications or smaller projects, it offers a reliable and efficient solution for block storage needs. I would highly recommend Amazon EBS to anyone looking for a dependable and scalable storage solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? Setting up and managing EBS efficiently might require a deeper level of technical expertise in AWS services, which can be a barrier for less experienced users or smaller organizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) solving and how is that benefiting you? It provides easily scalable block storage, allowing users to adjust storage capacity in line with their changing needs. This flexibility is particularly beneficial for our business which experiencing growth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Christi O.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Christi O.") CO Christi O. Marketing Associate Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/7/2023 "Great cloud storage platform at a good price." 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? The ability to take snapshots allows for robust data recovery and backup, giving me peace of mind from potential issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? The variety of configuration options can be overwhelming; further simplification would be beneficial for less experienced users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Amazon EBS has reduced our costs by providing scalable and efficient storage, eliminating unnecessary expenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Telecommunications](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Telecommunications") UT Verified User in Telecommunications Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/7/2023 "AWS EBS Review" 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? Amazon EBS is a persistent storage which can be mounted to the EC2 so it can exist on its own and is not affacted if something happens to the EC2. Add to this the resiliency of the storage service and the speed, it is good option for storage intensive tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) can become a bit expensive solution compared to the other options available and also accessing EBS in different AZs is not that straight forward Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) was connected to the EC2 instance and provided a fast storage solution for doing data intensive tasks (including AI and ML) where faster storage was a big plus point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![vishal g.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "vishal g.") VG vishal g. Software Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/17/2023 "Very flexible service for EC2 storage" 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? its each to attach and dettach form EC2 machinw Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? nothing to dislike yet , serves my pupose well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Maybe if i can see storage and compute machines in a virtual diagram like windows Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Amit S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Amit S.") AS Amit S. Solution Architect Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/5/2022 "I am very happy with AWS service." 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? scalability, durability, reliability, easy to implement for any one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? Some time gets confused with AWS documentation while implementing anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Cost: pay per use model is cost-effective. Scalability: Auto scaling, CloudFront, S3, Route53, SQS, SNS, ECS, Arora Storage: S3, DynamoDB Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/17/2023 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Shudarshon C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Shudarshon C.") SC Shudarshon C. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/11/2020 "Great for disaster recovery and pre-baked AMI's" 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? Amazon EBS is one of the essential service that you will be using for your day to day cloud computing services. Not only I use this for a block storage service also I use this to keep snapshot of particular state of data. Also it is very useful in disaster recovery scenarios and can be templated to golden snapshots for using n creating pre-baked AMI's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? FOr throughput optimized HDD max storage limit is same as others e.g. 16 TiB. An increase in that would be helpful specially for serving huge data with windows servers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS): Highly suggested for using this in disaster recovery scenario Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Serving large amount data with better read-write efficiency using windows server. Also provisioned IOPS EBS feature helps to bootstrap several services very early. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/10/2020 "I have used multiple services of aws ebs is one of the best" 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? Easy to increase in storage and easy to attach and detach Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? Currently not supporting multiple availability zone migration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) solving and how is that benefiting you? We can use ebs with our ec2 instances according to our requirements easy to create and attach with the ec2 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/10/2020 "Best to use." 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? Easy to Store any kind of data in EBS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? We can't access EBS from outside of AWS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) solving and how is that benefiting you? In EC2 instace it is better way to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") AC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/13/2018 "EBS should stand for Easiest Block Store" 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? I love how easy it is for me to create a snapshot of a volume, create a new volume out of the snapshot, and deploy the new volume to a virtual machine. It takes all of about five minutes to complete the process, and when it comes to doing any kind of testing, it's a valuable tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? I dislike how difficult it is to set up automated backups of volumes. Some regions have new functionality via CloudWatch that let you schedule backups, but it's not available in all AWS regions as of September of 2018. Some of our regions have heavy backup requirements, and we're dependant on EBS snapshots for those backups. Setting up new backup sets is tedious and takes more time than it should. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) solving and how is that benefiting you? We have the need to be able to quickly deploy large volumes without a lot of effort. We also have a need to back up those volumes so that we are meeting our internal compliance rules. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") AF Verified User in Financial Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/29/2018 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Ease for Expanding Storage" 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? Very easy to attach to resources, sizing is very transparent and so are the different ebs volume types. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? Corrupt volumes bringing down production systems where this would then translate to having to rehydrate or reingest data that was reliant on the EBS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS): Be wary of having a strict reliance on this file store to support your information indefinitely and without any hiccups. Make sure to have redundancies and processes in place to resolve and handle any issues that you may experience in the event of a failure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Instance store used by the resources we run in Production and development environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ## Questions about Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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