--- title: Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) Reviews meta\_title: 'Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 71 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 71 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) but has limited features. Are you part of the Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) is a storage system that provides simple, scalable file storage for use with Amazon EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud with easy to use and offers a simple interface that allows to create and configure file systems quickly and easily. * * * Seller [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) Discussions [Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) Community](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-file-system-amazon-efs/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 1 month ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-file-system-amazon-efs/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Azure Files](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Azure Files") Azure Files 4/5(55) ](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-files/reviews) [ ![Google Cloud Filestore](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Google Cloud Filestore") Google Cloud Filestore 4/5(21) ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-filestore/reviews) [ ![Cyberduck](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cyberduck") Cyberduck 4.3/5(87) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cyberduck/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-file-system-amazon-efs/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 71 real user reviews. 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Principal Cloud Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/27/2018 "efs" 2/5 What do you like best about Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)? It's easy to configure and manage the solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)? does not support CIFS, we have a lot of requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS): Provide clearer documentation on how to use and make it easier to update from other NFS solutions like NetApp and etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) solving and how is that benefiting you? It's easy to configure and manage the solution. I do not hate it as such. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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