--- title: Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Reviews meta\_title: 'Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 33 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Amazon FSx for Windows File Server works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 33 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Reviews & Product Details Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides a fully managed native Microsoft Windows file system so you can easily move your Windows-based applications that require file storage to AWS. * * * Seller [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) Discussions [Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Community](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server/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) [ ![NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP") NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP 4.5/5(34) ](https://www.g2.com/products/netapp-cloud-volumes-ontap/reviews) [ ![LucidLink](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "LucidLink") LucidLink 4.5/5(782) ](https://www.g2.com/products/lucidlink/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 33 real user reviews. 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"Amazon FSx a high performance file system" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? As mentioned in myTitle I like it's high performance and good recovery of files. It's costeffective. Better GUI and user friendly than azure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? Am I have used Azure File Services as well but I like have more incline towards Azure File Service. I hope I receive a survey for that as well. The dislike is its capacity is limited for each services and it is accessible over smb only. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you? It's costeffective and because of its high performance. It will be really good for future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ujjwal A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ujjwal A.") UA Ujjwal A. Devops Engineer Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/22/2024 "AWS FSx - Easy shift from Windows to Cloud." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? 1- Easy to use. 2- Easy shift for windows Application to Cloud Server. 3- Aws Support is Good. 4- Easy integration because of SAAS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? 1 - Proper tutorial can be provided for the shifting of Applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps in high performance & compatibility to easily shift enterprise applications to cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![MANISH KUMAR P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "MANISH KUMAR P.") MP MANISH KUMAR P. Cloud Ops Analyst Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/24/2024 "Aws fsx is reliable file server service" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? Accessing fsx from windows servers is very fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? Some sizes are not available at the moment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you? It's solving problem by making legacy window file share over cloud to reduce the time for accessing and reliable as compared to legacy file share Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mayukh S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mayukh S.") MS Mayukh S. Cloud App/Tech Senior Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/13/2024 "Excellent product by AWS" 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? The pricing The performance flexibility High speed data transfer Multiprotocol access Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? Data protection from AWS console Advance matrix Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you? We had to use multiple solutions before and had gaps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Tushar B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Tushar B.") TB Tushar B. Social Media Marketing Specialist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/19/2024 "My review" 5/5 What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? Windows compatibility, good performance, easily migrate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? Costing, limited protocol supports, data transfer costs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you? It provides scalable file storage, integration with windows ecosystem Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Retail](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Retail") AR Verified User in Retail Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/12/2024 "Wonderful experience" 5/5 What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? I have been receiving very good performance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? I don't not see any issue with this AWS product till now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you? We have using this for the retail clients as DFS servers and feedback has been very good in terms performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite AC Andy C. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/23/2023 "Quick and simple when you need SMB file storage" 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? Useful during our SQL migrations where we needed a shared file storage for the witness control Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? A little hard to provision everything from Cloudformation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you? Allowing shared and resilient file storage for Windows services in AWS without the need to maintain dedicated EC2 instances with large expensive EBS volumes and maintenance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nishita R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nishita R.") NR Nishita R. Specialist - Technical Content Writer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/7/2022 "Sorting, storing file systems with just a click of a button." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? Amazon FSx is new to the market and is already performing really well. This high-end file-storing system makes it easier for storing, sorting, and running the file systems without any blockages or discrepencies. Also, as an added bonus there are soo many options to choose from. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? Since it is quite new, I see it still trying to adapt and evolve according to customer needs. It is still really good software and I highly recommend users to give this a try. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Amazon FSx for Windows File Server: It is really good software. If you are looking to sort your file systems, please go for this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you? The UX is amazing. It is also cost-effective as mentioned in their marketing portfolio. It really helps with managing my files systems in a really effective and suitable way. The widely available types of file systems are an added bonus. Based on our requirement we can select the necessary one for our workload. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![pradnya s.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "pradnya s.") PS pradnya s. Product Designer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/22/2022 "Best storage solution" 4/5 What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? Completely managable and cosy friendly cloud storage solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? It can be made more business friendly and user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you? Its helping the business in terms of administrative work which includes file storage and restrore, accessing control and many more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Sabrina L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sabrina L.") SL Sabrina L. Stylist/Assistant Manager Restaurants Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/29/2022 "Very efficient & helpful" 3/5 What do you like best about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? What is most helpful with Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is the options my company had for storage on our system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server? What is least helpful about Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is that it was hard to figure out the initial setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Amazon FSx for Windows File Server: What I advice I have for new users of Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, is to make sure you set aside a lot of time to do the initial setup and install. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server solving and how is that benefiting you? What business problems is Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is overall storage for my entire company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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