Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

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4.6/5(948)
4.6 out of 5 stars

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Users appreciate the scalability of Amazon S3, enabling seamless data storage and access from anywhere effortlessly. (9 mentions)
Users value the seamless integration of S3 with AWS services, enhancing functionality and flexibility across data management tasks. (7 mentions)
Users appreciate the robust security features of Amazon S3, enhancing data protection and compliance effortlessly. (7 mentions)
Users value the reliable and secure cloud storage of Amazon S3, facilitating safe and effective data management. (5 mentions)
Users appreciate the ease of use of Amazon S3, making deployment and integration straightforward and efficient. (5 mentions)
Users find pricing issues with S3, especially concerning high data retrieval costs and the complexity of management. (6 mentions)
Users find the complex features of S3 challenging, especially regarding pricing and managing security configurations. (3 mentions)
Users find the complexity of the interface challenging, requiring strong cloud knowledge for effective use. (3 mentions)
Users find the pricing of S3 to be expensive, making it challenging for those with high data needs. (3 mentions)
Users find the learning difficulty of AWS S3's complex setup burdensome, requiring extensive knowledge for effective use. (3 mentions)

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Karandeep S.
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Karandeep S.
Associate engineer || technology
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Amazon S3- New generation cloud storage"
4/5
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

I used amazon S3 while I developed a Java based web application for my training project in my current company. The cloud service provided by S3 is quite attractive as it has a simple interface and data hosting and retrieval is quite easy. My website was hosted into cloud within a few minutes without having to take help from seniors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

The cost involved is a bit on the higher side.My case was a bit different. I had opted for S3 services for a project and later forgot to deactivated the sevices. After a month or so a recurring bill was sent to my email that accounted even more than my usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Dhavan M.
Education Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best product to save and maintain file on the cloud"
5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

I like the way AWS S3 makes it simple to store different kinds of files on the AWS Cloud. It is not just limited to the storage service. It allows hosting static websites as well. By providing various types of storage services such as s3 standard, s3 intelligent storage, s3 one zone storage, s3 glacier and flexible storage, it offers a one-stop solution for all kinds of storage needs from urgent retrieval of files to delayed recovery. It is also an economical solution for the organization which wants to store its data on a large scale. The thing which I like the most about s3 is it's bucket name is globally unique. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

S3 doesn't allow renaming buckets, which AWS could add-in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Bradley C.
DevOps/Infrastructure Engineer
Computer & Network Security
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"The perfect cloud storage system"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

Amazon S3 is the ultimate way to store information in the cloud. It provides almost unlimited storage and can grow or shrink seemlessly based on your needs and requirements. A benefit of S3 is its configurability. Being able to have specific bucket policies and have different access controls allows you to protect important data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

The biggest downfall to AWS S3 is its inability for searching. It is impossible to query data within buckets or across buckets. If they added a form of search across buckets, this would improve the service tremendously. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ramdas J.
RJ
Ramdas J.
Cloud Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"AWS S3 storage review"
5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

It AWS managed service where you can store the data in object formats .

This data can be encrypted and stored securely using bucket policy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

File which are stored in S3 should of certain type.

It difficult to upload large files from server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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OM G.
Test Engineer
Telecommunications
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
""Amazon Simple Storage service is web based storage services ""
5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

I like the Amazon simple Storage service (S3) because of the Amazon S3 provided data storage with the good security services.we can transfer the data to S3 over the public internet using the accsses S3 application.Also Amazon S3 transfer for faster over long distance. Amazon S3 can be used by organisation small or large business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

Nothing to dislike about the Amazon S3. It is very good Web storage to store our all types of data over the Cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sheeraz a.
SA
sheeraz a.
Digital Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Amazon Simple Storage Service S3 Review"
4/5
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

It's best storage services to store files and scale your application and it's easy to use and integrate with other applications also price is low compared to other competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

It has limited querying abilities and also managing is complex some times Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anshul J.
AJ
Anshul J.
Software Architect
Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Best cloud Object based storage with highly reliable and availabilty"
5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

this is most preferred storage for my applications, I will mention some reason as below which I like most

1. Scalability

2. Durability: data is highly protected against accidental deletion or corruption.

3. Security: Amazon S3 provides robust security features to protect stored data, including encryption, access control, and user authentication.

4. Cost-effectiveness

5. Integration: Amazon S3 is integrated with other AWS services, such as Amazon EC2, Amazon Glacier, and Amazon CloudFront, making it easy to use with other cloud-based services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

There are some challenges and issues where improvement is required like latency, lots of configuration properties to improve performance. One need to be expert or dig out lot about putting correct configuration to do integration with different technologies like , if we are using java or scala with spark to ingest data into S3, one must be expert in configuring jobs correctly , correct regions

Complexity with IAM security and policies for S3 bucket is also a bit tricky Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VIKAS Y.
VY
VIKAS Y.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Amazon S3 is the go-to choice for data storage and management. It's reliable, secure, cost-effective"
4/5
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

I love the simplicity of Amazon S3. Setting up buckets and managing data is a breeze, even for someone without a technical background and if u have any doubt regarding any service u can contact customer support . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

The integration with other AWS services is seamless, making it easy to build powerful applications and workflows using Amazon S3 as a foundation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Design
AD
Verified User in Design
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Bad U/X, BAD Experiences, BAD Flow to done a simple task"
0/5
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

I don't think these any the best of AWS.

Stupid services within 1000 things in there Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

Very bad for my experience.

I just want use cloudfront and S3, but That shit require me know too much tool in that.

- Block bucket acces -> ACLs -> blah blah blah... 1000 things in there Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Garrett V.
GV
Garrett V.
Co-Founder and CTO
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Quick way to store content"
5/5
What do you like best about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

S3 allows you to easily store and retrieve large numbers of files quickly. It has services that allow you to keep that information internal, or to directly expose through a CDN. Integrations with Lambda allow you to take action whenever new data is stored in an S3 bucket. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

It can be difficult to find information that you put into S3, so coming up with the right directory structure is critical for heavy users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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