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Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) vs. Amazon Web Services

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Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

15 Reviews and Ratings

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705 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

    Score7.5 out of 10
    		N/AThe Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) provides a simple, scalable, elastic file system for Linux-based workloads for use with AWS Cloud services and on-premises resources.

    $0.04

    per GB

    Amazon Web Services

    Score8.6 out of 10
    		N/AAmazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing services. With over 165 services offered, AWS services can provide users with a comprehensive suite of infrastructure and computing building blocks and tools.

    $100

    per month

    Pricing
    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)Amazon Web Services
    Editions & Modules
    US East & West Region
    $0.043
    per month per GB (One zone)
    Europe (Ireland) Region
    $0.046
    per month per GB (One zone)
    Asia Pacific & Canada Region
    $0.047
    per month per GB (One zone)
    Africa (Cape Town) Region
    $0.054
    per month per GB (One zone)
    AWS GovCloud (US-East)
    $0.056
    per month per GB (One zone)
    US East & West Region
    $0.08
    per month per GB (Standard)
    Asia Pacific & Canada Region
    $0.09
    per month per GB (Standard)
    Europe (Ireland) Region
    $0.09
    per month per GB (Standard)
    Africa (Cape Town) Region
    $0.10
    per month per GB (Standard)
    AWS GovCloud (US-East)
    $0.11
    per month per GB (Standard)
    Free Tier
    $0
    per month
    Basic Environment
    $100 - $200
    per month
    Intermediate Environment
    $250 - $600
    per month
    Advanced Environment
    $600-$2500
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)Amazon Web Services
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThere is no minimum fee or setup charge. You pay only for the storage you use, for read and write access to data stored in Infrequent Access storage classes, and for any provisioned throughput. Amazon EFS offers four storage classes: two standard storage classes, including Amazon EFS Standard and Amazon EFS Standard-Infrequent Access (EFS Standard-IA), and two One Zone storage classes, including Amazon EFS One Zone and Amazon EFS One Zone-Infrequent AccessAWS allows a “save when you commit” option that offers lower prices when you sign up for a 1- or 3- year term that includes an AWS service or category of services.
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    Features
    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)Amazon Web Services
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) and Amazon Web Services
    Feature
    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    Amazon Web Services
    8.3
    68 Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime10.05 Ratings9.364 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling10.05 Ratings9.065 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing10.04 Ratings9.761 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates4.04 Ratings7.457 Ratings
    Monitoring tools8.55 Ratings7.065 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images7.03 Ratings6.658 Ratings
    Operating system support9.55 Ratings8.363 Ratings
    Security controls10.05 Ratings8.366 Ratings
    Automation10.04 Ratings8.717 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)Amazon Web Services
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (80 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (24 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)