Amazon Drive vs Amazon Web Services | TrustRadius

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Score 8.2 out of 10

Based on 151 reviews and ratings

Score 8.6 out of 10

Based on 489 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Amazon Drive

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Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

File search

Device sync

Amazon Drive

Amazon Web Services

User and role management

File organization

Device management

Amazon Drive

Amazon Web Services

Performance

Reliability

Storage Reports

Amazon Drive

Amazon Web Services

Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

Dynamic scaling

Elastic load balancing

Pre-configured templates

Monitoring tools

Pre-defined machine images

Operating system support

Security controls

Pros

Amazon Drive automatically detects photos and videos in specific folders (that you choose). It will add them to Drive without any action from me.
There is a desktop app where you can access all of your files (in addition to web-based access).

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Sound Wave EventsEvents Services, 11-50 employees

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What I like in it, is its simple notification service which provides a mobile messaging feature to enable push messaging to my mobile devices as well.
It helps in sending out notifications to all my teammates with full integrity.
Responsive Support.
Offers a variety of features that help to manage my workload.

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IT Manager

PerficientInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

Less storage than Google Drive, Google offers 15GB of free space - vs. Amazon's 5GB.
Also, unlike with Google Drive, you can't back up your work with Amazon Drive ( I also use Google Drive, since I have a Gmail account).
A lot more expensive than Google Drive, which is 1.99/month...but they are more in line with Dropbox pricing.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Packaging and Containers Company, 51-200 employees

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If there is one thing I think AWS needs improvement on, it is the administration dashboard. It can be a nightmare to use especially when trying to access billing. This could be made better, honestly, as there should be a simplified way to access simple admin features.
While AWS was fairly easy to integrate into our solutions, it is not as easy to use without some IT knowledge. The dashboards are complicated and designed for someone who is computer savvy. If you are just want to keep track of billing, for example, you may need to take a course or spend a few hours with someone being walked through the admin console.
AWS does tend to be slow at times. If you do not have a fast internet connection, it can take time to access services that are hosted on AWS. This is not always the case but we have had clients complain about this if they are trying to access a service from multiple points (IP addresses). The only real fix we found was to make our files cache to another server and only keep current data accessible to clients.

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Nathan Sichilongo

Regional Manager

Dotcom ZambiaConsumer Services, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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Amazon Web Services 9.4

Based on 10 answers

We are almost entirely satisfied with the service. In order to move off it, we'd have to build for ourselves many of the services that AWS provides and the cost would be prohibitive. Although there are cost savings and security benefits to returning to the colo facility, we could never afford to do it, and we'd hate to give up the innovation and constant cycle of new features that AWS gives us.

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Marc Schriftman

Director of Software Development

Moxie Software, Inc.Computer Software, 201-500 employees

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Usability

Amazon Drive 6.0

Based on 3 answers

The system is very easy to use and it's use of apps for almost all devices and hardware makes it even easier to manage and store photos and documents. I highly recommend this as an easy to use solution for novices!

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Senior Web Developer

Web Juice LtdInternet, 1-10 employees

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Amazon Web Services 7.3

Based on 5 answers

We find it quite easy to use. The only challenge is at the outset figuring out exactly what you need, given the large number of available services and options which could take a bit of time to get familiarised with and to decide on.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

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Amazon Web Services 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Availability is very good, with the exception of occasional spectacular outages.

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Anonymous

Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Performance

Amazon Drive 6.0

Based on 1 answer

It is safe but has little added value.

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EYEMAR EXPRESSAirlines/Aviation, 1-10 employees

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AWS does not provide the raw performance that you can get by building your own custom infrastructure. However, it is often the case that the benefits of specialized, high-performance hardware do not necessarily outweigh the significant extra cost and risk. Performance as perceived by the user is very different from raw throughput.

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Anonymous

Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

Amazon Drive 9.7

Based on 6 answers

Overall great software to use for file share, storage, and collaboration. Its security is great and the user management is spot on. The only thing that makes me dock it a point is that the device management as a subset of user management is kind of clunky. It hasn't been an issue yet, but it could compromise security in the future. Overall, would recommend

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Ecommerce & Consumer Products Manager

Midwest Tungsten ServiceMining & Metals, 11-50 employees

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Amazon Web Services 7.6

Based on 25 answers

Amazon Web Services boasts a really quick and helpful support with multiple communication options as well. For instance, on my personal account I incurred a minor charge due to mismanagement of a service. Upon contacting support, they quickly explained the issue to me and upon request waived the bill as a first time error.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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Amazon Web Services 10.0

Based on 3 answers

The API's were very well documented and was Janova's main point of entry into the services.

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Vice President Marketing and Product Management

SPIDA SoftwareInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Amazon Drive Cloud has the advantage of being backed by one of the companies that has had the highest growth in recent years: Amazon. That gives us security and has been the main reason for us to trust this product. We believe that the security systems of this company are good enough to be quiet while our files are stored on their servers

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Director de Marketing en Festejos Car-Yan. C.A.

Festejos Car-Yan. C.AEvents Services, 11-50 employees

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Amazon Web Services is well suited when we have a huge amount of data to store, process, manipulate and get meaningful information out of. It is also suitable when we need very fast data retrieval from the database. They provide a superior product at a fair price which allows us to further our goals and push the limits of what we are capable of as a team / company.

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Verified User

Technician in Customer Service

Accounting Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

It slowed us down at first since we went from purely agile to document based then agile.
It is easy to use so even non-developers can access code snippets which they wouldn't know how to access on github.
It has a lot of features we don't have a use for in our business.

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Engineer in Engineering

Environmental Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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AWS has lowered our employee cost, because you don't have to hire Network/Server Admins to manage infrastructure.
Increased productivity by incorporating Continuous Integration with AWS and our development life cycle.
Increased customer confidence by being able to provide HIPAA level security in our development and production environments

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Engineer in Engineering

Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Amazon Drive Editions & Modules

Edition

100 GB	1.99¹
1 TB	6.99¹
2 TB	11.99¹
3 TB	179.97²
4 TB	239.96²
5 TB	299.95²
6 TB	359.94²
7 TB	419.93²
8 TB	479.92²
9 TB	539.91²
10 TB	599.90²
20 TB	1,199.80²
30 TB	1,799.70²

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per year

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Amazon Web Services Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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