Amazon FSx vs. Apple iCloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon FSx
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Amazon FSx is a cloud storage service designed to make it easy and cost effective to launch, run, and scale feature-rich, high-performance file systems in the cloud. It supports a range of workloads boasting reliability, security, scalability, and broad set of capabilities. As a fully managed service, it handles hardware provisioning, patching, and backups, and supports four widely-used file systems: NetApp ONTAP, OpenZFS, Windows File Server, and Lustre.N/A
Apple iCloud
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Apple iCloud is a document management software offering from Apple. It includes features such as access to music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents, and it is built into every new iOS device.
$0.99
per month
Pricing
Amazon FSxApple iCloud
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
50GB
$0.99
per month
200GB
$2.99
per month
2TB
$9.99
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon FSxApple iCloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Amazon FSxApple iCloud
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Amazon FSx
8.0
1 Ratings
5% below category average
Apple iCloud
9.1
74 Ratings
8% above category average
Versioning8.01 Ratings8.750 Ratings
Video files6.01 Ratings9.270 Ratings
Audio files6.01 Ratings9.267 Ratings
Document collaboration10.01 Ratings8.963 Ratings
Access control10.01 Ratings8.461 Ratings
File search8.01 Ratings9.766 Ratings
Device sync8.01 Ratings9.473 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
Amazon FSx
10.0
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Apple iCloud
8.7
70 Ratings
1% above category average
User and role management10.01 Ratings8.654 Ratings
File organization10.01 Ratings8.266 Ratings
Device management10.01 Ratings9.467 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
Amazon FSx
10.0
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Apple iCloud
9.4
74 Ratings
10% above category average
Performance10.01 Ratings9.674 Ratings
Reliability10.01 Ratings9.674 Ratings
Storage Reports10.01 Ratings9.158 Ratings
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Amazon FSxApple iCloud
Small Businesses
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Druva Data Resiliency Cloud
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
Amazon FSxApple iCloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(2 ratings)
9.2
(74 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(21 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(12 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(20 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon FSxApple iCloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
- For any enterprise-grade storage, this is the best option. - EDA workloads are very strong with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP and NetApp's FlexCache technologies. - Random read workloads such as OLTP are awesome on Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP. - File Services are the best in class on FSxN. - DR sites from ONTAP on-premises are amazing.
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Apple
iCloud is also great to keep access to photos synced across devices. Ex: I can snap a photo at a job site and have access to that photo on my desktop when I return to my office. I can then drop the photo into a document that is stored in iCloud and have instant access to that document on my iPad at a client's office later in the day. Seamless transitions make life much easier.
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • Enterprise grade unified storage in the cloud
  • Multiprotocol access
  • PV for EKS
  • Data mobility
  • Data security
  • Integration with NetApp Cloud Manager
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Apple
  • Syncing files, appointments, Notes and contacts. If I'm away from home, and set an appointment using my phone, that appointment automatically updates real time to my home laptop and vice-versa.
  • It stores files (e.g photos) nicely
  • Once it's set up, it's fairly easy to use.
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • Data Protection from AWS console
  • Advance Matrix
  • FlexGroups creating as part of AWS console
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Apple
  • Customization - iCloud is great at the stuff it does well. But it lacks features that some competitors (in Google Drive or Dropbox) do really well. API support for third-party apps is really great for some other people.
  • Remote use - Managing or accessing information from iCloud while not on one of your logged-in apple devices can sometimes be an issue. From a work computer for example. It doable, but the experience is much less user-friendly.
  • Ability to edit documents on the cloud similar to google docs or some other competitors
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Likelihood to Renew
Amazon AWS
No answers on this topic
Apple
It's so seamless that I can't imagine another product doing a better job synchronizing all of my devices. I simply do not think about it at all. Everything happens behind the scenes and I'm confident that Apple keeps my data safe and secure. I'm a happy customer as far as this is concerned. I have not had a bad experience with this service.
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Usability
Amazon AWS
No answers on this topic
Apple
While it may be great to use with other Apple products, I find it's an absolutist-style workflow to be debilitating and to lead to many problems. When you sign into the cloud, it completely takes over your device in many ways that you don't notice at first until there is a problem.
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Performance
Amazon AWS
No answers on this topic
Apple
Occasionally, large files that haven't yet been synced require a few minutes to pull down but I've rarely noticed delays. It does a good job of keeping data cached on my local machines while updating them with changes from other machines transparently.
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Support Rating
Amazon AWS
No answers on this topic
Apple
Apple customer service is fantastic. iCloud is built with Apple in mind and its design is extremely intuitive and user-friendly. Additionally, whenever our team has encountered issues, the speed of Apple support has been more than timely in addressing our issues and solving our request. We have encountered relatively few issues in my time with the platform and this only improves our overall score for those who keep the platform stable.
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
I have not worked with other reliable and powerful platform that is as reliable as this product. This platform has given us room to concentrate on more productive activities leaving our data under a safe system. It automates file transfer and saves time in uploading documents across all team members. It interlinks all our applications systems to enhance teamwork and increase production.
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Apple
Apple does offer an alternative to Office & the Google Docs family but trusting to use it with both internal and external parties is tough. Google is more universal and easier for 3rd parties to collaborate with. Apple works well for a closed internal group that is native to Apple's ecosystem. Google offers more storage space than Apple
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • It improved our TCO by optimizing storage costs between SSDs and S3
  • It speeded our TTM with speedy deployment and orchestration
  • It removed needed expertise from our engineers
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Apple
  • If I lose track of my credentials or my continuing education documentation, I could end up not being able to renew my certification. This would lead to a major loss in revenue.
  • Time is money and having all of my required documents easily accessible in iCloud saves me time and allows me to work more efficiently.
  • My Apple devices were certainly not cheap purchases. iCloud has allowed me to maximize my productivity through synchronizing my work no matter which device I'm working on.
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