What's the Difference Between Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive and Amazon S3 Glacier?
Compare Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive and Amazon S3 Glacier side by side — features, pricing, and ideal use cases to help you choose the right product.
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Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive
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Amazon S3 Glacier
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Category
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Storage, Archive |
Storage, Archive |
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Description
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Low-cost, long-term storage tier for rarely-accessed EBS snapshots. |
Low-cost cloud storage for data archiving and long-term backup with retrieval options from minutes to hours. |
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Key features
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Pricing model
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Up to 75% lower cost than standard snapshots |
From $0.0036/GB/month |
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Free tier
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No |
No |
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Expert take
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“Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive stores rarely accessed snapshots at 75% lower cost. Archive snapshots you must retain for compliance but do not need to restore frequently.” |
“Glacier is for data you need to keep but rarely access. Deep Archive at $0.00099/GB/month is the lowest storage cost in the cloud. Pair it with S3 Lifecycle rules to automatically transition objects from Standard to Glacier after a set period.” |
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When to use Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive or Amazon S3 Glacier
Use Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive when:
- Snapshot archival
- Compliance retention
- Cost optimization
- Long-term backup
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Use Amazon S3 Glacier when:
- Data archiving
- Compliance archives
- Media asset preservation
- Long-term backup
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