# Page 3 | Amazon S3 Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is Amazon S3 the right Cloud Storage solution for you? Explore 1112 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/174285/Amazon-S3/reviews --- Amazon S3 4.7 (1112) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/174285/Amazon-S3/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of Amazon S3 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 1112 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use sS saurabh S. Laser machine programmer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "AWS S3 is the most reasonable service " June 24, 2022 4.0 AWS S3 is highly recommended for your huge data. To store in different types of storage. Frequently access data nd non frequently access data. We use this for hosting our static website publicly without any servers. Pros In the AWS S3 service, there are many more best features are available and also comming good updates also. The way of migration of data is awesome. The version control , static web hosting is possible, and also access and permission is aslo easy. In future highly useful for all. This charge less compare to others. Cons In AWS S3 all features are extremely good. There are no ways to say its not good. Reason for choosing Amazon S3 On premises data center needs high initial capital cost. And that can be dead investment. Here we pay only for used data nd for time . Review Source Vikram K. Lead - Testing Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple and flexible service for Storage Solution" March 5, 2022 5.0 S3, at least in terms of distributed storage, has genuinely transformed the world. Calling an API, pushing data to it, and then forgetting about the data center that holds it is an idea that none of us would have believed a few years ago, yet here we are, with massive quantities of businesses relying on S3 and prospering. Since the first introduction of S3, Amazon has constantly developed and released capabilities, each of which is incredibly valuable and complementary to the preceding feature set. We utilize S3 for a variety of applications, from public UGC buckets for web apps to internal data vaults that store sensitive and confidential information that is protected at rest. S3 is a good fit. I began by utilising S3 as an off-site backup service, then expanded to include additional services. It performs its goal admirably, although it is a touch inconvenient, with several modifications along the process and a rigid business strategy. Pros We don't worry about the help since we're on vacation because it's so accessible and repetitious. Use Amazon's SDKs to get basic functionality from a variety of structures, or create your own. There are a plethora of container techniques and security improvements that may be tailored to meet the demands of individual clients. Solid compatibility with the AWS biology system, notably in terms of access permissions. It's so reliable that you can count on it to stay online and available from anywhere in the earth. Its static site facilitating feature is a hidden gem: it provides the least priced, most reliable, and high-performing static web facilitating available in PaaS. In today's world, data is king, thus storing large amounts of data is critical. Amazon's Simple Storage Solution (s3) is the finest and most cheap cloud storage service on the market. On S3, we may store large amounts of data in a variety of formats, including documents, text files, PDFs, audio, video, and more. S3 offers a variety of storage choices, including frequent data and seldom used data that may be saved on AWS Glacier's low-cost storage. The data is stored on AWS S3 and protected with multi-level access protocols such as public, private, and so on. Cons AWS environment is riddled with perplexing and incomprehensible configuration options, and S3 is no exception. Fortunately, it's widely used, to the point that you can always find arrangements on sites like StackOverflow. Because S3 defaults to security rather than open access, getting IAM consents to work correctly for Static Website facilitating takes some trial and error. Because AWS S3 is incompatible with system-level applications such as desktops, it has to find a solution that is simple to use. We are unable to store files larger than 5 GB. Review Source Abhishek P. AWS Cloud Intern Computer Networking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "AWS Bucket a solution for everything" March 12, 2022 5.0 We can use s3 so that we don't have to rent out a server only for hosting a static website which obviously costs us more. Anyone should first do some R&D on it because there are various types of buckets that can help them. Pros its best feature is that by storing our static website we can host it with the help of it. Not only that we can host the frontend and connect it with AWS lambda for backend purposes which helps in the reduction of the cost.If you want to host the site use it as it provides security by using the IAM bucket policy defined by us. Cons Its cons are that the AWS charges for not only storage but as well as the fee for data transfer outside the was environment which increases the cost. AWS UI lacks sometimes as when we delete or create something it shows a banner below the header not in the notification bell-like Azure. Alternatives considered [Microsoft Azure](https://www.capterra.com/p/16365/Azure/)[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Review Source Saurabh M. Functional Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Storage Services Offered" May 27, 2022 5.0 Pros Amazon S3 is a premium software in terms of its Security. It helps in Providing the Storage Services. It helps in easy integration with other Platforms as well. Also it has a Permission Matrix that helps in restricting the Rights User Wise. It is accessible worldwide so it becomes an easy medium to Transfer Data from one Location to Another with Great Encryption. Also, using the storage services we can host our Website in order to Use with Maximum Performance Cons Permission Assigning could be made more simplified plus the reduction in costing can help alot. Alternatives considered [Google Cloud Storage](https://www.capterra.com/p/253631/Google-Cloud-Storage/) Review Source Marie Jeanne E. CEO Internet Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Amazon s3 best data storage tool" August 28, 2022 4.0 Amazon s3 allowed me to better retain my data in storage classes and increase my customer relationship. Pros What I liked most about this software is its ability to allow us to create a data lake. Cons What I liked least is how difficult it is for beginners to use it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Jean Venture Capital & Private Equity Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Saoulo" January 9, 2023 5.0 Ce logiciel ma permet d'avoir accès à différents matériels fabriqué par l'entreprise et ceux e. Temps réel. Pros Ce m'a de plus plus dans ce logiciel est qu'il m'informe en temps réel de nouvelles mises à jours et nouvelles marques de matériels. Cons Vue parfois sa complexité de payement en ligne , je ne suis des fois pas satisfait. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Pour avoir plus d'expérience Review Source Esra K. Research and Development Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple Storage Service for everyone" April 17, 2019 5.0 Before S3 we stored our sensitive files on hard drives where also our web application resides. One day it crashed and the files were gone. We started to use S3 and now our application does not depend on where is resides. We don't worry whether our storage is enough. I also use S3 to store my personal files. It is very cheap. Pros Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is an object storage service for the cloud. You can store any amount of data and access it anywhere in the world. You may stop depending on hard drives for your web applications and start using Amazon S3 to store your media files, log files etc. It provides 99.999999999% durability which means you may lose just one file in 10,000 years. S3 has versioning option which helps you to prevent accidential deletions. Lifecycle policies help you manage and automate the life of your objects in S3, keeping you from leaving your data unnecessarily available. For example, you can set a lifecycle for your log files to be automatically deleted after 30 days. You can host a static website easily and in a cost effective way without worrying about the underlying hardware. Cons S3 has buckets to store objects and these buckets have universal names. So for example, you probably won't be able to open a bucket named "photos". Configuring security is a bit tricky. You have to be careful which buckets will be public and which will be private. Review Source Daniel K. Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazon S3 is a solid brand, but not for amateurs" November 3, 2021 5.0 I started using S3 as a off-site backup tool, and then I scaled up to use other services. It's serves it purpose rather well, but tends to be a little cumbersome, with many changes along the way and somehow a strict business model. Pros Amazon S3 defined the cloud in the begining. It's services were disruptive and much needed. I think that S3 it's a very solid option for backup and file retention. Cons However, it's not for the casual user. There are other, new and easy to use services aimed to the small business, wich offers a better way to deploy, are more cost-effective and have a more down-to-earth approach. Alternatives considered [cPanel & WHM](https://www.capterra.com/p/165247/WHM/) Reason for choosing Amazon S3 There where no other platforms available that could be integrated with cpanel at that time Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director Online Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "De buena calidad pero tiene elementos a mejorar " September 1, 2023 5.0 Lo utilizo como plataforma de almacenamiento y apoyo en la migración de páginas web hace más de seis años Pros Permite tener un lugar en la web para poder gestionar y almacenar archivos que pueden servir para direccionar mejor el tráfico de mis páginas web Cons Necesita conocimiento especializado para poder implementarlo, sin embargo yo cuento con apoyo en TICs por lo que se pudo superar el impase fácilmente Review Source CS Chirag S. CITO Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy data archiving and data governance" November 8, 2021 5.0 We use S3 for several things such as archiving unused data from fileserver, storing backups, storing logs and more. I love the storage classes offered by S3. We can store data in standard or save costs by storing it in Glacier automatically using easy-to-configure lifecycle management rules. Some of our database backups get stored in S3 in a write-once-read-many model and can't be removed until a certain date has reached. We also enjoy creating rules to move unused data in S3 to cheap Glacier storage. We also have been replicating S3 data to different regions and accounts for additional data safety. Pros The most impactful feature of S3 is its immutability. We can put expiration date on stored data and nobody can delete that until the expiration date has passed. That allows backup data to remain secure. Cons Amazon doesn't make a desktop client like FileZilla but specifically for S3. While there are desktop clients available, a product from Amazon would be appreciated by non-technical users. Alternatives considered [Cloudflare](https://www.capterra.com/p/155191/Cloudflare/)[Dropbox Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/143068/Dropbox-Business/)[Microsoft Azure](https://www.capterra.com/p/16365/Azure/)[Box](https://www.capterra.com/p/148766/Box/)[Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage](https://www.capterra.com/p/155180/Backblaze-for-Business/) Reason for choosing Amazon S3 We decided to migrate our entire infrastructure to Amazon and S3 became a natural choice for us. We felt that Azure was the next closest competitor. Both Amazon and Azure had programmatic methods of storing and accessing objects in S3 and blob storage, respectively. We had prior experience with S3 that made it easy for us to choose S3. Review Source Kevin F. CEO / Chief Software Architect Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A benchmark service for all others to aspire to" March 6, 2020 5.0 Once you get beyond the basics, the learning curve can be pretty steep, but given a bit of time to research the service can be a very powerful tool for a large swath of use cases. Pros Amazon's S3 service is the benchmark that all others compare themselves to and has inspired an entire industry of object storage services. In fact in our experience with other "S3 Compatible" services, they generally recommend installing the AWS CLI application in order to manage the advanced features of their own services. S3 provides a highly customizable service at a very cost effective price, with the added benefit of either reduced performance or redundancy for even lower prices. Cons In some cases the documentation and examples available are a little thin or spread out in different places. The examples specifically surrounding bucket policies are a bit cryptic but usable. Reason for choosing Amazon S3 To be honest, no comparable service existed when Amazon S3 was launched, but since then a number of competing services have been rolled out. The one we have most experience with is Linode Object Storage which offers a compelling alternative and will likely play a role in our future offerings. Review Source VM Vignesh M. Lead Consultant Information Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy and Convinient" December 26, 2021 4.0 We use s3 for all our data storage purposes like images, videos and files. Pros S3 SDK support is really good. SDK is for all of the programming languages. The community support for s3 is great and is one of the reasons I use it the most. Cons Few parts that are difficult to do is directory wise public access or changing permissions of directories. Alternatives considered [Linode](https://www.capterra.com/p/210618/Linode/) Reason for choosing Amazon S3 High availablity Brand Name Switched from [Microsoft Azure](https://www.capterra.com/p/16365/Azure/)[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Ease of use Good UI for quick changes and access Review Source Abdellatif S. Freelancer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazon’s best" May 22, 2022 5.0 We are chipping away at record chief plan for wellbeing administrations and S3 has been our best pick to get this going. Without S3, we probably won't have had the option to do this. On account of Amazon. Pros My most memorable love point is the documentations and simple incorporations. Utilizing the PHP SDK with the hearty documentation had made our venture quick and simple. Besides, the expense... Involving S3 for record capacity is more less expensive than Dropbox. Thirdly: Ability to produce connections and season of expiry is truly perfect. I love this component like cake. Cons We are anticipating that S3 should have a streaming component. It ought to be feasible to stream colossal documents straightforwardly without downloading it. Indeed, this element doesn't influence us presently however we will require this later on. Review Source Vandana G. Business Analyst Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazon Simple Storage Service for objective storage." April 27, 2019 5.0 AWS S3 is the most efficient way to store the objects in cloud. Monitoring on objects can be also possible with the cloud watch. The backup of EBS can be also stored on S3. Under Free Tier user get the five gigabyte of S3 storage of standard class with fifteen gigabyte data transfer for twelve months. Region for S3 objects must be selected based on the speed and budget. Pros Amazon S3 is an industry-leading cloud solution for storing the objects. Managing and monitoring the object storage with Amazon S3 is simple and easy. S3 object tags help in managing the objects. S3 batch operation help in moving the objects from one bucket or object class to other. Features like cross-region replication help to replicate the data into the other aws region and reduce the objects latency. S3 Intelligent-Tiering storage class is really efficient as it moves the data as per the patterns and frequent access which helps to reduce the cost. Cons The latency of deep archive data is so high that it needs to be reduced. The One Zone-Infrequent Access is the least recommended for production environment as it provides the least data availability across all other storage classes. Review Source Frank R. Co-Founder, CTO and Product Lead Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Market leader in what is becoming a crowded space" February 9, 2019 4.0 Overall, AWS is the safest bet in the cloud business. You can safely assume that it will be reliable, cost-effective, and cover basically any service that a cloud provider can offer. It's UI/UX is middle of the road and gets the job done. Having said that, there are other challengers that are providing compelling alternatives, making the decision not as much of a no-brainer as it used to be. Pros Amazon S3 is probably the first solution that comes to mind for a company looking for cloud services. It's basically created the space and as such has incredible depth and breadth of services offered. AWS likely covers any type of scenario your company might need and with data centers all over the world, data latency is at a minimum. Its uptime is similarly among the best in class. There are also many options for server loads and speeds that can help keep costs low for fledgling companies. Cons As with most companies that come to define a space, they always have a target on their back. In practice that means that there are more and more solutions that compete with AWS. They may not compete 1 to 1 with it, but for many companies, there may be another provider that has better UX and ease of use along with cheaper prices for their setup. AWS suffers from bloat which leads to a UX that can be a bit intimidating and cumbersome. They offer so many different types of services that it can be daunting to peruse through the menus and submenus. Their UI is fairly utilitarian and while not ugly per se, it's not as pleasant to use and look at. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Data Analytics Manager Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reliable cloud object storage" June 18, 2022 4.0 Overall, we're able to store our datasets reliably and inexpensively thanks to S3. Pros I like that S3 is a cost-effective storage solution. We're able to store large datasets reliably at a reasonable price. Cons Scaling usage of S3 for a larger team which aren't necessarily devs is quite challenging. Managing many users in AWS in general is a fragmented workflow. Alternatives considered [Minio](https://www.capterra.com/p/174305/Minio/)[Google Cloud Storage](https://www.capterra.com/p/253631/Google-Cloud-Storage/) Reason for choosing Amazon S3 We're already using AWS for our tech infrastructure. Switched from [Google Drive](https://www.capterra.com/p/161425/Drive/) For larger datasets which aren't frequently used, S3 provides the best pricing per GB of storage. Review Source Proinsias M. Owner Manager Digital Specialist Online Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Difficult to setup, but when you do, you will be delighted" March 3, 2021 5.0 I work on websites with many photographs and useing Amazon S3 has greatly imporoved my page loading speeds. Its has save me money as I do not have to pay extra for Web Service Space. Also Amazon S3 on its own is like a CDN or Content Delivery Network. On one of my projects, I am storing PDF files on S3. Pros Great Value for money when it comes to Cloud Storage Great for Photographers to help boost there page speed loading and Google Ranking Reduces costs on te Web Host Server as Pictures, PDF Files and Video are not on the main server Cons Difficult to setup and get all your credentials Can be cumbersome if you have a lot of photographs or files. You may need to invest in a plugin to automatically upload the content to S3 automatically. Reason for choosing Amazon S3 Cost to be honest and quailty and reliability of service. Review Source MS Maha S. Assistant Professor Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazon S3: A Needed Object-Oriented Storage Platform for the AWS Cloud" August 31, 2023 4.0 Great experience testing the S3 storage capabilities and features. High compatibility with OOP constructs. Pros I really like the free-tier offer by Amazon which provides a 12-months free S3 storage with a capacity of 5 GB and over 20000 access requests. This is really generous and allows a developer to test the full AWS features mainly the interaction between the VM processing in EC2 and the storage in S3 to stand on the actual performance and throughput of different application classes. I used Amazon S3 in testing the storage of sensor data from a test-bed home automation application. The object-oriented bucket architecture in S3 made it very easy to store sensor data using probabilistic sketching data structures such as Bloom filters and Quotient filters. Very efficient even with large data streams which gives an indication on the sophisticated algorithms supporting the S3 storage architecture. Cons No major drawback in S3. Would definitely be happy to see more free-tier support especially for educational purposes. Review Source Bruno A. Ingeniero electromecanico Industrial Automation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best cloud data storage service." July 19, 2022 5.0 Now we are organizing all our data and documents in Amazon S3, to facilitate its location and quick access. Its benefits that it offers us are stability when uploading our documents, speed, security. Pros This service helped us a lot in the company, since we can access our data and documents quickly from anywhere we are. This service offers us a lot of security, confidence and, above all, performance to upload and download our data. The service is very easy to use, it has a very simple interface that makes it easy to learn quickly. Its integration in the company has been very easy since now we can upload our documents and show them to our clients quickly and easily. Cons This service is very good, at the moment we are doing it excellently and it is helping us with our data and documents. The product is easy to use, since our collaborators have learned to use it in a single training. Its integration was easy to be able to develop our commercial activities. Review Source BP Binujaya P. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazon S3 – The best collecting information platform" October 28, 2019 5.0 Overall, Amazon S3 is amazing software if you are looking to input a large amount of data in storage and be perfectly secure that your files won’t be used anywhere or by any chance deleted by mistake. The software was tested and there are a lot of satisfied customers that are using Amazon S3. Plus it’s not that expensive to use. Everyone can afford it. Pros Amazon S3 is an amazing software tool that provides data storing and keeps the data intact. You can input a lot of data into Amazon S3 without any problem. You can add everything starting from some spreadsheets, pdf, and finishing with some large size images and videos. The data will be one hundred percent safe and no one can ever use it except you. This is a very reliable and inexpensive tool to use. This is the main reason why I like this software. Because of the security settings that they have and a large amount of data than you can enter without any restrictions. Cons The one disadvantage that Amazon S3 has it’s the interface. It works very slow and sometimes if you are uploading a bigger amount of files that might take a while. Also, some settings like CLI are a bit complicated to use. One more thing that I dislike is that there is no way to rename a folder in Amazon S3. You will need to copy all of the files and then paste them into a new folder that you will have to make and then delete the old folder. It’s just a waste of time doing all this when you can simply rename the folder, but you have to do it. Review Source DVPL Djon Von Pierce L. Team Manager Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An Easy and Secure Storage for Everyone" February 26, 2022 5.0 Pros The Tool is a fantastic idea that has been created for everyone to use in their daily work or personal lives. It is Easy to use and more importantly the files are secured so you wont have to worry about a thing in terms of anything on the files that you have stored. Cons Not that i know of. It a really convenient tool. Review Source RD Ridhi D. IT Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Simple Cloud Object Storage" May 26, 2019 5.0 Amazon S3 helps to setup the industry level infrastructure with no big investment and do not require the long term commitment as we can buy the storage space on hourly wages. The different storage classes help us to remain within the budget. Pros Amazon S3 is a simple cloud based object storage. The different storage classes are designed to manage the data as per the requirements of the objects. The Intelligent S3 Tiering upgrade or downgrade the storage class based on the access patterns of the object to enhance the availability and durability. The S3 cross region replication helps in replication of the S3 objects in other regions. The multi-factor authentication delete on S3 bucket is really a life saver feature to protect from accidental deletion of objects. Cons Amazon S3 is not as simple as its name, the objects locks and versioning features are amazing but not easy as the learning curves sharp. The Storage monitoring provides limited number of notifications under the free tier. Alternatives considered [pCloud Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/161573/pCloud-Business/)[Google Cloud Storage](https://www.capterra.com/p/253631/Google-Cloud-Storage/) Reason for choosing Amazon S3 Amazon S3 is the industry leading solution by Amazon Web Services. It has solutions for all startup’s and large enterprise. The cost effectiveness is one of the reasons that I have selected the Amazon S3 over other. Review Source RR Robert R. Email marketing Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software for some businesses" December 30, 2021 5.0 Amazon S3 helps us share important video files with clients directly as well as through embedding. It's great that we have 100% control over what people can view and what they can do with the file. Streaming speed is good, buffering issues being an exception rather than the norm. Overall it's a great product to use if you have video courses for example. Pros I like the fact that after the initial setup, the day to day usage of the product is easy. The software adapts to the IP you are uploading from to optimize the speed of the process. Rest of steps needed to be done to an uploaded file are processed at great speeds and no time is wasted using this tool. Cons I dislike the fact that if you need assistance and you don't have a high tier package, you are left with a forum that is not that helpful nor fast in resolving the issue. Some processes that you have to set up are complex and sometimes their FAQ or Knowledge Book does not contain the entire picture needed to understand how to set up a particular feature if you happen to need a feature that is not in popular demand. Alternatives considered [Google Drive](https://www.capterra.com/p/161425/Drive/)[Vimeo](https://www.capterra.com/p/122348/Vimeo-Pro/) Reason for choosing Amazon S3 More robust and safe Feels safer and faster than the alternatives Fits better with custom designed systems (e.g custom created website for teaching online) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director, Technical Product Management Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best global cloud solution provider!" June 30, 2022 5.0 My experience with Amazon S3 has been great and my teams feedback is the same. The product line really helps you get a product into production quickly, and the support teams are very knowledgeable with their product line and industry standards to help with custom needs. Pros So functions with in Amazon S3 fit any line of business use case, and their custom developed integrations and 3rd party support are the best in the business in helping you deliver great products. Cons The only thing that I would say is that the learning curve to support teams developing on AWS is greater than other cloud providers. Alternatives considered [Google Cloud Storage](https://www.capterra.com/p/253631/Google-Cloud-Storage/) Reason for choosing Amazon S3 Regions it supported, cost to run, and ROI. Review Source Jesica B. Business Specialist Publishing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Amazon S3 is the great software for storing the data." August 10, 2019 5.0 The best thing about the Amazon S3 is that it really helps in our business. It provide the best option to store and receive the files and documents in a simply manner. This software is so easy to use and learn for the new users. It is also great for the security purposes, so it provide the complete security all of our important files. Hence, it is the best cost-effective storage software. Pros The great advantage that the Amazon software provide us is that it is so easy to use and it is the well integrated tool. By using this software is that we can stored the data, documents and files in a more efficient way. The great advantage of this software is that it is the more stable software rather then its other competitors software. It is really very good software for handling the large amount of data and documents in a perfectly manner. Cons Amazon S3 software is so expensive and small size business companies cannot afford this efficient software. This storage software is not more usable and it just because of its high price. Moreover customer support is so poor. But I really must say that Amazon is an incredible software for the storage and organize the any hind of files in a more efficient way. Review Source Similar Products Featured