--- description: Review of Amazon S3 Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Amazon S3 | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Cloud Storage Software](/directory/4231/cloud-storage/software) > [Amazon S3](/software/390155/amazon-s3) # Amazon S3 Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/390155/amazon-s3 Page: 1 / 46\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/390155/amazon-s3?page=2) > Amazon S3 is a cloud storage platform that allows businesses to conduct data storage, backup, archiving and retrieval operations on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Developers and IT teams can utilize the service to create data buckets and attach metadata and object tags for storage and replication purposes. Administrators can utilize multipart upload functionality to pause and resume object upload and copy a single object in parts during network issues. It provides a variety of features including versioning, access control management, data transfer, multi-factor authentication, data replication and high-volume data analysis. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 1114 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 1114 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Amazon Web Services - **Location**: Seattle, US - **Founded**: 2006 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Pay only for what you use. There is no minimum fee. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Authentication - Compliance Management - Data Migration - Data Replication - Data Storage Management - Encryption - File Sharing - File Transfer - Monitoring - Version Control ## Integrations (2 total) - AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) - Amazon VPC ## Category - [Cloud Storage Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4231/cloud-storage/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Google Drive](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/105807/google-drive) — 4.8/5 (28439 reviews) 2. [OneDrive](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/23542/onedrive) — 4.5/5 (12642 reviews) 3. 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[Dropbox Business](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/132175/dropbox) — 4.5/5 (21684 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Amazon S3 it is the future" — 5.0/5 > **Iddy** | *9 January 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like the Amazon S3 because it has ability to store my data at high level and being able to access it whenever i wanted and it very affordable in terms of pricing and also durable. > > **Cons**: I think of how it has fewer rules during creation of the buckets may sometime do a little harm or being tiresome process. > > I have an experience of 2 years using the Amazon S3 to store and Archive my data. ----- ### "Amazon S3 Powerful, flexible storage solution" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *7 June 2025* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Pay as you go price is the best and its versioning related to data management features is good. I must say the scaling when we need and provide event notification related to that . > > **Cons**: S3 integration with cloud watch this feature is limited analytics must say and IAM feature i am not clear about . > > Backup and archival is win win situation and scalable at any moment no need to plan before hand . Media storage is also awesome feature ----- ### "Good Product" — 5.0/5 > **Kunal** | *16 April 2023* | Consumer Goods | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like this product. Amazon does a good job in security and quality > > **Cons**: It can be expensive to use this product according to my coworkers ----- ### "Amazing AmaZon" — 5.0/5 > **Denissa** | *23 December 2025* | Business Supplies & Equipment | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy of use, very familiar with the following list of instructions and features. Easy to navigate, nothing to lose a perfect amazon > > **Cons**: Some sort of stuff is not suitable of some of the things that I really want to explore.sometimes there's also an error > > Happy contented, nothing that beats the amazing mazon web search, their services is truly an excitement ----- ### "S3 Review-25" — 5.0/5 > **Nivesh** | *9 June 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: ☆ S3 is relatively easy to use, especially for those new to cloud services, with a user-friendly interface and extensive documentation. ☆ S3 offers various storage classes( Standard, Infrequent Access, Glacier) to optimize storage costs and access frequency. > > **Cons**: ☆ S3 is an object storage service, not a file system, so it does not support block-level storage. ☆ S3 buckets do not have a hierarchical directory structure like traditional file systems. > > Amazon is a world class cloud based service \& is 100% recommended product globally. 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