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Amazon S3 Glacier

byAmazon Web Services (AWS)
in Public Cloud Storage Services, Worldwide (Transitioning to Strategic Cloud Platform Services)
4.3

Overview

Service Information on Amazon S3 Glacier

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Amazon S3 Glacier?

Amazon S3 Glacier is a software designed for secure, durable, and low-cost data archiving and long-term backup. It provides cloud storage capabilities enabling organizations to store large volumes of data securely for extended periods, with options for retrieval times ranging from minutes to hours. The software supports features such as access management, data encryption both at rest and in transit, and integration with other AWS storage services. Amazon S3 Glacier addresses the business need for compliant data retention, regulatory archiving, and disaster recovery by automating lifecycle management and offering scalable storage for infrequently accessed information.

Amazon S3 Glacier Pricing

Amazon S3 Glacier software uses a tiered pricing model based on data storage volume, retrieval requests, and data transfer. Charges apply for each gigabyte stored per month, with additional costs depending on the retrieval speed selected. Pricing also varies by region and includes fees for data uploaded, retrieved, or transferred between AWS regions. There are no upfront commitments required, and billing is on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Overall experience with Amazon S3 Glacier

DEVOPS ENGINEER
3B - 10B USD, Healthcare and Biotech
FAVORABLE

“good long term storage in AWS”

5.0
Oct 17, 2025
Very good long time storage for us that we use across different workload
Software Development Manager
30B + USD, Finance (non-banking)
CRITICAL

“Easy to use and cost effective storage”

3.0
Nov 27, 2023
I love how the different types of storage work together. The resources to understand how to configure are easy to understand.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 6th March 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS), established in 2006, is focused on providing essential infrastructure services to businesses globally in the form of cloud computing. The key advantage offered through cloud computing, particularly via AWS, is its capacity to shift fixed infrastructure expenses into flexible costs. Businesses have been able to forgo extensive planning and procurement of servers and other Information Technology (IT) resources, owing to AWS. AWS seeks to provide businesses with prompt and cost-effective access to resources using Amazon's expertise and economies of scale, as and when their business requires. Currently, AWS offers a robust, scalable, economic infrastructure platform on the cloud powering an extensive array of businesses worldwide. It operates across numerous industries with data center locations in various parts of the globe including U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Japan.

Company Details

Updated 23rd December 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2006
Head office location
Seattle, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://aws.amazon.com

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Amazon S3 Glacier Likes & Dislikes

Like

- Not expensive at all, good cost - Easy to use with cli, code sdk and console - easy to integrate with different AWS services we use - integrated security features

Like

I like the documentation, the cost is reasonable and working with AWS is pretty easy.

Like

very cheap and efficient

Dislike

Nothing

Dislike

I feel kind of trapped in the AWS ecosystem.

Dislike

the retrieval cost

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Amazon S3 Glacier Reviews and Ratings

4.3

(53 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
55%
4 Star
43%
3 Star
2%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Planning & Transition

4.3

Delivery & Execution

4.3

Integration & Deployment

4.6

Service & Support

4.6

Service Capabilities

4.5

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  • DEVOPS ENGINEER
    1B-10B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    good long term storage in AWS

    5.0
    Oct 17, 2025
    Very good long time storage for us that we use across different workload
  • Associate Director for Research Services
    1B-10B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Affordable Storage Offers Efficiency But Limited Sharing and Costly Retrieval

    4.0
    Jul 16, 2025
    cost effective storage but lacks flexibility to allow some level of sharing at reasonnable cost
  • OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Discover the Power of Glacier: Integrating Data Storage with S3

    4.0
    Jan 24, 2025
    It's a good solution for storing data that doesn't require frequent access and also offers low costs. It has turned out well for long time archival.
  • Senior QA Automation Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Harnessing Glacier for Cost-Effective, Long-term Data Storage

    4.0
    Jan 17, 2025
    For my company, Glacier is like a digital vault where we store old test results and it is less expensive
  • Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Managing Costs with Amazon S3 Glacier: A Long-Term Storage Solution

    4.0
    Jan 4, 2025
    My experience with Amazon S3 Glacier involves managing cost effective long term data storage for archival and compliance requirements. I've configured lifecycle policies to automate data transitions from S3 to Glacier ensuring optimal storage costs.
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