What's the Difference Between Amazon FSx and AWS Storage Gateway?
Compare Amazon FSx and AWS Storage Gateway side by side — features, pricing, and ideal use cases to help you choose the right product.
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Amazon FSx
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AWS Storage Gateway
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Category
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Storage, File Storage |
Storage, Hybrid |
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Description
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Fully managed file storage built on popular file systems — Windows File Server, Lustre, NetApp ONTAP, and OpenZFS. |
Hybrid cloud storage service that provides on-premises access to virtually unlimited cloud storage. |
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Key features
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Pricing model
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Pay per GB provisioned + throughput |
Pay per GB stored + requests |
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Free tier
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No |
No |
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Expert take
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“FSx for Lustre delivers hundreds of GB/s throughput for HPC and ML training workloads. FSx for Windows is the right choice when workloads need SMB protocol and Active Directory integration. Pick the file system type that matches your protocol and performance needs.” |
“Storage Gateway bridges on-premises environments to cloud storage. File Gateway presents S3 as NFS/SMB shares, Volume Gateway gives iSCSI block storage backed by S3, and Tape Gateway replaces physical tape libraries. Pick the type that matches your existing protocol.” |
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When to use Amazon FSx or AWS Storage Gateway
Use Amazon FSx when:
- Windows file shares
- HPC workloads
- Machine learning
- EDA
- Media processing
Use AWS Storage Gateway when:
- Hybrid storage
- Backup to cloud
- Disaster recovery
- Tiered storage
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