Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
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This catalog view compares public market data and does not include organization spend or usage.

Lucidlink is the strongest catalog alternative to evaluate for Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS).

This catalog view compares public market data and does not include organization spend or usage.
See how Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) compares to 6 alternative apps you can switch to.
LucidlinkBest FitSeat-basedAvg. switch cost$324/yr
Google Cl...Low Risk SwitchPublic pricingAvg. switch cost--Google Cloud Filestore is a good fit if: your applications require POSIX-compliant shared file systems with high throughput and low latency on Google Cloud infrastructure.
Azure Fil...Worth ConsideringSeat-basedAvg. switch cost$36/yr
Amazon Fs...Worth ConsideringSeat-basedAvg. switch cost$30/yr•$3/month
Amazon FsxWorth ConsideringPublic pricingAvg. switch cost--Amazon Fsx is a good fit if: you run Windows-based applications or HPC workloads requiring shared file systems on AWS.
Amazon Fs...Worth ConsideringPublic pricingAvg. switch cost--Amazon Fsx For Lustre is a good fit if: your workloads require massive parallel file access for HPC, AI/ML training, or big data analytics with Linux compute environments.Lucidlink and Google Cloud Filestore selected for comparison.
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Standard Storage
Public catalog pricing. Organization spend is not included.
$324
Team
Public catalog pricing estimate.
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Basic HDD
Public catalog pricing estimate.
$0
No migration in the current app baseline.
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After $8,000 estimated migration cost.
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After $12,000 estimated migration cost.
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78/100
Great for media/creative teams with large files, weak for simple document storage
70/100
DevOps and engineering teams running high-performance computing (HPC), content management systems, or shared home directories on Google Cloud will benefit from Filestore's low-latency POSIX compliance. However, product teams requiring native Windows file sharing (SMB), cross-cloud file synchronization, or cost-effective cold storage will encounter significant limitations.
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Public adoption signal for the current app.
medium
Lucidlink is a medium-complexity migration. Estimated 4 weeks and $8,000 one-time cost.
low
Google Cloud Filestore is a high-complexity migration. Estimated 6 weeks and $12,000 one-time cost.
4.2/5.0
89 reviews
4.5/5.0
536 reviews
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150 reviews
No migration needed
4 weeks
Medium
Lucidlink is a medium-complexity migration. Estimated 4 weeks and $8,000 one-time cost.
6 weeks
High
Google Cloud Filestore is a high-complexity migration. Estimated 6 weeks and $12,000 one-time cost.
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$8,000
Estimated one-time migration and setup effort.
$12,000
Estimated one-time migration and setup effort.
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Supports 35 native integrations.
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Supports 200 native integrations.
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You already standardize on this app.
Your team works with large media files and needs instant access without downloading entire datasets
Your applications require POSIX-compliant shared file systems with high throughput and low latency on Google Cloud infrastructure.
Public pricing or fit signals no longer match your needs.
Your team only needs basic file sync for small documents without real-time collaboration requirements
You require Windows SMB file shares, multi-cloud file storage, or frequently need to access data from outside GCP.
