EFS versus S3
Learn how EFS differs from S3.
| EFS | S3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | NAS | Web Service |
| Interface | NFSv4 | REST API |
| Accessibility | EC2, On-Premises | Anywhere |
| Latency | High | High |
| Throughput | Default limit is 1,000 MB/s but can be increased | Very High |
| Durability | 99.999999999% | 99.999999999% |
| Availability | 99.99% | 99.99% |
| Replication | Multi-AZ (default), Single AZ | Multi-AZ (default), Multi-Region (optional) |
| Backups/Snapshots | AWS Backup | n/a |
| Storage Costs (GB/month) | $0.30 | $0.023 |