Instance Store versus EBS
Learn how Instance Store differs from EBS.
| Instance Store | EBS | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Local |
SAN |
| Interface | Block Storage |
Block Storage |
| Accessibility | EC2 |
EC2 |
| Latency | Very Low |
Low |
| Throughput | Up to ~5,500 MB/s |
Up to 2,375 MB/s |
| Durability | Ephemeral |
99.8% |
| Availability | Medium |
99.99% |
| Replication | Single AZ |
Single AZ |
| Backups/Snapshots | n/a |
EBS Snapshots |
| Storage Costs (GB/month) | $0.25 |
$0.10 |