Instance Store versus FSx for Windows File Server
Learn how Instance Store differs from FSx for Windows File Server.
| Instance Store | FSx for Windows File Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Local |
NAS |
| Interface | Block Storage |
SMB |
| Accessibility | EC2 |
EC2, On-Premises |
| Latency | Very Low |
Medium |
| Throughput | Up to ~5,500 MB/s |
Hundreds of GB/s |
| Durability | Ephemeral |
Unspecified (probably >99.8%) |
| Availability | Medium |
99.9% |
| Replication | Single AZ |
Multi-AZ (optional) |
| Backups/Snapshots | n/a |
Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) |
| Storage Costs (GB/month) | $0.25 |
$0.23 |