Instance Store versus S3
Learn how Instance Store differs from S3.
| Instance Store | S3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Local | Web Service |
| Interface | Block Storage | REST API |
| Accessibility | EC2 | Anywhere |
| Latency | Very Low | High |
| Throughput | Up to ~5,500 MB/s | Very High |
| Durability | Ephemeral | 99.999999999% |
| Availability | Medium | 99.99% |
| Replication | Single AZ | Multi-AZ (default), Multi-Region (optional) |
| Backups/Snapshots | n/a | n/a |
| Storage Costs (GB/month) | $0.25 | $0.023 |