Amazon S3

Amazon, Seattle, Washington, United States

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is an object storage service that offers industry-leading scalability, data availability, security, and performance.

According to our data, Amazon S3 is the most popular cloud storage service on the web.
It has 76.8% of the cloud storage market share and is detected on 2.6% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

Amazon S3 is available in both free and paid versions.

Free tier ✔️5GB of Standard storage + 20,000 GET requests + 2,000 PUT requests + 100GB of data transfer out/month
Standard storage
First 50 TB/month$0.023/GB
Next 450 TB/month$0.022/GB
Over 500 TB/month$0.021 per GB
Infrequent Access Tier/month$0.0125/GB
Archive Instant Access Tier/month$0.004/GB
Requests
PUT, COPY, POST, LIST (per 1,000)$0.005
GET, SELECT (per 1,000)$0.0004
Data transfer In (per month)Free
Data transfer Out (per month)
Free version ✔️100 GB for all AWS services
First 10 TB$0.09/GB
Next 40 TB$0.085/GB
Next 100 TB$0.07/GB
> 150 TB$0.05/GB

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Amazon S3 Awards

⚡ Sites Using Amazon S3

We have data on 65,011 websites that use the Amazon S3 cloud storage service. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Amazon S3 is pinterest.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 pinterest.com #11 English
2 github.com #13 United States English
3 x.com #15 United States English
4 tiktok.com #17 Cayman Islands English
5 dropbox.com #39 United States English
6 telegraph.co.uk #73 United Kingdom English
7 snapchat.com #87 United States American English
8 uber.com #97 United States English
9 zillow.com #129 English
10 notion.com #181 United States American English
11 go.com #193 United States English
12 coupang.com #205 Korea Korean
13 airbnb.com #213 United States English
14 tradingview.com #214 English
15 roblox.com #224 United States English
16 adsrvr.org #234 United States English
17 bankofamerica.com #239 United States American English
18 healthline.com #243 English
19 zendesk.com #251 United States American English
20 coursera.org #272 English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Amazon S3:

Most of the sites using Amazon S3 are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

  • United States 35.1%
  • United Kingdom 8.4%
  • Netherlands 5.9%
  • Canada 5.8%
  • Australia 4.5%
  • Germany 4.5%
  • Japan 3.8%
  • Brazil 3%
  • France 2.3%
  • Other 26.7%

Most Amazon S3 users speak English, German, or Spanish.

  • English 75.4%
  • German 3.7%
  • Spanish 3.1%
  • Japanese 2.9%
  • Portuguese 2.6%
  • French 2%
  • Dutch 1.8%
  • Italian 1.3%
  • Korean 0.7%
  • Other 6.5%

The Amazon S3 cloud storage service is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 53.3%
  • .org 7.2%
  • .co.uk 3%
  • .com.au 2.5%
  • .net 2.5%
  • .de 2.4%
  • .com.br 1.9%
  • .nl 1.4%
  • .ca 1.3%
  • Other 24.5%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Amazon S3 include business, online shopping, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 15.5%
  • Online Shopping 10.1%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.9%
  • Education/Reference 5.4%
  • Internet Services 4.9%
  • Entertainment 4.8%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.7%
  • General News 3.7%
  • Travel 3.4%
  • Other 37.6%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Amazon S3 alternatives.

RankNameCompare
2 Google Cloud StorageMountain View, California, United States

A RESTful service for storing and accessing your data on Google's infrastructure.

Amazon S3 vs. Google Cloud Storage
3 DigitalOcean SpacesNew York, United States

A cloud-based S3-compatible object storage from DigitalOcean.

Amazon S3 vs. DigitalOcean Spaces
4 Azure StorageRedmond, Washington, United States

Offers highly available, massively scalable, durable, and secure storage for a variety of data objects in the cloud.

Amazon S3 vs. Azure Storage
5 Cloud Storage for FirebaseMountain View, California, United States

A powerful, simple, and cost-effective object storage service powered by Google Cloud Storage.

Amazon S3 vs. Cloud Storage for Firebase
6 Cloudflare R2San Francisco, California, United States

A cost-effective, scalable object storage with zero egress fees.

Amazon S3 vs. Cloudflare R2

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Amazon S3?

Amazon S3 is owned by Amazon.com, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Can I use Amazon S3 for free?

Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.

Which country uses Amazon S3 the most?

The majority of Amazon S3 users are from the United States.

Who uses Amazon S3?

According to our data, Amazon S3 is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as pinterest.com, github.com, and x.com.

Is Amazon S3 used on government websites?

Overall, we found Amazon S3 on 82 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Amazon S3?

Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 222 academic websites in the United States that use Amazon S3.

How does Amazon S3 compare to its competitors?

Amazon S3 is the most popular cloud storage service on the market, outranking all others.

What are the alternatives to Amazon S3?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Amazon S3 may include Google Cloud Storage, DigitalOcean Spaces, and Azure Storage.

Data updated

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