What's the Difference Between Amazon FSx and Amazon FSx for OpenZFS?
Compare Amazon FSx and Amazon FSx for OpenZFS side by side — features, pricing, and ideal use cases to help you choose the right product.
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Amazon FSx
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Amazon FSx for OpenZFS
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Category
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Storage, File Storage |
Storage, File Storage |
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Description
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Fully managed file storage built on popular file systems — Windows File Server, Lustre, NetApp ONTAP, and OpenZFS. |
Fully managed, elastic, scale-out file systems for NAS workloads |
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Key features
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Pricing model
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Pay per GB provisioned + throughput |
Pay per GB provisioned + throughput |
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Free tier
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No |
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Expert take
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“FSx for Lustre delivers hundreds of GB/s throughput for HPC and ML training workloads. FSx for Windows is the right choice when workloads need SMB protocol and Active Directory integration. Pick the file system type that matches your protocol and performance needs.” |
“Amazon FSx for OpenZFS delivers high-performance file storage with instant snapshots, compression, and data cloning. It supports workloads migrating from on-premises ZFS environments.” |
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When to use Amazon FSx or Amazon FSx for OpenZFS
Use Amazon FSx when:
- Windows file shares
- HPC workloads
- Machine learning
- EDA
- Media processing
Use Amazon FSx for OpenZFS when:
- Linux workloads
- Web serving
- DevOps
- Data analytics
- Media processing
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