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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
Amazon FSx for OpenZFS
Category

Storage, File Storage

Storage, File Storage

Description

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

Best for
  • Windows file shares
  • HPC workloads
  • Machine learning
  • EDA
  • Media processing
  • Linux workloads
  • Web serving
  • DevOps
  • Data analytics
  • Media processing
Key features
  • Multiple file system types
  • Active Directory integration
  • High throughput
  • Data deduplication
  • Multi-AZ
  • NFS protocol
  • Snapshots
  • Data compression
  • Low-latency
  • Point-in-time clones
Pricing model

Pay per GB provisioned + throughput

Pay per GB provisioned + throughput

Free tier

No

No

Expert take

“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.”
— Riku Kobayashi, re:Post Top Contributor [profile]

“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.”
— Giovanni Lauria, re:Post Top Contributor [profile]

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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

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Use Amazon FSx for OpenZFS when:

  • Linux workloads
  • Web serving
  • DevOps
  • Data analytics
  • Media processing

Learn more about Amazon FSx for OpenZFS »

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