AWS Snowball vs. AWS Greengrass
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | AWS Snowball | AWS Greengrass |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Review count | 35 | 23 |
| Ease of use | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| Ease of setup | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Quality of support | 9.0 | 8.3 |
| Meets requirements | 9.0 | 8.5 |
| NPS | 45.714286 | 42.857143 |
| Small Business | 14.3% | 39.1% |
| Mid-Market | 17.1% | 26.1% |
| Enterprise | 68.6% | 34.8% |
| Total page views | 103 | 121 |
| Total LLM citations | 157 | 137 |
AWS Snowball
AWS Snowball is a petabyte-scale data transfer service built around a secure suitcase-sized device that moves data into and out of the AWS Cloud quickly and efficiently. Jobs begin in the AWS Management Console, when a device (or devices) are shipped to your designated site to be filled up with data. Once the job is finished, the device is shipped back to AWS and the data put into your S3 bucket. Typical transfer times are about a week from start to finish.
AWS Greengrass
AWS Greengrass is software that lets you run local compute, messaging, data caching, sync, and ML inference capabilities for connected devices in a secure way. With AWS Greengrass, connected devices can run AWS Lambda functions, keep device data in sync, and communicate with other devices securely – even when not connected to the Internet.