AWS DataSync vs Peer Global File Service
| AWS DataSync | Peer Global File Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | No | — |
| Workload scope | file | file |
| Migration mode | batch | both |
| Metadata preservation | Yes | Yes |
| Access preservation | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | NFS, SMB, HDFS, self-managed object storage, S3-compatible object storage, Azure Files, Azure Blob Storage, Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, Amazon FSx for Lustre, Amazon FSx for OpenZFS, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP | Windows File Servers, Linux File Servers, NetApp, Nutanix Files, Dell PowerScale, Dell PowerStore, Dell Unity, Dell PowerEdge, Amazon FSx for ONTAP, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, S3, Azure Blob |
| Migration reporting | Yes | Yes |
| Cutover orchestration | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Storage Migration Software. On The Geeks Club, Peer Global File Service scores higher on our published basis.