AWS Snowball - Pricing; Device DIfferences; Use Case DIfferences; Hardware DIfferences

AWS Snowball User Guide
Pricing
Pricing
For information about the pricing and fees associated with the AWS Snowball, see AWS Snowball Pricing.
AWS Snowball Device Differences
The Snowball and the Snowball Edge are two different devices. This guide is for the Snowball. If you are
looking for documentation for the Snowball Edge, see the AWS Snowball Edge Developer Guide. Both
devices allow you to move huge amounts of data into and out of Amazon S3, they both have the same
job management API, and they both use the same console. However, the two devices differ in hardware
specifications, some features, what transfer tools are used, and price.
AWS Snowball Use Case Differences
Following is a table that shows the different use cases for the different AWS Snowball devices:
Use case Snowball Snowball Edge
Import data into Amazon S3
✓ ✓
Copy data directly from HDFS
✓

Export from Amazon S3
✓ ✓
Durable local storage 
✓
Use in a cluster of devices 
✓
Use with AWS Greengrass (IoT) 
✓
Transfer files through NFS with a
GUI

✓
AWS Snowball Hardware Differences
Following is a table that shows how the devices differ from each other, physically. For information
on specifications for the Snowball, see AWS Snowball Specifications (p. 91). For information on
specifications for the Snowball Edge, see AWS Snowball Edge Specifications.
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