# AWS Snow Family (Snowball, Snowcone, Snowmobile)

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/aws-snowball-snowcone-snowmobile
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/aws-snowball-snowcone-snowmobile.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/aws-snowball-snowcone-snowmobile/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://amazon.com
- **Slug:** aws-snowball-snowcone-snowmobile
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, enterprise-servers-storage

## Overview

- **Tagline:** The only cloud-integrated hardware family that scales from a handheld 4.5lb device (Snowcone) to a 45-foot semi-trailer (Snowmobile) for disconnected data operations.
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** The AWS Snow Family is a suite of physical devices and capacity-oriented services used to move petabytes of data into and out of the AWS Cloud. These devices are designed for edge computing, data migration, and edge storage in environments with limited or no network connectivity.
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Snowcone
  - Snowball Edge
  - Snowmobile
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Usage-based (Per-job fee + daily rental fee + shipping)
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Government/Defense, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Research Organizations
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Azure Stack Edge / Data Box (Microsoft)
  - Google Cloud Transfer Appliance
  - Dell PowerEdge / ECS for Edge
  - IBM Cloud Satellite
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.