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Block Storage · $6.4/mo (64 GB)
AWS Lightsail Block Storage at $6.40/mo for 64 GB is reasonably priced for managed block storage, but several cheaper object-storage alternatives exist if your workload permits. However, Lightsail's simplicity and predictable pricing come at a premium versus bare block storage from competitors, and data transfer overages ($0.09-$0.132/GB) can add significant hidden costs.
Raw block storage at $0.0085/GB/month plus $0.01/GB capacity charge totals roughly $0.54/mo for 64 GB, a fraction of Lightsail's price with similar performance tier.
Caveat: VPU performance charges apply regardless of actual I/O usage; you must account for separate egress costs and the 99.95% SLA is slightly lower than Lightsail's implied 99.99%.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| Microsoft Azure | Blob Storage · Cool tier | $0.01/mo | Per GB/month, LRS. Lower storage cost, retrieval and early-deletion fees apply for objects deleted before 30 days. | Visit |
| Google Cloud | Cloud Storage · Nearline storage | $0.01/mo | $0.010/GB/month, 30-day minimum storage duration, $0.01/GB retrieval fee | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Object Storage · Infrequent Access | $0.01/mo |
At $0.05/GB/month, 64 GB costs $3.20/mo with 200 MB/s throughput and 1,100 IOPS; half Lightsail's price for comparable block storage.
Caveat: Renewal pricing after promotional periods can be 2-6x higher; outbound data transfer beyond 2 TB pooled free tier is tiered at $0.036-$0.018/GB.
NVMe SSD block storage at $0.05/GB/month with up to 20,000 IOPS included; same $3.20/mo for 64 GB as IONOS but with faster media and no IOPS surcharge.
Caveat: Windows/SQL licensing adds undisclosed per-server surcharges at checkout; bandwidth overage at $0.01/GB past 5 TB pooled allowance; Type T CPU burstable instances incur $0.041/hr overage charges.
At $0.05/GB/month with 500+ IOPS, 64 GB costs $3.20/mo; OVHcloud includes free egress in APAC until end of 2026, offsetting Lightsail's data transfer overages in those regions.
Caveat: APAC free egress expires mid-2026; Windows license surcharge of $0.039/vCore/hour applies separately; billed per GB/hour with 1 GB minimum granularity.
At $0.05/GB/month, Vultr's slider-based HDD block storage is the cheapest per-GB option; 64 GB would cost $3.20/mo with 100% network uptime SLA.
Caveat: Bandwidth overage rates vary by data center; Windows licensing not included; this is HDD, not NVMe, so throughput and IOPS will be lower than Lightsail.
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| $0.0102 per GB per month + $0.0102 per GB retrieval fee; minimum storage retention period applies |
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| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Block Volume Storage · Balanced (10 VPU/GB, default) | $0.01/mo | Balanced performance tier (default): 10 VPUs per GB/month, ~$0.0085/GB/month performance add-on | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Object Storage · Standard | $0.01/mo | S3-compatible. Incoming/outgoing traffic included (APAC free until 2026-12-31). Billed per GiB/hour. | Visit |
| Scaleway | Object Storage · Standard One Zone | $0.01/mo | Per GB per month equivalent, single availability zone, Paris region | Visit |
| Scaleway | Block Storage · Snapshots | $0.04/mo | Per GB per month equivalent, snapshot storage | Visit |
| IONOS | Block Storage · HDD | $0.05/mo | 200 MB/s throughput, 1,100 static IOPS. Priced per GB per 30 days. | Visit |
| Kamatera | Block Storage · Block Storage (per GB) | $0.05/mo | $0.05/GB/month, NVMe SSD, up to 20,000 IOPS included, no IOPS surcharge. Example: 100 GB = $5/month. Billed by the minute aligned to attached server's billing cycle. | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Block Storage · Classic (per GB) | $0.05/mo | From 500 IOPS. Billed per GB/hour, granularity 1 GB. | Visit |
| Fly.io | Volumes · Volume snapshot storage (per GB) | $0.08/mo | 1 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Scaleway | File Storage · Standard File Storage | $0.16/mo | Per GB per month equivalent, provisioned capacity 25GB-100TB, max 50TB per file system | Visit |
| OVHcloud | File Storage · Standard | $0.17/mo | 0.25 MB/s/GB and 128 MB/s max per volume; 24 IOPS/GB for up to 16000 IOPS per volume. Billed per GB/hour. | Visit |
| Render | Persistent Disks · Per-GB Disk | $0.25/mo | $0.25 per GB per month, prorated by the second, attachable to Web Services/Background Workers/Private Services. | Visit |
| Vultr | Block Storage · HDD 10GB | $0.5/mo | 10 GB | Visit |
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