Cloud Storage · $0.02/mo
Google Cloud Standard Storage at $0.020/GB/month is competitive on base price, but several providers offer the same $0.01/GB/month rate with lower or comparable total cost of ownership when egress fees are factored in. Azure Cool and OVHcloud Standard both offer 50% lower storage rates with included egress allowances that may offset retrieval penalties for typical workloads.
Matches $0.01/GB/month base rate and includes free incoming/outgoing traffic globally (APAC free until end-2026), eliminating Google's per-GB egress charges above 200 GiB/month.
Caveat: APAC egress free tier expires mid-2026; S3-compatible API may require minor integration changes.
| 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 |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Object Storage · Infrequent Access | $0.01/mo | $0.0102 per GB per month + $0.0102 per GB retrieval fee; minimum storage retention period applies | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Block Volume Storage · Balanced (10 VPU/GB, default) |
50% cheaper storage at $0.01/GB/month with 100 GiB/month free egress tier, reducing egress overage risk compared to Google's 200 GiB free tier.
Caveat: Retrieval and early-deletion fees apply if objects are deleted before 30 days; minimum 128 KiB billing per object adds overhead for many small files.
Matches $0.01/GB/month base rate with 75 GB/month free egress, then EUR 0.01/GB (~$0.011/GB), making it cost-competitive for moderate egress volumes.
Caveat: Single availability zone (Paris) limits geographic redundancy; egress overage pricing in EUR introduces currency conversion risk.
Nearly identical $0.0102/GB/month storage rate with no separate egress charges, but includes per-GB retrieval fees that apply only when data is accessed.
Caveat: Retrieval fees ($0.0102/GB) and mandatory minimum retention period make this suitable only for truly infrequent access patterns; early-deletion penalties apply.
Before you switch
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| Balanced performance tier (default): 10 VPUs per GB/month, ~$0.0085/GB/month performance add-on |
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| 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 |