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Block Storage Volumes · $0.6/mo (10 GB SSD)
Hetzner's Block Storage at $0.057/GB/month is moderately priced but faces stiff competition from Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle's object storage tiers at $0.01/GB/month. However, those alternatives carry retrieval fees and minimum retention periods unsuitable for frequent-access block workloads. For true block storage with no retrieval penalties, Hetzner remains competitive, though OVHcloud Classic and Kamatera match or undercut at $0.05/GB/month with similar performance profiles.
Matches Hetzner's feature set (block storage, no retrieval fees) at $0.05/GB/month, undercutting by 12% with 500+ IOPS baseline and hourly granularity.
Caveat: Billed per GB/hour (not monthly), so partial-month usage may round up; IPv4 addresses and Windows licensing are separate line items.
NVMe SSD block storage at $0.05/GB/month with 20,000 IOPS included and per-minute billing aligned to server lifecycle.
Caveat: Windows/SQL Server licensing surcharges only revealed at checkout; bandwidth overage at $0.01/GB past pooled allowance; SLA is 99.95% vs Hetzner's implicit tier.
HDD block storage at $0.05/GB/month with 1,100 static IOPS and 200 MB/s throughput, matching OVHcloud and Kamatera pricing.
Caveat: HDD performance is lower than Hetzner's SSD; renewal pricing after promo period can be 2-6x higher; outbound bandwidth tiered at $0.036/GB after 2TB free.
Object storage at $0.01/GB/month is 82% cheaper than Hetzner block storage for archival or infrequent-access workloads.
Caveat: 30-day minimum retention and early-deletion penalties; $0.01/GB retrieval fee on every read; unsuitable for frequent block-level I/O; 99.99% SLA.
Object storage at $0.01/GB/month with 30-day minimum duration and $0.01/GB retrieval fee, matching Azure's cost structure for cold-tier workloads.
Caveat: Retrieval fees and minimum retention make this unsuitable for active block workloads; egress billed separately beyond 200 GiB/month free tier; 99.99% SLA.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $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) | $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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