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Block Volume Storage · $0.01/mo
Oracle's Balanced Block Volume is competitively priced at the headline level, but all four alternatives offer comparable or lower storage costs with similar hidden-cost structures. The choice depends on your workload pattern, egress needs, and whether you're already invested in each cloud's ecosystem.
Identical headline pricing with included ingress/egress traffic in APAC regions until end-2026, eliminating a major hidden cost that hits other providers.
Caveat: Free egress expires in APAC after mid-2026; Object Storage is not block storage, so workload compatibility must be verified.
| 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 |
| OVHcloud | Object Storage · Standard | $0.01/mo |
Matches Oracle's base rate with 30-day minimum retention and $0.01/GB retrieval fees, but integrates well if you use GCP's compute or analytics services.
Caveat: Egress to internet is metered and billed above 200 GiB/month free tier; early-deletion penalties apply within 30 days.
Identical pricing with 30-day early-deletion minimum and per-GB retrieval fees; strong choice if you're already on Azure for compute or Microsoft services.
Caveat: Outbound bandwidth billed above 100 GB/month pooled free tier; minimum 128 KiB per object can inflate costs for many small files.
Matches headline rate with 75 GB free egress per month and S3 compatibility; good for European workloads or multi-cloud portability.
Caveat: Single availability zone reduces redundancy; egress beyond 75 GB/month charged at EUR 0.01/GB; Object Storage is not block storage.
Before you switch
| S3-compatible. Incoming/outgoing traffic included (APAC free until 2026-12-31). Billed per GiB/hour. |
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| Scaleway | Object Storage · Standard One Zone | $0.01/mo | Per GB per month equivalent, single availability zone, Paris region | Visit |
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