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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 different trade-offs. The real decision hinges on your workload pattern: if you need consistent high performance, Oracle's VPU model is predictable; if you have bursty or infrequent access, Google Cloud or Azure's tiered retrieval fees may cost less despite higher per-GB charges.
Identical headline pricing with included inbound/outbound traffic in APAC regions until end-2026, eliminating surprise bandwidth bills that hit other providers.
Caveat: Free egress expires mid-2026 in APAC; S3-compatible API differs from Oracle's native Block Volume semantics.
| 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 |
| OVHcloud | Object Storage · Standard | $0.01/mo |
Matches Oracle's base rate with 30-day minimum retention and $0.01/GB retrieval; better for archival or infrequent-access patterns where you avoid sustained-use discount complexity.
Caveat: Egress to internet billed above 200 GiB/month free tier; early-deletion penalties apply within 30 days.
Headline price matches Oracle with LRS redundancy; 30-day early-deletion window is shorter than Oracle's implicit VPU commitment, reducing lock-in risk.
Caveat: Retrieval fees and 128 KiB minimum per object inflate costs for many small files; Premium SSD/Ultra Disk I/O billed separately, similar to Oracle's VPU model.
Lowest-cost entry with 75 GB free egress per month and single-zone simplicity; strong for non-critical or EU-centric workloads.
Caveat: Single availability zone (Paris) limits durability; egress beyond 75 GB/month charged at EUR 0.01/GB; SLA drops to 99.9% on some tiers.
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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