Is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Capacity (base) the best deal?

Block Volume Storage · $0.03/mo

Better deals exist

Oracle's Block Volume Storage base rate is competitive, but the mandatory separate VPU billing and control-plane fees on OKE make it expensive at scale. Azure Blob Cool, Google Cloud Nearline, and OVHcloud Object Storage all offer lower per-GB rates with similar hidden-cost profiles, making them genuinely cheaper for most workloads.

Blob Storage Cool tier

$0.01/mosave 67%

Per-GB rate is 60% lower than Oracle ($0.01 vs $0.0255/GB), with no separate performance tier surcharge; early-deletion fees only apply if you delete before 30 days.

Caveat: Premium SSD/Ultra Disk IOPS billed separately; Windows VMs carry license surcharge; outbound bandwidth charged above 100 GB/month free tier.

Cloud Storage Nearline

$0.01/mosave 67%

Flat $0.01/GB/month with no separate performance tier; 30-day minimum retention is shorter than Oracle's implicit commitment model.

Caveat: Retrieval fees ($0.01/GB) apply; network egress billed above 200 GiB/month free tier; sustained-use discounts require separate enrollment.

Object Storage Standard

$0.01/mosave 67%

S3-compatible at $0.01/GB/month with included ingress/egress traffic in most regions (APAC free until end-2026), eliminating surprise bandwidth bills.

Caveat: APAC outbound traffic loses free status after mid-2026; Infrequent Access and Cold Archive tiers carry retrieval fees and 30-180 day minimums.

Object Storage Standard One Zone

$0.01/mosave 67%

Matches competitors at $0.01/GB/month with 75 GB free egress per month; single-zone option reduces cost further for non-critical workloads.

Caveat: Single availability zone only; public egress beyond 75 GB charged at EUR 0.01/GB; lower SLA (99.9% vs Oracle's implied 99.99%).

Before you switch

Oracle's VPU (performance) tier is billed separately and charged regardless of actual I/O usage; factor this into total cost before comparing to flat-rate competitors.
OKE control-plane fee ($0.10/hour, capped $74.40/month) adds significant cost on top of worker nodes; verify if managed Kubernetes is required.
All alternatives impose early-deletion penalties (30-90 day minimums); confirm your retention policy matches the tier's minimum before switching.
Azure and Google Cloud charge retrieval fees on Cool/Nearline tiers; calculate egress costs if you plan frequent reads.
OVHcloud APAC free egress expires mid-2026; if you rely on this, lock in pricing or plan migration before the deadline.

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Comparable plans across providers

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	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

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Is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Capacity (base) the best deal?

Block Volume Storage · $0.03/mo

Better deals exist

Blob Storage Cool tier

$0.01/mosave 67%

Per-GB rate is 60% lower than Oracle ($0.01 vs $0.0255/GB), with no separate performance tier surcharge; early-deletion fees only apply if you delete before 30 days.

Caveat: Premium SSD/Ultra Disk IOPS billed separately; Windows VMs carry license surcharge; outbound bandwidth charged above 100 GB/month free tier.

Cloud Storage Nearline

$0.01/mosave 67%

Flat $0.01/GB/month with no separate performance tier; 30-day minimum retention is shorter than Oracle's implicit commitment model.

Caveat: Retrieval fees ($0.01/GB) apply; network egress billed above 200 GiB/month free tier; sustained-use discounts require separate enrollment.

Object Storage Standard

$0.01/mosave 67%

S3-compatible at $0.01/GB/month with included ingress/egress traffic in most regions (APAC free until end-2026), eliminating surprise bandwidth bills.

Caveat: APAC outbound traffic loses free status after mid-2026; Infrequent Access and Cold Archive tiers carry retrieval fees and 30-180 day minimums.

Object Storage Standard One Zone

$0.01/mosave 67%

Matches competitors at $0.01/GB/month with 75 GB free egress per month; single-zone option reduces cost further for non-critical workloads.

Caveat: Single availability zone only; public egress beyond 75 GB charged at EUR 0.01/GB; lower SLA (99.9% vs Oracle's implied 99.99%).

Before you switch

Oracle's VPU (performance) tier is billed separately and charged regardless of actual I/O usage; factor this into total cost before comparing to flat-rate competitors.
OKE control-plane fee ($0.10/hour, capped $74.40/month) adds significant cost on top of worker nodes; verify if managed Kubernetes is required.
All alternatives impose early-deletion penalties (30-90 day minimums); confirm your retention policy matches the tier's minimum before switching.
Azure and Google Cloud charge retrieval fees on Cool/Nearline tiers; calculate egress costs if you plan frequent reads.
OVHcloud APAC free egress expires mid-2026; if you rely on this, lock in pricing or plan migration before the deadline.

Comparable plans across providers

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	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

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