Is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Always Free Allowance the best deal?

Object Storage · $0/mo

Best in class

Oracle's Always Free Object Storage tier is genuinely hard to beat at $0/month for 20 GB combined capacity. However, the hidden costs are substantial once you scale: Archive Storage has a 90-day minimum retention penalty, Infrequent Access adds per-GB retrieval fees, and early deletion triggers charges. For small, static workloads this is excellent; for active or variable-access patterns, total cost of ownership can exceed paid tiers elsewhere.

Before you switch

Archive Storage deletions within 90 days incur full retention charges - verify your retention policy before committing
Infrequent Access tier adds per-GB retrieval costs on top of storage; calculate your access patterns to avoid surprise egress bills
The 10 GB free allowance is per tenancy, not per project - confirm you won't exceed this across all workloads
Restores from Archive Storage take hours; ensure this RTO is acceptable for your use case
Compare total cost if you anticipate scaling beyond 20 GB or need frequent data access - paid tiers may become cheaper

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