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 unbeatable at $0/month for 10 GB Standard + 10 GB Archive storage. No competitor offers a comparable free tier. However, the hidden costs—especially Archive Storage's 90-day minimum retention penalty, per-GB retrieval fees on Infrequent Access, and separate Block Volume VPU billing—mean real-world costs can escalate quickly once you exceed the free allowance or change access patterns.

Before you switch

Archive Storage deletions within 90 days incur full retention charges; plan for long-term retention only
Infrequent Access tier adds per-GB retrieval fees on top of storage; calculate total cost if you need frequent reads
Block Volume performance (VPU) is billed separately and charged for the tier tier regardless of actual I/O usage
Autonomous Database storage is billed separately from compute; factor this into total database costs
Enhanced OKE control-plane fee ($0.10/hour, capped $74.40/month) applies on top of worker node costs if you use managed Kubernetes
Verify egress bandwidth charges once you exceed any free tier allowance

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