Is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Infrequent Access the best deal?

Object Storage · $0.01/mo

Competitively priced

Oracle's Infrequent Access tier is competitively priced at the headline level, but all four alternatives offer similar or identical storage costs with comparable retrieval fees and minimum retention periods. The choice depends on your retrieval patterns, egress costs, and whether you need multi-region redundancy or can accept single-zone storage.

Cloud Storage Nearline

$0.01/mo

Identical per-GB storage and retrieval fees ($0.010/GB/month, $0.01/GB retrieval) with 30-day minimum retention matching Oracle's terms.

Caveat: Network egress to internet is metered and billed above 200 GiB/month free tier, which can add up quickly if you retrieve frequently.

Blob Storage Cool Tier

$0.01/mo

Matches Oracle's storage cost with per-GB retrieval fees and 30-day early-deletion minimum, plus LRS redundancy option.

Caveat: Cool tier bills a minimum 128 KiB per object, which inflates costs for many small files; outbound bandwidth is metered above 100 GB/month pooled free tier.

Object Storage Standard

$0.01/mo

Identical headline pricing with S3 compatibility and included incoming/outgoing traffic in APAC regions until end of 2026, reducing egress surprises.

Caveat: APAC free-egress benefit expires mid-2026; billed per GiB-hour rather than per-month, which can be harder to predict; SLA varies by region.

Object Storage Standard One Zone

$0.01/mo

Matches Oracle's storage cost with 75 GB free egress per month and S3 compatibility, lowest-cost entry point for single-zone workloads.

Caveat: Single availability zone only (Paris region); egress above 75 GB/month charged at EUR 0.01/GB; lower SLA (99.9% base) than Oracle or competitors.

Before you switch

All four alternatives impose per-GB retrieval fees and minimum retention periods (30-90 days) just like Oracle; verify your actual retrieval frequency before assuming savings.
Egress bandwidth is a hidden cost across all providers: Google charges above 200 GiB/month, Azure above 100 GiB/month, Scaleway above 75 GiB/month; Oracle's egress terms are not detailed in the spec.
OVHcloud and Scaleway's free egress benefits are time-limited or region-locked; confirm your region and timeline before committing.
Scaleway's single-zone storage lacks redundancy; if you need multi-region or high availability, Oracle, Azure, or Google are safer defaults.
None of these providers offer materially cheaper storage than Oracle at the headline rate; your savings will come from egress allowances, not per-GB pricing.

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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

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Is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Infrequent Access the best deal?

Object Storage · $0.01/mo

Competitively priced

Cloud Storage Nearline

$0.01/mo

Identical per-GB storage and retrieval fees ($0.010/GB/month, $0.01/GB retrieval) with 30-day minimum retention matching Oracle's terms.

Caveat: Network egress to internet is metered and billed above 200 GiB/month free tier, which can add up quickly if you retrieve frequently.

Blob Storage Cool Tier

$0.01/mo

Matches Oracle's storage cost with per-GB retrieval fees and 30-day early-deletion minimum, plus LRS redundancy option.

Caveat: Cool tier bills a minimum 128 KiB per object, which inflates costs for many small files; outbound bandwidth is metered above 100 GB/month pooled free tier.

Object Storage Standard

$0.01/mo

Identical headline pricing with S3 compatibility and included incoming/outgoing traffic in APAC regions until end of 2026, reducing egress surprises.

Caveat: APAC free-egress benefit expires mid-2026; billed per GiB-hour rather than per-month, which can be harder to predict; SLA varies by region.

Object Storage Standard One Zone

$0.01/mo

Matches Oracle's storage cost with 75 GB free egress per month and S3 compatibility, lowest-cost entry point for single-zone workloads.

Caveat: Single availability zone only (Paris region); egress above 75 GB/month charged at EUR 0.01/GB; lower SLA (99.9% base) than Oracle or competitors.

Before you switch

All four alternatives impose per-GB retrieval fees and minimum retention periods (30-90 days) just like Oracle; verify your actual retrieval frequency before assuming savings.
Egress bandwidth is a hidden cost across all providers: Google charges above 200 GiB/month, Azure above 100 GiB/month, Scaleway above 75 GiB/month; Oracle's egress terms are not detailed in the spec.
OVHcloud and Scaleway's free egress benefits are time-limited or region-locked; confirm your region and timeline before committing.
Scaleway's single-zone storage lacks redundancy; if you need multi-region or high availability, Oracle, Azure, or Google are safer defaults.
None of these providers offer materially cheaper storage than Oracle at the headline rate; your savings will come from egress allowances, not per-GB pricing.

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

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