Is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Standard the best deal?

Object Storage · $0.03/mo

Better deals exist

Oracle's Object Storage Standard tier is competitively priced on raw storage, but three providers offer identical or lower per-GB rates with fewer retrieval penalties for standard access patterns. The real savings depend on your access frequency and whether you'll hit Oracle's hidden costs in related services (Block Volume VPU, Autonomous Database, OKE control plane).

Object Storage Standard

$0.01/mosave 67%

Matches Oracle's per-GB rate ($0.0255 vs $0.01) but includes inbound/outbound traffic at no extra cost until 2026, eliminating a major hidden cost vector.

Caveat: Free egress expires in APAC regions mid-2026; billed per GiB-hour rather than per-month, so you must track hourly usage.

Cloud Storage Nearline

$0.01/mosave 67%

Lower per-GB cost and 200 GiB/month free egress to certain destinations; no retrieval fees for standard access patterns.

Caveat: 30-day minimum retention and per-GB retrieval fees ($0.01/GB) apply if you delete or access infrequently; egress pricing is complex and easy to exceed.

Blob Storage Cool tier

$0.01/mosave 67%

Lowest headline storage rate; no per-retrieval fees for standard read access, only early-deletion penalties if you delete within 30 days.

Caveat: 128 KiB minimum billing per object inflates costs for many small files; outbound bandwidth billed above 100 GB/month pooled free tier.

Object Storage Standard One Zone

$0.01/mosave 67%

Matches lowest per-GB rate with 75 GB/month free egress; S3-compatible API and simple pricing model.

Caveat: Single availability zone (Paris) limits geographic redundancy; egress beyond 75 GB costs EUR 0.01/GB; lower SLA (99.9% vs Oracle's implied 99.99%).

Before you switch

Oracle's $0.0255/GB is 2.5x higher than competitors on raw storage; confirm your access pattern doesn't trigger retrieval fees elsewhere before switching.
Check whether you use Oracle Block Volume (VPU billed separately), Autonomous Database, or OKE clusters, as those hidden costs may offset storage savings with competitors.
Google Cloud and Azure impose early-deletion penalties (30-90 day minimums); verify your retention policy matches before committing.
OVHcloud and Scaleway egress allowances expire or are limited; calculate your monthly egress to confirm total cost advantage.
Scaleway's single-zone storage lacks geographic redundancy; confirm this meets your disaster-recovery requirements.

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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 Standard the best deal?

Object Storage · $0.03/mo

Better deals exist

Object Storage Standard

$0.01/mosave 67%

Matches Oracle's per-GB rate ($0.0255 vs $0.01) but includes inbound/outbound traffic at no extra cost until 2026, eliminating a major hidden cost vector.

Caveat: Free egress expires in APAC regions mid-2026; billed per GiB-hour rather than per-month, so you must track hourly usage.

Cloud Storage Nearline

$0.01/mosave 67%

Lower per-GB cost and 200 GiB/month free egress to certain destinations; no retrieval fees for standard access patterns.

Caveat: 30-day minimum retention and per-GB retrieval fees ($0.01/GB) apply if you delete or access infrequently; egress pricing is complex and easy to exceed.

Blob Storage Cool tier

$0.01/mosave 67%

Lowest headline storage rate; no per-retrieval fees for standard read access, only early-deletion penalties if you delete within 30 days.

Caveat: 128 KiB minimum billing per object inflates costs for many small files; outbound bandwidth billed above 100 GB/month pooled free tier.

Object Storage Standard One Zone

$0.01/mosave 67%

Matches lowest per-GB rate with 75 GB/month free egress; S3-compatible API and simple pricing model.

Caveat: Single availability zone (Paris) limits geographic redundancy; egress beyond 75 GB costs EUR 0.01/GB; lower SLA (99.9% vs Oracle's implied 99.99%).

Before you switch

Oracle's $0.0255/GB is 2.5x higher than competitors on raw storage; confirm your access pattern doesn't trigger retrieval fees elsewhere before switching.
Check whether you use Oracle Block Volume (VPU billed separately), Autonomous Database, or OKE clusters, as those hidden costs may offset storage savings with competitors.
Google Cloud and Azure impose early-deletion penalties (30-90 day minimums); verify your retention policy matches before committing.
OVHcloud and Scaleway egress allowances expire or are limited; calculate your monthly egress to confirm total cost advantage.
Scaleway's single-zone storage lacks geographic redundancy; confirm this meets your disaster-recovery requirements.

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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