Is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Prior policy: first 10TB/month free the best deal?

Outbound Data Transfer · $0/mo (10000 GB transfer)

Best in class

Oracle's 10TB/month free outbound data transfer tier is genuinely competitive and difficult to beat. However, be aware that this is a legacy policy still referenced by some sources, and the real cost trap lies in Oracle's hidden charges for Block Volume performance (VPU), Autonomous Database storage, OKE control planes, and Object Storage retrieval fees, which can quickly exceed the savings from free egress.

Before you switch

Confirm the 10TB/month free egress policy is still active on your tenancy; Oracle has transitioned policies and some accounts may be on newer terms
Budget separately for Block Volume VPU charges (billed per tier, not per actual I/O), which are easy to overlook
If using Autonomous Database, storage is billed independently of compute; factor this into total cost
OKE Enhanced clusters add $0.10/hour ($74.40/month cap) for control plane on top of worker nodes
Object Storage Infrequent Access and Archive tiers carry per-GB retrieval fees and minimum retention penalties; verify your access patterns match the tier
Request a detailed cost breakdown from Oracle before committing, as hidden fees often dwarf the headline free-tier benefit

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