Is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Prior policy: inter-region overage the best deal?

Outbound Data Transfer · $0.01/mo

Competitively priced

Oracle's $0.01/mo inter-region overage rate is aggressively priced for legacy customers, but the real cost depends heavily on hidden charges: Block Volume VPU tiers, Autonomous Database storage separation, and OKE control-plane fees can add up quickly. Fly.io offers comparable private cross-region transfer at the same $0.01/mo rate, but with sharper regional pricing variance and additional per-GB egress charges that may exceed Oracle's legacy rate in high-traffic scenarios.

Private Networking / Egress (North America / Europe)

$0.01/mo

Matches Oracle's $0.01/mo rate for private cross-region transfer with transparent per-GB billing and no compute-storage separation penalties.

Caveat: Cross-region private egress varies by region group (up to $0.12/GB for Africa/India); base rates are Amsterdam-indexed and premiums apply in other regions; no published platform SLA.

Before you switch

Verify whether your workload triggers Oracle's hidden costs: Block Volume VPU billing (charged per tier, not per I/O), Autonomous Database storage separation, and OKE control-plane fees ($0.10/hr capped at $74.40/mo) can dwarf the $0.01/mo transfer rate.
Confirm your actual inter-region transfer volume and direction; Oracle's legacy rate applies only to overage beyond free allowance, and Fly.io's regional pricing variance ($0.01-$0.12/GB) may be steeper for non-North America/Europe routes.
Check Archive Storage and Object Storage Infrequent Access retrieval costs if applicable; Oracle's 90-day minimum retention and per-GB retrieval fees can lock you in.
Fly.io's stopped machines still incur $0.15/GB/mo rootfs storage and extra RAM costs ~$5/30 days per GB; factor these into total egress comparison.
Request Oracle's current inter-region free allowance and confirm whether the $0.01/mo legacy rate is guaranteed to persist or subject to policy changes.

This comparison is generated from publicly listed pricing and may contain errors or omissions. It is not financial or professional advice, and CloudHosting.io is not responsible for decisions made based on it. Pricing, promotions, and specs change frequently and may not reflect current terms, regional availability, taxes, or contract length. Always verify current pricing and terms directly on the provider's site before purchasing or switching.

Comparable plans across providers

Provider	Plan	Price	Specs
Fly.io	Private Networking / Egress · North America / Europe - private cross-region	$0.01/mo	WireGuard (6PN) private cross-region transfer, per GB, North America and Europe. Within-region private transfer is free.	Visit
Bunny CDN	CDN · Europe & North America	$0.01/mo	Standard Network CDN, per-GB pay-as-you-go rate for Europe & North America.	Visit

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