Is UpCloud's 500 GB (2 blocks) the best deal?

Object Storage · $10/mo (500 GB)

Competitively priced

UpCloud's $10/mo for 500 GB Object Storage is competitively priced, but several providers offer lower per-GB rates for similar workloads. However, UpCloud's free egress (within Fair Transfer Policy) and simple pricing structure provide real value if you have moderate data transfer needs. Watch for hidden backup surcharges and transfer overages.

Blob Storage Cool tier

$5/mosave 50%

At $0.01/GB/month, 500 GB costs only $5/month - half UpCloud's price with 99.99% SLA.

Caveat: Early-deletion penalties (30-day minimum), retrieval fees, and 128 KiB minimum per object can add up for frequently accessed or short-lived data.

Cloud Storage Nearline storage

$5/mosave 50%

Also $0.01/GB/month ($5 for 500 GB) with 99.99% SLA and included egress to certain destinations.

Caveat: 30-day minimum storage duration, $0.01/GB retrieval fee, and egress beyond 200 GiB/month is billed; easy to miss sustained-use discounts.

Object Storage Infrequent Access

$5.1/mosave 49%

At $0.0102/GB/month ($5.10 for 500 GB), slightly more than Azure/GCP but includes retrieval fees in the per-GB rate.

Caveat: Minimum retention period applies, per-GB retrieval fee on top of storage, and 99.95% SLA is lower than competitors.

Object Storage Standard

$5/mosave 50%

S3-compatible at $0.01/mo per GiB/hour with free incoming/outgoing traffic (APAC free until 2026-12-31) and 99.99% SLA.

Caveat: APAC free-egress status expires mid-2026; billed per GiB/hour rather than flat monthly, so usage patterns matter.

Object Storage Standard One Zone

$5/mosave 50%

Per-GB pricing equivalent to $0.01/GB/month ($5 for 500 GB) with 75 GB free egress per month.

Caveat: Single availability zone (Paris region), 75 GB free egress then EUR 0.01/GB overage; lower SLA (99.9-99.99%) than UpCloud.

Before you switch

UpCloud's 'free egress' is subject to Fair Transfer Policy limits - verify the actual allowance for your workload before committing.
UpCloud Simple Backups add 10-60% surcharge on server price depending on frequency - factor this into total cost if backups are required.
Cool/Nearline/Infrequent tiers on Azure, GCP, and Oracle impose 30-90 day minimum retention and per-GB retrieval fees; only suitable for infrequently accessed data.
OVHcloud and Scaleway's free egress benefits expire or are region-limited after mid-2026; confirm your region and plan accordingly.
All alternatives charge per-GB retrieval fees or have early-deletion penalties - UpCloud's flat $10/mo may be better if you frequently access or modify objects.

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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
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Object Storage · Infrequent Access	$0.01/mo	$0.0102 per GB per month + $0.0102 per GB retrieval fee; minimum storage retention period applies	Visit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Block Volume Storage · Balanced (10 VPU/GB, default)	$0.01/mo	Balanced performance tier (default): 10 VPUs per GB/month, ~$0.0085/GB/month performance add-on	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
IONOS	Block Storage · HDD	$0.05/mo	200 MB/s throughput, 1,100 static IOPS. Priced per GB per 30 days.	Visit
Kamatera	Block Storage · Block Storage (per GB)	$0.05/mo	$0.05/GB/month, NVMe SSD, up to 20,000 IOPS included, no IOPS surcharge. Example: 100 GB = $5/month. Billed by the minute aligned to attached server's billing cycle.	Visit
OVHcloud	Block Storage · Classic (per GB)	$0.05/mo	From 500 IOPS. Billed per GB/hour, granularity 1 GB.	Visit
Fly.io	Volumes · Volume snapshot storage (per GB)	$0.08/mo	1 GB NVMe	Visit
Scaleway	File Storage · Standard File Storage	$0.16/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, provisioned capacity 25GB-100TB, max 50TB per file system	Visit
OVHcloud	File Storage · Standard	$0.17/mo	0.25 MB/s/GB and 128 MB/s max per volume; 24 IOPS/GB for up to 16000 IOPS per volume. Billed per GB/hour.	Visit
Render	Persistent Disks · Per-GB Disk	$0.25/mo	$0.25 per GB per month, prorated by the second, attachable to Web Services/Background Workers/Private Services.	Visit
Vultr	Block Storage · HDD 10GB	$0.5/mo	10 GB	Visit

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Is UpCloud's 500 GB (2 blocks) the best deal?

Object Storage · $10/mo (500 GB)

Competitively priced

Blob Storage Cool tier

$5/mosave 50%

At $0.01/GB/month, 500 GB costs only $5/month - half UpCloud's price with 99.99% SLA.

Caveat: Early-deletion penalties (30-day minimum), retrieval fees, and 128 KiB minimum per object can add up for frequently accessed or short-lived data.

Cloud Storage Nearline storage

$5/mosave 50%

Also $0.01/GB/month ($5 for 500 GB) with 99.99% SLA and included egress to certain destinations.

Caveat: 30-day minimum storage duration, $0.01/GB retrieval fee, and egress beyond 200 GiB/month is billed; easy to miss sustained-use discounts.

Object Storage Infrequent Access

$5.1/mosave 49%

At $0.0102/GB/month ($5.10 for 500 GB), slightly more than Azure/GCP but includes retrieval fees in the per-GB rate.

Caveat: Minimum retention period applies, per-GB retrieval fee on top of storage, and 99.95% SLA is lower than competitors.

Object Storage Standard

$5/mosave 50%

S3-compatible at $0.01/mo per GiB/hour with free incoming/outgoing traffic (APAC free until 2026-12-31) and 99.99% SLA.

Caveat: APAC free-egress status expires mid-2026; billed per GiB/hour rather than flat monthly, so usage patterns matter.

Object Storage Standard One Zone

$5/mosave 50%

Per-GB pricing equivalent to $0.01/GB/month ($5 for 500 GB) with 75 GB free egress per month.

Caveat: Single availability zone (Paris region), 75 GB free egress then EUR 0.01/GB overage; lower SLA (99.9-99.99%) than UpCloud.

Before you switch

UpCloud's 'free egress' is subject to Fair Transfer Policy limits - verify the actual allowance for your workload before committing.
UpCloud Simple Backups add 10-60% surcharge on server price depending on frequency - factor this into total cost if backups are required.
Cool/Nearline/Infrequent tiers on Azure, GCP, and Oracle impose 30-90 day minimum retention and per-GB retrieval fees; only suitable for infrequently accessed data.
OVHcloud and Scaleway's free egress benefits expire or are region-limited after mid-2026; confirm your region and plan accordingly.
All alternatives charge per-GB retrieval fees or have early-deletion penalties - UpCloud's flat $10/mo may be better if you frequently access or modify objects.

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
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Object Storage · Infrequent Access	$0.01/mo	$0.0102 per GB per month + $0.0102 per GB retrieval fee; minimum storage retention period applies	Visit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Block Volume Storage · Balanced (10 VPU/GB, default)	$0.01/mo	Balanced performance tier (default): 10 VPUs per GB/month, ~$0.0085/GB/month performance add-on	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
IONOS	Block Storage · HDD	$0.05/mo	200 MB/s throughput, 1,100 static IOPS. Priced per GB per 30 days.	Visit
Kamatera	Block Storage · Block Storage (per GB)	$0.05/mo	$0.05/GB/month, NVMe SSD, up to 20,000 IOPS included, no IOPS surcharge. Example: 100 GB = $5/month. Billed by the minute aligned to attached server's billing cycle.	Visit
OVHcloud	Block Storage · Classic (per GB)	$0.05/mo	From 500 IOPS. Billed per GB/hour, granularity 1 GB.	Visit
Fly.io	Volumes · Volume snapshot storage (per GB)	$0.08/mo	1 GB NVMe	Visit
Scaleway	File Storage · Standard File Storage	$0.16/mo	Per GB per month equivalent, provisioned capacity 25GB-100TB, max 50TB per file system	Visit
OVHcloud	File Storage · Standard	$0.17/mo	0.25 MB/s/GB and 128 MB/s max per volume; 24 IOPS/GB for up to 16000 IOPS per volume. Billed per GB/hour.	Visit
Render	Persistent Disks · Per-GB Disk	$0.25/mo	$0.25 per GB per month, prorated by the second, attachable to Web Services/Background Workers/Private Services.	Visit
Vultr	Block Storage · HDD 10GB	$0.5/mo	10 GB	Visit

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