Cloud Storage Prices

Block Storage

Block storage units are disk volumes attached to virtual servers. Those volumes are accessed through the file system. They can be either SSD or HDD. Disk volumes can often be moved from one server to another and persist even without being attached to any server.

The largest providers charge extra for IOPS and throughput. But some include some amount of IOPS and throughput in the storage price. Some also allow bursts of IOPS and throughput. All those prices, burst and allowance values are listed in the table below when applicable.

Provider	Name Price / GB / month IOPS and Throughput prices	Description
Alibaba Cloud	$0.030 Standard SSD Pay as You Go Network Access Storage in US East	"Ultra Disk" is $0.01/GB for Pay as you go in the US east region. Alibaba Cloud block storage
Amazon EC2	gp2 $0.100	gp2 is the default EBS volume type for Amazon EC2 instances (SSD). Amazon EC2 block storage
Amazon EC2	st1 $0.045	Throughput Optimized HDD (st1) Volumes Amazon EC2 block storage
Amazon EC2	gp3 $0.080 IOPS price: $0.005 IOPS allowance: 3000 Max IOPS Burst: Throughput price per MBps: $0.040 Throughput allowance MBps: Max Throughput Burst MBps: Max burst duration in seconds:	General purpose SSD (gp3). IOPS and throughput are charged extra. AWS also offer cold HDD for $0.025/GB/month. Amazon EC2 block storage
Amazon Lightsail	$0.100	Amazon Lightsail block storage
Atlantic.Net	$0.079 50 GB Free to Use for One Year	Designed for 100% availability, Secure Block Storage (SBS) is automatically replicated multiple times to protect your data from component failure Atlantic.Net block storage
BuyVM	$0.005 256GB minimum	Called Block Storage Slabs. You must own a VPS (Slice) to have a "Slab". Slabs can be attached or moved to any Slice in the same datacenter. Often unavailable. BuyVM block storage
DigitalOcean	$0.100	Volumes are encrypted at rest, replicated multiple times and can be resized live. DigitalOcean block storage
Genesis Public Cloud	$0.080 1GiB min / 4TiB max	gp1: General Purpose (3k IOPS max / 0.5GiB/sec max) Genesis Public Cloud block storage
Genesis Public Cloud	$0.100 10GiB min size / 4TiB max	gp2: General Purpose (3 IOPS/GiB, 50k IOPS and 10 Million IO burst, 300 IOPS min / 3k IOPS max) Genesis Public Cloud block storage
Genesis Public Cloud	$0.180 10GiB min / 4TiB max	gp3: General Purpose (6 IOPS/GiB, 100k IOPS and 20 Million IO burst, 600 IOPS min / 6k IOPS max) Genesis Public Cloud block storage
Google Compute Engine	Hyperdisk Balanced $0.080 IOPS price: $0.005 IOPS allowance: 3000 Max IOPS Burst: Throughput price per MBps: $0.040 Throughput allowance MBps: Max Throughput Burst MBps: Max burst duration in seconds:	Hyperdisk volumes are network storage for Compute Engine, with configurable performance and volumes that can be dynamically resized. They offer substantially higher performance, flexibility and efficiency compared to Persistent Disk. Hyperdisk Balanced High Availability (Preview) can synchronously replicate data between disks located in two zones, providing protection if a zone becomes unavailable. Google Compute Engine block storage
Google Compute Engine	Balanced persistent disk $0.110	Persistent Disk volumes provide high-performance and redundant network storage. Each Persistent Disk volume is striped across hundreds of physical disks. By default, VMs use zonal Persistent Disk, and store your data on volumes located within a single zone, such as us-west1-c. Google Compute Engine block storage
Hetzner	0.048€ ($0.052) 10GB minimum	Billed hourly. SSD based. Hetzner block storage
Hivelocity	$0.075	You can attach a volume to any VPS server in the same location.
IONOS	HDD $0.053 Max IOPS and throughput are fixed. IOPS price: IOPS allowance: 1100 Max IOPS Burst: Throughput price per MBps: Throughput allowance MBps: Max Throughput Burst MBps: Max burst duration in seconds:	HDD. Max bandwidth per instance: 200 MB/s. IONOS block storage
IONOS	Standard $0.080 Max IOPS and throughput are fixed. IOPS price: IOPS allowance: 24000 Max IOPS Burst: Throughput price per MBps: Throughput allowance MBps: Max Throughput Burst MBps: Max burst duration in seconds:	SSD Standard. Max bandwidth per instance: 300 MB/s. IONOS block storage
IONOS	Premium $0.170 Max IOPS and throughput are fixed. IOPS price: IOPS allowance: 45000 Max IOPS Burst: Throughput price per MBps: Throughput allowance MBps: Max Throughput Burst MBps: Max burst duration in seconds:	Max bandwidth per instance: 600 MB/s. IONOS block storage
Kamatera	$0.050	The Cloud Block Storage engine is a fully redundant, enterprise-grade storage system. Storage pricing is calculated by the minute. Kamatera block storage
Katapult	£0.150 ($0.189)	Incredibly fast and entirely NVMe-based storage with triple-copy redundancy as standard. Katapult block storage
Linode	$0.100 10GB minimum size	Volumes are configured with built-in data replication. Linode Block Storage is powered by NVMe SSD drives. Linode block storage
Microsoft Azure	Premium SSD $0.135 Prices decrease with disk size. LRS (locally redundant). The price reported here is for P15 256GB. IOPS price: IOPS allowance: 1100 Max IOPS Burst: 3500 Throughput price per MBps: Throughput allowance MBps: 170 MBps Max Throughput Burst MBps: 170 MBps Max burst duration in seconds: 1800 seconds	Called "Managed disks" in Azure. Those disks are sold in preset sizes. The larger the disk the more IOPS and throughput. Microsoft Azure block storage
Microsoft Azure	Standard SSD $0.075 The price reported here is for an E15 256GB disk.	Block storage is called "Managed disks" in Azure. Standard SSD disks are sold in preset sizes. The larger the disk the more IOPS and throughput and the lower the price per GB. Microsoft Azure block storage
Microsoft Azure	Premium SSD v2 $0.081 IOPS price: $0.005 IOPS allowance: 3000 Max IOPS Burst: Throughput price per MBps: $0.041 Throughput allowance MBps: Max Throughput Burst MBps: Max burst duration in seconds:	Block storage is called "Managed disks" in Azure. Provisioned IOPS and throughput must be selected when buying the disk and are charged extra above allowance. Microsoft Azure block storage
MoonQube	$0.100 Minimum 10GB.	IOPS: up to 8,000 (12,000 burst) Throughput: up to 350 MB/s (525 MB/s burst) MoonQube block storage
OVHcloud	0.042€ ($0.046)	Classic: 250 IOPS guaranteed, 4 TB max. OVHcloud block storage
OVHcloud	0.086€ ($0.095)	High speed: Up to 3000 IOPS, 4 TB max. OVHcloud block storage
OVHcloud	0.086€ ($0.095)	High speed gen2: 30 IOPS/GB for up to 20000 IOPS per volume OVHcloud block storage
OVHcloud US	$0.096	Triple replication. $0.096 is for High Speed Volumes (3000 IOPS). Also available as "Classic Volumes" at lower speeds for $0.045/GB/month. OVHcloud US block storage
Scaleway	0.060€ ($0.066)	SSD based. 3x replicated. Scaleway block storage
Server Optima	$0.085	Block Storage with 3 replicas on 2*100G fiber network and Enterprise NVMe SSD are available at $0.85 / month per 10GB. Server Optima block storage
UpCloud	0.220€ ($0.242)	MaxIOPS storage. Read 100k IOPS Write 30k IOPS. UpCloud block storage
UpCloud	$0.056	Archive block storage: high capacity data storage. Up to 600 IOPS performance. UpCloud block storage
UpCloud	0.085€ ($0.094)	Standard storage: general purpose data storage. Up to 10k IOPS performance, read and write. UpCloud block storage
Vultr	$0.100 10GB minimum	Each volume is replicated 3 times across a highly available cluster. Vultr block storage

Object Storage

Object storage is for storing files in the cloud. Object storage files can be accessed through an API made available by the provider. The most popular API is S3. Snapshots are sometimes saved into Object Storage. Egress network bandwidth is normally charged on top of the storage costs. Some providers add extra charges for read and write API calls. For example, Amazon S3 charges around $0.005 per 1000 requests.

Provider	Price / GB / month	Egress Cost	Description
Alibaba Cloud	$0.016 First 5GB free.	$0.076 / GB Allowance per month: 0.10 TB	Standard Storage. Infrequent and Archive storage option are also available for lower prices. Alibaba Cloud object storage
Amazon EC2	$0.023 Price for the first 50TB, slightly cheaper for monthly transfers over 50TB.	$0.090 / GB Allowance per month: 0.10 TB	S3 standard. AWS S3 also offers infrequent access and Glacier object storage for lower prices. Amazon EC2 object storage
Aruba Cloud	0.021€ ($0.023) 10GB minimum	0.050€ / GB ($0.055 / GB) Allowance per month: 0 TB	This is the pay-per-use price. API is S3 compatible. Fixed size packages including storage and egress available at lower prices (as low as 0.011€/GB/month for the largest package). Aruba Cloud object storage
Contabo	0.010€ ($0.011) Minimum 250GB. Sold in 250GB slices (2.49€ / 250GB).	0.000€ / GB ($0.000 / GB)	S3-compatibility and built-in redundancy. No charges for data transfer and no long-term commitments. Prices valid for Europe and USA. Higher prices apply to Asia. Contabo object storage
DigitalOcean	$0.020 250GB minimum	$0.010 / GB Allowance per month: 1 TB	Object storage is called "Spaces" at DO. $5 for 250GB/month that include 1TB of outbound transfer (CDN included) DigitalOcean object storage
Genesis Public Cloud	$0.010	$0.020 / GB Allowance per month: 20 TB	S3 and Swift compatible. Triple replication. No additional cost for bandwidth and traffic. Genesis Public Cloud object storage
Google Compute Engine	$0.023 Standard Storage. First 5GB free.	$0.120 / GB Allowance per month: 0 TB	Object storage is called "Cloud Storage" at Google. Nearline and Coldline storage are also available at lower prices and speeds. Data transfer and operation fees are extra. Google Compute Engine object storage
Hetzner	0.005€ ($0.005) 1TB minimum	0.001€ / GB ($0.001 / GB) Allowance per month: 1 TB	S3 compatible. Available in Germany only as of October 2024. Hetzner object storage
Hostman	S3 Storage $0.016 Free bandwidth.	$0.000 / GB	S3 compatible storage with triple replication. Available in New York. Hostman object storage
IONOS	$0.010	$0.036 / GB Allowance per month: 2 TB	S3 compatible object storage. Incoming traffic is free. Outgoing traffic starts at $0.036/GB for the first 10TB and becomes cheaper for larger transfer volumes. IONOS object storage
LayerStack	$0.011 250GB minimum.	$0.010 / GB Allowance per month: 1 TB	S3 compatible. Available in Singapore and Hong-Kong. LayerStack object storage
Linode	$0.020 250GB minimum	$0.005 / GB Allowance per month: 1 TB	S3 compatible. 1 TB outbound transfer included. Up to 50 Million Objects per Cluster. Linode object storage
Microsoft Azure	$0.018 Hot, General purpose v2, LRS. Price is for first 50TB, cheaper with higher volumes.	$0.000 / GB	Called "Azure Storage Blobs". Also available as Cool or Archive storage at lower prices. Egress and ingress are free for Hot and Premium storage tiers. Microsoft Azure object storage
MoonQube	$0.020 Min 250GB	$0.010 / GB Allowance per month: 0 TB	S3 compatible. MoonQube object storage
OVHcloud	0.007€ ($0.008) This price is for Standard Object Storage.	0.010€ / GB ($0.011 / GB) Allowance per month: 0 TB	S3 API. OVHcloud object storage
OVHcloud US	$0.008 This price is for Standard Object Storage.	$0.011 / GB Allowance per month: 0 TB	S3 API Triple replication OVHcloud US object storage
Scaleway	0.015€ ($0.016)	0.010€ / GB ($0.011 / GB) Allowance per month: 0.08 TB	Scaleway object storage
Server Optima	$0.005	$0.003 / GB Allowance per month: 3 TB	A high-performance Object Storage supports the S3 API and versioning, enabling easy integration with S3-enabled applications and third party tools, 11 nines durability. 3x egress free. Server Optima object storage
Servers.com	$0.030 1TB minimum.	$0.030 / GB Allowance per month: 0 TB	OpenStack Swift object storage with triple replication and geo replication. Servers.com object storage
UpCloud	0.020€ ($0.022) 250GB minimum.	0.000€ / GB ($0.000 / GB)	Transfer cost included up to twice the size of paid storage. UpCloud object storage
Vultr	$0.006 250GB minimum	$0.010 / GB Allowance per month: 1 TB	Includes 1TB of bandwidth. Vultr object storage

Backups

Backups allow storing copies of disk volumes. They can be used to restore a server state to a state at some other point in time. The concepts of Backups and Snapshots largely overlap. Some providers offer both features, some others only one of them. The main difference is that backups are often tied to a particular server and providers add scheduling functions on top of the backups so that users don't need to manually manage them.

Provider	Price / GB / month	Description
Aruba Cloud	0.150€ ($0.165) 10GB minimum	This is the pay-per-use price. Backups can be scheduled on an hourly, daily or weekly basis. Aruba Cloud backups storage
Clouding.io	0.020€ ($0.022)	Clouding.io lets you choose number of backups to retain and frequency of backups. You can then restore full servers from the backup of your choice. Clouding.io backups storage
DigitalOcean	$0.050 Prices vary depending on droplet monthly price.	Prices vary depending on droplet size: backups are 20% of droplet total price. Therefore backup prices are considerably more expansive on General Purpose droplets. When backups are enabled, DO will create a disk image of the droplet once per week and will keep it for 4 weeks. DigitalOcean backups storage
Genesis Public Cloud	$0.010	Genesis Public Cloud has backups for $0.01/GiB/month and compresses, then stores, the backups onto object storage. Genesis Public Cloud backups storage
Hetzner	0.025€ ($0.028) Around €0.025 for CS instances. Prices vary depending on instance size.	20% of instance price. Backups are automatically scheduled. Up to 7 backups can be stored. Hetzner backups storage
IONOS	$0.050 Prices vary depending on storage size and add-ons, more value in larger storage needs. Pay-per-use variant for 0.07 USD/GB/month.	Backups can be encrypted, scheduled and versioned. IONOS backups storage
Katapult	£0.050 ($0.063)	Secure backups are stored offsite and you are only charged for the data stored. Snapshots are included for free. Katapult backups storage
Linode	$0.062 $0.06 for 2GB Linode. 20% of instance price in general.	Prices vary depending on instance size: approximately 20% of instance price. The backups service automatically performs daily, weekly, and biweekly local backups of your cloud instances Linode backups storage
MoonQube	$0.100	Backed by block storage. Backups can be scheduled for all servers. MoonQube backups storage
Servers.com	$0.043	Backups are created automatically once a day and the user can specify the number of copies to store. Servers.com backups storage
Togglebox	$0.070	Fully managed backups. Restores are instantaneous. Togglebox backups storage
UpCloud	0.050€ ($0.055) 1 daily backup is free.	UpCloud Simple Backups are automatically scheduled with 3 options: 7 daily backups, 4 weekly backups, 12 monthly backups. Prices respectively 20%, 40% or 60% of VPS price in addition to $0.05/GB/month. UpCloud backups storage
Vultr	$0.050 Prices vary depending on instance size	Actual price is 20% of the instance. Backups are automatically scheduled and the 2 most recent ones are preserved at all times. Vultr backups storage

Snapshots

Snapshots are images of disk volumes. They can be created at any time from any volume and can be restored to other same size volumes or even used to create a brand new server based on a snapshot image.

Provider	Price / GB / month	Description
Alibaba Cloud	$0.018 First 5GB are free	US-East price. Charges only for incremental size of the snapshot. Snapshots are stored in object storage (OSS). Alibaba Cloud snapshots storage
Amazon Lightsail	$0.050	Amazon Lightsail snapshots storage
Atlantic.Net	$0.050 First 50GB are free for one year	Point-in-time copy of your Cloud Server's local storage.
Clouding.io	0.020€ ($0.022)	Entire server snapshots can be made in seconds at any point in time. Clouding.io snapshots storage
DigitalOcean	$0.050	Snapshots are created on users requests and are images of block storage disk volumes. DigitalOcean snapshots storage
Google Compute Engine	$0.023	GCE snapshots are incremental and stored in "Cloud Storage" (object storage) Google Compute Engine snapshots storage
Hetzner	0.012€ ($0.013)	These are manual backups and can be created at any time. Hetzner snapshots storage
OVHcloud	0.011€ ($0.012)	Storage replicated x3. OVHcloud snapshots storage
OVHcloud US	$0.011	Goes to object storage. OVHcloud US snapshots storage
Vultr	$0.050	Vultr snapshots storage