S3 Object Storage — Price Comparison
8 plans from 19 providers · Storage, egress, API costs compared · 🇻🇳 VN: 6 · 🌐 International: 12
Cost Scenarios (sorted cheapest first)
| # | Provider | Plan | Nearest DC | Storage | Egress | Requests | Base | Total/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OVHcloud Object Storage | deep-archive-3AZ | Singapore · 5.3K km | $1.97 | Free | Free | Free | $1.97 |
| 2 | OVHcloud Object Storage | deep-archive | Singapore · 5.3K km | $1.97 | Free | Free | Free | $1.97 |
| 3 | OVHcloud Object Storage | archive | Singapore · 5.3K km | $2.40 | Free | Free | Free | $2.40(+22%) |
| 4 | Vultr Object Storage | Archive | Singapore · 5.3K km | Free | Free | Free | $6.00 | $6.00(+204%) |
| 5 | Oracle Cloud Object Storage | Archive | Tokyo · 0 km | $2.55 | Free | $3.74 | Free | $6.29(+219%) |
| 6 | AWS S3 | Glacier Flexible Retrieval | Tokyo · 0 km | $3.60 | $36.00 | $34.00 | Free | $73.60(+3634%) |
| 7 | Viettel IDC | Archive (Cold Storage) | Hanoi · 3.7K km | $13.30 | Free | $66.00 | Free | $79.30(+3923%) |
| 8 | AWS S3 | Glacier Deep Archive | Tokyo · 0 km | $0.9900 | $36.00 | $54.00 | Free | $90.99(+4516%) |
AWS S3
Native S330+ regions worldwide· 0 km (Tokyo)
Free tier: 5 GB storage + 20K GET + 2K PUT (12 months, legacy); $200 credit (6 months, new)
Linode (Akamai)
S3 Compatible12+ regions (NA, EU, Asia-Pacific)· 0 km (Tokyo)
API request charges coming Oct 2026 (currently free).
Wasabi
S3 Compatible14 regions (US, EU, APAC)· 0 km (Tokyo)
No egress fees, no API fees. 90-day minimum storage duration. 1 TB minimum billing.
Oracle Cloud Object Storage
S3 Compatible40+ regions (Singapore, Tokyo, Mumbai, Osaka, Seoul, Melbourne, US, EU)· 0 km (Tokyo)
Free tier: 20 GB storage always free + 10 TB egress free/month
Most generous free tier (20GB + 10TB egress). S3 Compatibility API. 40+ global regions.
BizFly Cloud
S3 CompatibleVietnam (VCCorp)· 3.7K km (Hanoi)
Standard 864đ/GB, Cold 504đ/GB. Metered egress 280đ/GB. Anti-DDoS+WAF+CDN bundled.
Viettel IDC
S3 CompatibleVietnam (Viettel DC)· 3.7K km (Hanoi)
SOE telco. S3+STS API. Tiered pricing (50GB-10TB+). Gold/Silver/Archive tiers. Free egress quota per tier. Prices excl. VAT.
CloudFly
S3 CompatibleVietnam (VNPT DC, Đà Nẵng)· 3.8K km (Đà Nẵng)
iNET-affiliated. S3 at 230đ/GB, egress 90đ/GB. Đại-lý reseller 40% discount.
VNData
S3 CompatibleVietnam· 4.3K km (HCM)
Speed-based bandwidth (not volume-based). Unlimited data transfer IN/OUT.
Vietnix
S3 CompatibleVietnam (Tier-3 DC, HCM)· 4.3K km (HCM)
Free egress + free API. Erasure coding + DDoS firewall. 900-1000đ/GB tiered.
vHost
S3 CompatibleVietnam· 4.3K km (Vietnam)
S3 250GB–2TB plans. Free AntiDDoS. Free egress via CDN.
Cloudflare R2
S3 CompatibleCloudflare global network (auto-placed)· 5.3K km (Singapore)
Free tier: 10 GB storage + 1M Class A + 10M Class B ops/month (forever, Standard class only)
Zero egress fees. Drop-in S3 replacement. Auto-placed near your users.
DigitalOcean Spaces
S3 CompatibleNYC3, SFO3, AMS3, SGP1, FRA1, SYD1, BLR1, TOR1· 5.3K km (Singapore)
Vultr Object Storage
S3 CompatibleNJ, Singapore, Bangalore, Delhi· 5.3K km (Singapore)
Contabo Object Storage
S3 CompatibleEurope (DE), US, Asia (Singapore)· 5.3K km (Singapore)
Free egress (fair use). Pricing per 250GB block. 30-day minimum storage.
OVHcloud Object Storage
S3 CompatibleEurope, North America, Asia-Pacific (Singapore)· 5.3K km (Singapore)
Free tier: $200 credit for new customers
No egress fees. No API fees (except APAC). GDPR-compliant. 5 storage classes.
Hetzner Object Storage
S3 CompatibleFalkenstein (DE), Helsinki (FI), Nuremberg (DE)· 7.8K km (Helsinki)
GDPR-compliant. Hourly billing capped at monthly max. Free ingress + free API calls. Object locking + versioning.
Backblaze B2
S3 CompatibleUS West, US East, EU Central· 8.3K km (US West (Sacramento))
Free tier: 10 GB storage forever
Free egress up to 3x average stored. Free API calls since May 2026. Bandwidth Alliance with Cloudflare = zero egress via CDN.
Storj
S3 CompatibleDistributed globally (tens of thousands of nodes)
Free tier: 25 GB storage (30-day trial, no CC required)
Decentralized storage. S3-compatible drop-in replacement. 11 nines durability. $5/mo minimum.
| Provider | Plan | Storage/GB ↑ | Storage Included | Nearest DC | Egress | Requests | Base Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 AWS S3 | Glacier Flexible Retrieval | $0.00360$3.60/TB | — | Tokyo0 km | 100 GB free, then $0.0900/GB$90.00/TB | PUT: $0.0300/1K GET: $0.00040/1K | Free | ⏳ 90-day min retentionRetrieval: Expedited (1-5 min) $0.03/GB, Standard (3-5 hr) $0.01/GB, Bulk (5-12 hr) free. 90-day minimum. |
| 🇺🇸 AWS S3 | Glacier Deep Archive | $0.00099$0.99/TB | — | Tokyo0 km | 100 GB free, then $0.0900/GB$90.00/TB | PUT: $0.0500/1K GET: $0.00040/1K | Free | ⏳ 180-day min retentionCheapest cloud storage. Retrieval: Standard (12 hr) $0.02/GB, Bulk (48 hr) $0.0025/GB. 180-day minimum. |
| 🇺🇸 Oracle Cloud Object Storage | Archive | $0.00260$2.60/TB | 20 GB | Tokyo0 km | 10.24 TB free, then $0.00850/GB$8.50/TB | PUT: $0.00034/1K GET: $0.00034/1K | Free | Cheapest archive after AWS Glacier Deep Archive. 20GB free. 10TB egress free/mo. Restore: 1 hr minimum. |
| 🇻🇳 Viettel IDC | Archive (Cold Storage) | $0.0140$14.00/TB · 350đ | 50 GB | Hanoi3.7K km | 2.1 TB free, then $0.00800/GB$8.00/TB7 Mbps | PUT: $0.00600/1K GET: $0.00600/1K | Free | Tiered: 350đ/GB (1-5TB), 300đ (5-10TB), 250đ (10TB+). Min 1TB. 2.1TB/mo free egress. Excl. VAT. |
| 🌐 OVHcloud Object Storage | deep-archive-3AZ | $0.00197$1.97/TB | — | Singapore5.3K km | Free | PUT: Free/1K GET: Free/1K | Free | Live from OVH's public catalog (ASIA). No egress fees. ⚠️ Retrieval costs $0.01062/GB — restoring 1 TB is $10.87, separate from egress. Early deletion bills the unexpired minimum retention. |
| 🌐 OVHcloud Object Storage | deep-archive | $0.00197$1.97/TB | — | Singapore5.3K km | Free | PUT: Free/1K GET: Free/1K | Free | Live from OVH's public catalog (ASIA). No egress fees. ⚠️ Retrieval costs $0.01062/GB — restoring 1 TB is $10.87, separate from egress. Early deletion bills the unexpired minimum retention. |
| 🌐 OVHcloud Object Storage | archive | $0.00240$2.40/TB | — | Singapore5.3K km | Free | PUT: Free/1K GET: Free/1K | Free | Live from OVH's public catalog (ASIA). No egress fees. ⚠️ Uploads cost $0.011/GB inbound — filling 1 TB is $11.26. |
| 🇺🇸 Vultr Object Storage | Archive | $0.00600$6.00/TB | 1000 GB | Singapore5.3K km | 1 TB free, then $0.0100/GB$10.00/TB | Included | $6.00 |
Key Insights
Cheapest Raw Storage
Backblaze B2 ($0.006/GB) → Wasabi ($0.008/GB) → Cloudflare R2 ($0.015/GB)
Zero Egress Fees
Cloudflare R2 (truly zero), Wasabi (zero but 90-day min), VNData (speed-capped, not volume)
Best Free Tier
Cloudflare R2 (10 GB + 1M writes + 10M reads/mo forever)
Vietnam Local
VNData: simple flat plans, low latency for VN users, VND billing, unlimited transfer
Prices as of July 2026. AWS S3 prices for us-east-1. Exchange rate: 1 USD = 25,000 VND. Always verify current pricing on provider websites.