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 | US East · 3.7K km | $1.97 | Free | Free | Free | $1.97 |
| 2 | OVHcloud Object Storage | deep-archive | US East · 3.7K km | $1.97 | Free | Free | Free | $1.97 |
| 3 | OVHcloud Object Storage | archive | US East · 3.7K km | $2.40 | Free | Free | Free | $2.40(+22%) |
| 4 | Vultr Object Storage | Archive | New Jersey · 3.9K km | Free | Free | Free | $6.00 | $6.00(+204%) |
| 5 | Oracle Cloud Object Storage | Archive | US East (Ashburn) · 3.7K km | $2.55 | Free | $3.74 | Free | $6.29(+219%) |
| 6 | AWS S3 | Glacier Flexible Retrieval | US East (Virginia) · 3.7K km | $3.60 | $36.00 | $34.00 | Free | $73.60(+3634%) |
| 7 | Viettel IDC | Archive (Cold Storage) | Hanoi · 11K km | $13.30 | Free | $66.00 | Free | $79.30(+3923%) |
| 8 | AWS S3 | Glacier Deep Archive | US East (Virginia) · 3.7K km | $0.9900 | $36.00 | $54.00 | Free | $90.99(+4516%) |
Backblaze B2
S3 CompatibleUS West, US East, EU Central· 785 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.
DigitalOcean Spaces
S3 CompatibleNYC3, SFO3, AMS3, SGP1, FRA1, SYD1, BLR1, TOR1· 868 km (SFO)
AWS S3
Native S330+ regions worldwide· 3.7K km (US East (Virginia))
Free tier: 5 GB storage + 20K GET + 2K PUT (12 months, legacy); $200 credit (6 months, new)
Cloudflare R2
S3 CompatibleCloudflare global network (auto-placed)· 3.7K km (US East)
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.
Wasabi
S3 Compatible14 regions (US, EU, APAC)· 3.7K km (US East (Ashburn))
No egress fees, no API fees. 90-day minimum storage duration. 1 TB minimum billing.
Contabo Object Storage
S3 CompatibleEurope (DE), US, Asia (Singapore)· 3.7K km (US)
Free egress (fair use). Pricing per 250GB block. 30-day minimum storage.
OVHcloud Object Storage
S3 CompatibleEurope, North America, Asia-Pacific (Singapore)· 3.7K km (US East)
Free tier: $200 credit for new customers
No egress fees. No API fees (except APAC). GDPR-compliant. 5 storage classes.
Oracle Cloud Object Storage
S3 Compatible40+ regions (Singapore, Tokyo, Mumbai, Osaka, Seoul, Melbourne, US, EU)· 3.7K km (US East (Ashburn))
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.
Vultr Object Storage
S3 CompatibleNJ, Singapore, Bangalore, Delhi· 3.9K km (New Jersey)
Linode (Akamai)
S3 Compatible12+ regions (NA, EU, Asia-Pacific)· 3.9K km (US East (Newark))
API request charges coming Oct 2026 (currently free).
Hetzner Object Storage
S3 CompatibleFalkenstein (DE), Helsinki (FI), Nuremberg (DE)· 7.9K km (Helsinki)
GDPR-compliant. Hourly billing capped at monthly max. Free ingress + free API calls. Object locking + versioning.
BizFly Cloud
S3 CompatibleVietnam (VCCorp)· 11K km (Hanoi)
Standard 864đ/GB, Cold 504đ/GB. Metered egress 280đ/GB. Anti-DDoS+WAF+CDN bundled.
Viettel IDC
S3 CompatibleVietnam (Viettel DC)· 11K 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)· 11K km (Đà Nẵng)
iNET-affiliated. S3 at 230đ/GB, egress 90đ/GB. Đại-lý reseller 40% discount.
VNData
S3 CompatibleVietnam· 12K km (HCM)
Speed-based bandwidth (not volume-based). Unlimited data transfer IN/OUT.
Vietnix
S3 CompatibleVietnam (Tier-3 DC, HCM)· 12K km (HCM)
Free egress + free API. Erasure coding + DDoS firewall. 900-1000đ/GB tiered.
vHost
S3 CompatibleVietnam· 12K km (Vietnam)
S3 250GB–2TB plans. Free AntiDDoS. Free 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 | — | US East (Virginia)3.7K 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 | — | US East (Virginia)3.7K 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 | US East (Ashburn)3.7K 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. |
| 🌐 OVHcloud Object Storage | deep-archive-3AZ | $0.00197$1.97/TB | — | US East3.7K 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 | — | US East3.7K 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 | — | US East3.7K 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 | New Jersey3.9K km | 1 TB free, then $0.0100/GB$10.00/TB | Included | $6.00 | |
| 🇻🇳 Viettel IDC | Archive (Cold Storage) | $0.0140$14.00/TB · 350đ | 50 GB | Hanoi11K 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. |
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.