S3 Object Storage — Price Comparison
10 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 | coldarchive | US East · 3.7K km | $0.6898 | Free | Free | Free | $0.6898 |
| 2 | OVHcloud Object Storage | standard-ia | US East · 3.7K km | $2.18 | Free | Free | Free | $2.18(+216%) |
| 3 | OVHcloud Object Storage | glacier-ir-3AZ | US East · 3.7K km | $2.66 | Free | Free | Free | $2.66(+286%) |
| 4 | OVHcloud Object Storage | glacier-ir | US East · 3.7K km | $2.66 | Free | Free | Free | $2.66(+286%) |
| 5 | OVHcloud Object Storage | standard-ia-3AZ | US East · 3.7K km | $5.18 | Free | Free | Free | $5.18(+650%) |
| 6 | BizFly Cloud | Cold Storage | Hanoi · 11K km | $10.08 | $2.24 | Free | Free | $12.32(+1686%) |
| 7 | Cloudflare R2 | Infrequent Access | US East · 3.7K km | $5.00 | Free | $9.00 | Free | $14.00(+1929%) |
| 8 | AWS S3 | Infrequent Access (us-east-1) | US East (Virginia) · 3.7K km | $6.25 | $9.00 | $10.00 | Free | $25.25(+3560%) |
| 9 | Viettel IDC | Silver (Infrequent Access) | Hanoi · 11K km | $10.80 | Free | $22.00 | Free | $32.80(+4655%) |
| 10 | AWS S3 | Glacier Instant Retrieval | US East (Virginia) · 3.7K km | $2.00 | $9.00 | $60.00 | Free | $71.00(+10192%) |
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 | Infrequent Access (us-east-1) | $0.0125$12.50/TB | — | US East (Virginia)3.7K km | 100 GB free, then $0.0900/GB$90.00/TB | PUT: $0.0100/1K GET: $0.00100/1K | Free | ⏳ 30-day min retentionPer-object retrieval fee $0.01/GB. 30-day minimum storage. |
| 🇺🇸 AWS S3 | Glacier Instant Retrieval | $0.00400$4.00/TB | — | US East (Virginia)3.7K km | 100 GB free, then $0.0900/GB$90.00/TB | PUT: $0.0200/1K GET: $0.0100/1K | Free | ⏳ 90-day min retentionMillisecond retrieval. Retrieval fee $0.03/GB. 90-day minimum. |
| 🇺🇸 Cloudflare R2 | Infrequent Access | $0.0100$10.00/TB | — | US East3.7K km | Free | PUT: $0.00900/1K GET: $0.00090/1K | Free | ⏳ 30-day min retentionZero egress. 30-day minimum. Retrieval fee $0.01/GB. Ops cost 2-2.5x Standard. |
| 🌐 OVHcloud Object Storage | coldarchive | $0.00138$1.38/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 $0.00532226/GB — restoring 1 TB is $5.45, separate from egress. |
| 🌐 OVHcloud Object Storage | standard-ia | $0.00436$4.36/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 $0.00436/GB — restoring 1 TB is $4.46, separate from egress. Early deletion bills the unexpired minimum retention. |
| 🌐 OVHcloud Object Storage | glacier-ir-3AZ | $0.00532$5.32/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 $0.0212/GB — restoring 1 TB is $21.71, separate from egress. Early deletion bills the unexpired minimum retention. |
| 🌐 OVHcloud Object Storage | glacier-ir | $0.00532$5.32/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 $0.0212/GB — restoring 1 TB is $21.71, separate from egress. Early deletion bills the unexpired minimum retention. |
| 🌐 OVHcloud Object Storage | standard-ia-3AZ | $0.0104$10.35/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 $0.00436/GB — restoring 1 TB is $4.46, separate from egress. Early deletion bills the unexpired minimum retention. |
| 🇻🇳 Viettel IDC | Silver (Infrequent Access) | $0.0240$24.00/TB · 600đ | 50 GB | Hanoi11K km | 250 GB free, then $0.00600/GB$6.00/TB1 Mbps | PUT: $0.00400/1K GET: $0.00400/1K | Free | Tiered: 600đ/GB (≤1TB), 500đ (1-5TB), 450đ (5-10TB), 350đ (10TB+). Multi-AZ add-on available. Excl. VAT. |
| 🇻🇳 BizFly Cloud | Cold Storage | $0.0202$20.16/TB · 504đ | — | Hanoi11K km | $0.0112/GB$11.20/TB | Included | Free |
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.