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Storage 4.6/10

S3-compatible; flat $5/mo includes 250 GB + 1 TB egress; first 1 TB egress free then $0.005/GB ($5/TB); up to 5 PB/bucket

Akamai Object Storage scores 4.6/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $5/mo flat (250 GiB storage + 1 TB transfer). S3-compatible; flat $5/mo includes 250 GB + 1 TB egress; first 1 TB egress free then $0.005/GB ($5/TB); up to 5 PB/bucket.

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.6 / 10
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Overall 4.6/10
value = 4.6/100
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Storage value 1/10
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Egress/API fit 8.2/10
value = 8.2/100
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Access friction 8/10
value = 8/100
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Key metrics

$5/mo flat
250GiB
1TB tx

What you get

Paid — $5/mo flat (250 GiB storage + 1 TB transfer). S3-compatible; flat $5/mo includes 250 GB + 1 TB egress; first 1 TB egress free then $0.005/GB ($5/TB); up to 5 PB/bucket

~50 GB stored per $1/mo at base; cheap $5/TB overage egress

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Sources

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