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AWS S3 Glacier Deep Archive

Storage 7.9/10

Per-GB archival object storage, lowest-cost class in S3; 12+ hour retrieval, 180-day minimum, retrieval + egress fees apply ($0.09/GB egress)

AWS S3 Glacier Deep Archive scores 7.9/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.00099/GB-month ($1/TB-month). Per-GB archival object storage, lowest-cost class in S3; 12+ hour retrieval, 180-day minimum, retrieval + egress fees apply ($0.09/GB egress).

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

7.9 / 10
Show the math
Overall 7.9/10
value = 7.9/100
weighted_components_v1
Storage value 7.7/10
value = 23.2 ×
fixed_log_v1
Egress/API fit 8.2/10
value = 8.2/100
policy_score_v1
Access friction 8/10
value = 8/100
policy_score_v1

Key metrics

$1/TB-mo
12hr ret
180-day

What you get

Paid — $0.00099/GB-month ($1/TB-month). Per-GB archival object storage, lowest-cost class in S3; 12+ hour retrieval, 180-day minimum, retrieval + egress fees apply ($0.09/GB egress)

~1,010 GB stored per $1/mo; cheapest raw storage rate, but egress/retrieval extra

Gotchas

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Sources

paid value storage
Open service ← All Storage

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