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Storage 6.8/10

S3 Infrequent Access online object storage, instant access; 30-day minimum, per-GB retrieval fee, egress billed ($0.09/GB)

AWS S3 Standard-IA scores 6.8/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.0125/GB-month. S3 Infrequent Access online object storage, instant access; 30-day minimum, per-GB retrieval fee, egress billed ($0.09/GB).

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

6.8 / 10
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Overall 6.8/10
value = 6.8/100
weighted_components_v1
Storage value 5.5/10
value = 1.84 ×
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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

$0.0125/GB
30-day min
$0.09 egr

What you get

Paid — $0.0125/GB-month. S3 Infrequent Access online object storage, instant access; 30-day minimum, per-GB retrieval fee, egress billed ($0.09/GB)

~80 GB stored per $1/mo; retrieval/egress extra

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Sources

paid value storage
Open service ← All Storage

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