AWS S3 Standard

Storage 4.7/10

Industry-standard hot object storage, 11 nines durability, instant access, full ecosystem; egress $0.09/GB after free tier; tiered down to $0.021/GB above 500 TB

AWS S3 Standard scores 4.7/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Free tier egress allowance to start; then $0.023/GB-month storage (first 50 TB, tiered down to $0.021/GB above 500 TB) and $0.09/GB egress after the free tier. Industry-standard hot object storage, 11 nines durability, instant access, full ecosystem.

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.7 / 10

Show the math

Overall 4.7/10

value = 4.7/100

weighted_components_v1

Storage value 1/10

value = 0.01 $/mo

fixed_log_v1

Egress/API fit 8/10

value = 8/100

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Access friction 8.8/10

value = 8.8/100

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Key metrics

$0.023/GB

$0.09 egr

11 nines

What you get

Free tier egress allowance to start; then $0.023/GB-month storage (first 50 TB, tiered down to $0.021/GB above 500 TB) and $0.09/GB egress after the free tier. Industry-standard hot object storage, 11 nines durability, instant access, full ecosystem.

~43 GB stored per $1/mo; egress extra (the value drag)

Gotchas

No gotchas documented yet. Contribute one if you know a constraint we missed.

Sources

"First 50 TB / Month, $0.023 ; Next 450 TB / Month, $0.022 ; Over 500 TB / Month, $0.021"
https://cloudian.com/blog/5-components-of-aws-s3-storage-pricing/
"AWS S3 Standard in US East (N. Virginia) costs $0.023/GB/month for the first 50 TB"
https://www.finout.io/blog/cloud-storage-pricing-comparison

paid value storage

Open service ← All Storage

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