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Storage 7.0/10

Cool-tier online block blob storage for infrequently accessed data; 30-day minimum, per-GB access/retrieval costs, egress billed

Azure Blob Storage scores 7/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.010/GB-month. Cool-tier online block blob storage for infrequently accessed data; 30-day minimum, per-GB access/retrieval costs, egress billed.

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

7.0 / 10
Show the math
Overall 7/10
value = 7/100
weighted_components_v1
Storage value 5.7/10
value = 2.3 ×
fixed_log_v1
Egress/API fit 8.2/10
value = 8.2/100
policy_score_v1
Access friction 8.7/10
value = 8.7/100
policy_score_v1

Key metrics

$0.010/GB
30-day min
cool tier

What you get

Paid — $0.010/GB-month. Cool-tier online block blob storage for infrequently accessed data; 30-day minimum, per-GB access/retrieval costs, egress billed

~100 GB stored per $1/mo; online cool tier, access fees extra

Gotchas

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

Sources

paid value storage
Open service ← All Storage

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