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Storage 7.1/10

S3-compatible cold tier at $0.007/GiB; 30-day minimum, retrieval included once; standard tier base $5/mo for 250 GiB + 1 TiB transfer

DigitalOcean Spaces scores 7.1/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.007/GiB-month cold storage. S3-compatible cold tier at $0.007/GiB; 30-day minimum, retrieval included once; standard tier base $5/mo for 250 GiB + 1 TiB transfer.

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

7.1 / 10
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Overall 7.1/10
value = 7.1/100
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Storage value 6/10
value = 3.29 ×
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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

$0.007/GiB
$5/mo base
30-day min

What you get

Paid — $0.007/GiB-month cold storage. S3-compatible cold tier at $0.007/GiB; 30-day minimum, retrieval included once; standard tier base $5/mo for 250 GiB + 1 TiB transfer

~143 GB stored per $1/mo (cold); ~65% cheaper than standard Spaces

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Sources

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Open service ← All Storage

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