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Storage 8.0/10

Archive-class object storage, millisecond access (unlike tape) but 365-day minimum + retrieval fee; egress billed ($0.12/GB+)

Google Cloud Storage scores 8/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.0012/GB-month (regional). Archive-class object storage, millisecond access (unlike tape) but 365-day minimum + retrieval fee; egress billed ($0.12/GB+).

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

8.0 / 10
Show the math
Overall 8/10
value = 8/100
weighted_components_v1
Storage value 7.6/10
value = 19.2 ×
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

$0.0012/GB
365-day
ms access

What you get

Paid — $0.0012/GB-month (regional). Archive-class object storage, millisecond access (unlike tape) but 365-day minimum + retrieval fee; egress billed ($0.12/GB+)

~833 GB stored per $1/mo; cold archive with fast read, retrieval/egress extra

Gotchas

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Sources

paid value storage
Open service ← All Storage

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