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Storage 7.4/10

Coldline object storage for data read <1×/quarter; 90-day minimum, retrieval fee + egress billed

Google Cloud Storage scores 7.4/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.004/GB-month (regional). Coldline object storage for data read <1×/quarter; 90-day minimum, retrieval fee + egress billed.

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

7.4 / 10
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Overall 7.4/10
value = 7.4/100
weighted_components_v1
Storage value 6.5/10
value = 5.75 ×
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

$0.004/GB
90-day min
cold tier

What you get

Paid — $0.004/GB-month (regional). Coldline object storage for data read <1×/quarter; 90-day minimum, retrieval fee + egress billed

~250 GB stored per $1/mo; cold tier, retrieval/egress extra

Gotchas

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Sources

paid value storage
Open service ← All Storage

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