Google Cloud Storage

Storage 6.6/10

Standard hot object storage, no retrieval fee, instant access; egress billed ($0.12/GB to internet, first ~100 GB credit); regional pricing varies

Google Cloud Storage scores 6.6/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.020/GB-month (regional US). Standard hot object storage, no retrieval fee, instant access; egress billed ($0.12/GB to internet, first ~100 GB credit); regional pricing varies.

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

6.6 / 10

Show the math

Overall 6.6/10

value = 6.6/100

weighted_components_v1

Storage value 5.1/10

value = 1.15 ×

fixed_log_v1

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

$0.020/GB

$0.12 egr

hot tier

What you get

Paid — $0.020/GB-month (regional US). Standard hot object storage, no retrieval fee, instant access; egress billed ($0.12/GB to internet, first ~100 GB credit); regional pricing varies

~50 GB stored per $1/mo; egress extra

Gotchas

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Sources

"Standard $0.020/GB/month, Nearline $0.010/GB, Coldline $0.004/GB, Archive $0.0012/GB (regional)"
https://www.finout.io/blog/cloud-storage-pricing-comparison
"Standard Storage of United States Region location type goes at $0.020 per GB/month."
https://www.pump.co/blog/gcp-storage-pricing/

paid value storage

Open service ← All Storage

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Checked 26d ago

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