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Storage 6.9/10

Single all-inclusive rate covering storage + API + egress + retrieval; volume discounts; as low as $10/TB at 2 PB+ scale

IBM Cloud Object Storage scores 6.9/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — From $10/TB-month ($0.010/GB) all-inclusive. Single all-inclusive rate covering storage + API + egress + retrieval; volume discounts; as low as $10/TB at 2 PB+ scale.

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

6.9 / 10
Show the math
Overall 6.9/10
value = 6.9/100
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 8/10
value = 8/100
policy_score_v1

Key metrics

$10/TB-mo
all-incl
$0.010/GB

What you get

Paid — From $10/TB-month ($0.010/GB) all-inclusive. Single all-inclusive rate covering storage + API + egress + retrieval; volume discounts; as low as $10/TB at 2 PB+ scale

~100 GB stored per $1/mo all-in (egress/API included)

Gotchas

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Sources

paid value storage
Open service ← All Storage

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