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Storage 4.7/10

S3-compatible hot object storage, 10 GB free, NO egress fees, NO API-call fees; $6 minimum monthly fee (=1 TB)

IDrive e2 scores 4.7/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Free 10 GB storage with NO egress fees and NO API-call fees; then $0.006/GB-month ($6/TB-month, $6 minimum monthly fee = 1 TB) or yearly 1 TB from $59.50/yr ($29.75 first year). S3-compatible hot object storage.

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.7 / 10
Show the math
Overall 4.7/10
value = 4.7/100
weighted_components_v1
Storage value 1/10
value = 0.01 $/mo
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Egress/API fit 8/10
value = 8/100
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Access friction 8.8/10
value = 8.8/100
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Key metrics

$6/TB-mo
10GB free
$0 egr/API

What you get

Free 10 GB storage with NO egress fees and NO API-call fees; then $0.006/GB-month ($6/TB-month, $6 minimum monthly fee = 1 TB) or yearly 1 TB from $59.50/yr ($29.75 first year). S3-compatible hot object storage.

~167 GB stored per $1/mo; zero egress + zero API fees

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Sources

paid value storage
Open service ← All Storage

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