Object storage cost calculator
Enter how much data you store and compare the monthly standard-tier price across AWS S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Storage, DigitalOcean Spaces, and Hetzner Object Storage.
Standard storage tier, per GB-month. Excludes request and retrieval fees.
| Provider | $/GB-mo | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|
| Hetzner Object Storagecheapest | $0.0068 | $3.40 |
| Vultr Object Storage | $0.0180 | $9.00 |
| Azure Blob | $0.0184 | $9.20 |
| Google Cloud Storage | $0.0200 | $10.00 |
| DigitalOcean Spaces | $0.0200 | $10.00 |
| AWS S3 | $0.0230 | $11.50 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does 1 TB of S3 storage cost per month?
At AWS S3 Standard pricing of $0.023/GB-month, 1 TB (1,000 GB) of storage costs about $23/month, before request and data-retrieval fees. Azure Blob Hot and Google Cloud Storage Standard are similar; Hetzner Object Storage is significantly cheaper per GB.
Does this calculator include request and retrieval fees?
No — it estimates the standard-tier storage charge (per GB-month) only. Real bills also include request charges (PUT/GET), data retrieval from colder tiers, and egress when data leaves the provider, which vary with your access pattern.
Which cloud has the cheapest object storage?
Among the providers here, Hetzner Object Storage has the lowest per-GB storage rate, followed by the hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and DigitalOcean Spaces, which are all in a similar range for standard storage.
Storage rates from the SpendArk pricing catalog. See our methodology, or model a full stack with the cloud cost calculator.