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    Storage Cost Estimator

    Data & Storage

    Compare S3 vs. self-hosted MinIO storage costs based on your data volume, requests, and retention policies.

    Usage Profile

    Bit Refinery MinIO

    Self-hosted S3-compatible storage · No request fees · No egress fees

    $7.00

    /mo

    Storage

    $7.00

    PUT Requests

    $0

    GET Requests

    $0

    Egress

    $0

    Backblaze B2

    +41% vs BR
    $11.80/mo

    Storage

    $6.00

    PUT

    $0.40

    GET

    $0.40

    Egress

    $5.00

    Standard pricing, free egress via Cloudflare

    AWS S3 Infrequent

    +88% vs BR
    $59.50/mo

    Storage

    $12.50

    PUT

    $1.00

    GET

    $1.00

    Egress

    $45.00

    S3 Standard-IA, US East

    Azure Blob (Hot)

    +89% vs BR
    $62.40/mo

    Storage

    $18.00

    PUT

    $0.50

    GET

    $0.40

    Egress

    $43.50

    Hot tier, East US, LRS

    AWS S3 Standard

    +90% vs BR
    $68.90/mo

    Storage

    $23.00

    PUT

    $0.50

    GET

    $0.40

    Egress

    $45.00

    US East (N. Virginia), first 50 TB tier

    Google Cloud Storage

    +91% vs BR
    $80.90/mo

    Storage

    $20.00

    PUT

    $0.50

    GET

    $0.40

    Egress

    $60.00

    Standard class, US multi-region

    Annual Cost Comparison

    ProviderMonthlyAnnualAnnual Savings
    Bit Refinery$7.00$84.00
    Backblaze B2
    $11.80$141.60$57.60
    AWS S3 Infrequent
    $59.50$714.00$630.00
    Azure Blob (Hot)
    $62.40$748.80$664.80
    AWS S3 Standard
    $68.90$826.80$742.80
    Google Cloud Storage
    $80.90$970.80$886.80

    Per-Unit Pricing Reference

    Provider$/GB/moPUT/1kGET/1kEgress/GB
    Bit Refinery$0.007FreeFreeFree
    AWS S3 Standard
    $0.023$0.005$0.0004$0.09
    AWS S3 Infrequent
    $0.0125$0.01$0.001$0.09
    Google Cloud Storage
    $0.02$0.005$0.0004$0.12
    Azure Blob (Hot)
    $0.018$0.005$0.0004$0.087
    Backblaze B2
    $0.006$0.004$0.0004$0.01

    Pricing based on published rates as of 2025. Bit Refinery MinIO pricing is for managed storage at 1,000 GB. Actual costs may vary by region and commitment.