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☁️ Cloud Storage Cost Calculator

Compare storage, file streaming platforms, and media management costs for your production workflow

☁️ Storage Providers 10 providers
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Storj Production Cloud $0.00/mo $40.00/TB storage + $0 egress
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No egress fees! • Enter any reserved capacity or negotiated discount
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$0.00
Storj Global Collaboration $0.00/mo $15.00/TB storage + $0 egress
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0 TB 100 TB
No egress fees! • Enter any reserved capacity or negotiated discount
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$0.00
Storj Active Archive $0.00/mo $6.00/TB storage + $7/TB egress
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0 TB 100 TB
Enter any reserved capacity or negotiated discount
Storage Cost: $0.00
Egress Cost: $0.00
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Wasabi Hot $0.00/mo $6.99/TB storage + $0 egress
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0 TB 500 TB
e.g., 20% for reserved capacity
Wasabi offers up to 40% off with reserved capacity • No egress fees!
Monthly Cost
$0.00
🔥 Wasabi Fire (NVMe) $0.00/mo $19.99/TB storage + $0 egress
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All NVMe flash • 5x faster than Hot • No egress/API fees • Reserved capacity discounts available
Monthly Cost
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Backblaze B2 $0.00/mo $6.00/TB storage + $10/TB egress
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Free up to 3x stored data
0 TB 100 TB
3x monthly storage egress included free • $10/TB beyond that
Storage Cost: $0.00
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Cloudflare R2 Standard $0.00/mo $15/TB storage + $0 egress
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Zero egress fees! • S3-compatible API • Global edge network • Free 10GB/mo
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Cloudflare R2 Infrequent $0.00/mo $10/TB storage + $10/TB retrieval
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$10/TB retrieval fee
0 TB 100 TB
Zero egress fees! • 30-day min storage • Lower storage cost vs Standard
Storage Cost: $0.00
Retrieval Cost: $0.00
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E2 Storage $0.00/mo $5.00/TB MSRP
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0 TB 500 TB
Enterprise-grade storage • Contact for volume pricing
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🏔️ AWS Glacier Archive Tiers 3 options
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S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval $0.00/mo $4.00/TB storage + $90/TB egress
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Instant access (ms) • $90/TB egress • See retrieval cost table below
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S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval $0.00/mo $3.60/TB storage + $90/TB egress
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1-12 hour retrieval • $90/TB egress + $2.50-$30/TB retrieval • See table below
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Egress Cost: $0.00
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S3 Glacier Deep Archive $0.00/mo $0.99/TB storage + $90/TB egress
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12-48 hour retrieval • $90/TB egress + $2.50-$20/TB retrieval • See table below
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🔄 File Streaming Platforms 4 platforms
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👤 Storj Object Mount $0.00/mo $75.00/user/month
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🔗 LucidLink $0.00/mo Member-based pricing
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Max: 10 members
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Member Cost: $0.00
Included Storage: 0 GB
Storage Overage: 0 GB
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🎬 Suite Studios $0.00/mo Storage options available
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0 TB 500 TB
Storage Type: Suite Managed
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$0.00
📦 iDrive Spaces Coming Soon Pricing TBD
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🚧 Coming Soon

TBD TBD
Monthly Cost
TBD
🎬 Media Asset Management (iconik) Pay As You Go
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🎬 iconik Pay As You Go $0.00/mo User-based + Storage/Egress
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User Licenses (2025 Pricing)

$120/mo • Admin access
0 50 users
$65/mo • Full access
0 100 users
$9/mo • View only
0 200 users

Storage & Transfer

Est. $20/TB/mo
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Est. $10/TB
0 TB 50 TB

AI Services (Optional)

$1/hour analyzed
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User Licenses: $0.00
Storage Cost: $0.00
Egress Cost: $0.00
AI Services: $0.00

Note: Unlimited free Collaborators • Only pay for users who log in • Bring your own storage option available

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📊 AWS Glacier Egress & Retrieval Cost Reference
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AWS charges $90/TB egress for ALL data transfers out. Glacier Flexible & Deep Archive add retrieval fees on top.

Storage Costs (Per TB/Month)

Storage Tier Monthly Cost Egress Cost Use Case
S3 Glacier Instant $4.00 $90/TB Quarterly access, instant retrieval
S3 Glacier Flexible $3.60 $90/TB Yearly access, hours to retrieve
S3 Glacier Deep Archive $0.99 $90/TB 1-2x per year, 12+ hour retrieval

Total Retrieval Costs (Per TB)

Storage Tier Speed Time Total Cost/TB*
S3 Glacier Instant $90
Instant Milliseconds (egress only)
S3 Glacier Flexible Expedited 1-5 min $120
Standard 3-5 hrs $100
Bulk 5-12 hrs $92.50
S3 Glacier Deep Archive Standard 12 hrs $110
Bulk 48 hrs $92.50

* Total includes $90/TB egress + retrieval fees

💡 Key Insights

  • AWS charges double for data access - $90/TB egress PLUS retrieval fees (up to $30/TB more for Glacier)
  • Retrieval can cost 93x more than monthly storage - Deep Archive costs $0.99/TB to store but $92.50/TB to retrieve
  • Zero egress leaders - Cloudflare R2, Wasabi (Hot & Fire), and Storj Production/Global all offer $0 egress
  • Wasabi Fire delivers NVMe performance - 5x faster than Wasabi Hot at $19.99/TB with zero egress fees
  • Cloudflare R2 disrupts with simplicity - Standard at $15/TB, IA at $10/TB, both with zero egress
  • E2 Storage offers PostForward pricing - $4.50/TB through PostForward vs $5/TB MSRP
  • File streaming platforms vary widely - $40-$75/TB (Suite Studios) vs $75/user (Object Mount) vs member+storage (LucidLink)
  • Suite Studios BYOS saves 47% - $40/TB if you bring your own storage vs $75/TB for their storage
  • Backblaze offers free egress up to 3x storage - Great for moderate retrieval workflows
  • iconik MAM adds collaboration layer - Pay only for active users, bring your own storage, AI transcription at $1/hr

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