Cloud Cost & FinOps
Cloud Storage Cost Estimator
Enter storage volume, request counts, and storage class to compute monthly object storage cost including storage fees, GET/PUT request costs, and retrieval fees for archive tiers.
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About this tool
Cloud Storage Cost Estimator
The Cloud Storage Cost Estimator computes monthly object storage cost across storage tiers, including storage fees, GET/PUT request costs, and Glacier retrieval charges.
• Estimate monthly S3 cost for a given storage volume and access pattern
• Model lifecycle policy savings: cost at months 0, 6, 12, 24 with tier transitions
• Compare S3 Standard vs Standard-IA break-even for infrequently-accessed data
• Calculate total storage bill including oft-forgotten request and retrieval fees
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FAQ
What does this tool tell you?
The Cloud Storage Cost Estimator computes monthly object storage cost across storage tiers, including storage fees, GET/PUT request costs, and Glacier retrieval charges.
What affects the result most?
S3 Standard, IA, Glacier, and Glacier Deep Archive tier pricing comparison. Lifecycle policy modelling: cost at months 0, 6, 12, 24 with automatic tier transitions. Retrieval cost assumes 5% of stored data is read each month for AWS Standard-IA and Glacier-family tiers. Backblaze B2 download/egress is not modeled because B2 includes free egress up to 3x stored data.
How should I use the result?
The calculation is deterministic — the same inputs always produce the same output — so the most useful workflow is to vary one input at a time and see which factor moves the result most. That tells you where to focus your attention before committing to a decision.