Cloud Storage Cost Calculator – AWS S3 Monthly Cost
Calculate monthly cloud storage costs for S3, Azure Blob, or GCP Cloud Storage.
About This Calculator
Calculate monthly cloud storage costs for S3, Azure Blob, or GCP Cloud Storage. Use the calculator above for instant results.
Worked Examples
- Storage: $235 | Egress: $184 | Total: $419/month
- Annual: $5,028
Answer: $419/month
- Storage: $409/month | Egress $0
- Glacier for pure archive is very cheap
Answer: $409/month (100TB!)
- Storage: $61.44 | Egress: $20.48 | Total: $82/month
- 5× cheaper than AWS S3
Answer: $82/month
Who Uses This Calculator?
Compare cloud storage pricing.
Optimize cloud storage spend.
Budget cloud storage costs.
Cloud cost optimization.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
❌ Egress fees are often underestimated
AWS charges $0.09/GB for data out. 10 TB out/month = $921 egress fee — often more than storage itself.
❌ Multi-region replication doubles cost
Replicating across AWS regions costs 2× storage plus cross-region transfer fees.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cloud storage cost comparison (2024)?
AWS S3 Standard: $0.023/GB. Azure Blob LRS: $0.018. GCS Standard: $0.020. Backblaze B2: $0.006. S3 Glacier: $0.004.
When is cloud storage cheapest?
Cold archive tier (Glacier, Azure Cool) for data accessed rarely. B2 and Wasabi for frequently accessed data. S3 Standard for high-performance workloads.
Reduce egress costs?
CDN in front of S3. Serve from region closest to users. Compress data. Cache aggressively. Consider Cloudflare R2 (zero egress fees).