Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon S3 is an object storage service provided by AWS. It is designed to retrieve any amount of data from anywhere. Users rely on it for storing and accessing data over the web. This service fits various storage needs within cloud infrastructure. It allows developers to manage large volumes of information efficiently. The platform supports diverse use cases for data retention and retrieval.
Choose this service when you need scalable object storage. It is ideal for retrieving data from any location globally. Be aware of the pricing model details for your budget. The free tier lasts for 12 months initially. After that, costs start from $0.0025 per 1M Objects. This limit applies to the number of objects stored.
Pricing Tiers 134
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET/SELECT | $0.4000 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Glacier Instant Retrieval | $0.004 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Intelligent-Tiering | $0.0230 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Inventory-ObjectsListed | $0.0025 | per 1M Objects | us-east-1 |
| USE1-BatchOperations-Manifest | $0.0150 | per 1M Objects | us-east-1 |
| Requests-BACKUP-Tier2 | $0.0300 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-FSXOPENZFS-Tier2 | $0.0300 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-XZ-Tier2 | $0.0300 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-FSXONTAP-Tier2 | $0.0300 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| StorageAnalytics-ObjCount | $0.1000 | per 1M Objects | us-east-1 |
| USE1-Metadata-Objects | $0.1000 | per 1M Objects | us-east-1 |
| USE1-StorageLens-ObjCount | $0.1200 | per 1M Objects | us-east-1 |
| USE1-Metadata-Updates | $0.3000 | per 1M Updates | us-east-1 |
| Vectors-Query-ProcessedBytes-Tier3 | $0.3910 | per 1M GBs | us-east-1 |
| Tables-Requests-INT-Tier2 | $0.4000 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
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| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requests-INT-Tier2 | $0.4000 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-GDA-Tier2 | $0.4000 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| AdditionalRequest-INT | $0.4000 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-Tier2 | $0.4000 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-Annotation-Tier2 | $0.4000 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Tables-Requests-Tier2 | $0.4000 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-GLACIER-Tier2 | $0.4000 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| TagStorage-TagHrs | $0.6500 | per 1M Tag-Mos | us-east-1 |
| Requests-ZIA-Tier2 | $1.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-SIA-Tier2 | $1.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| BatchOperations-Objects | $1.00 | per 1M Objects | us-east-1 |
| Requests-XZ-Tier1 | $1.13 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-BACKUP-Tier1 | $1.13 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-FSXONTAP-Tier1 | $1.13 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-FSXOPENZFS-Tier1 | $1.13 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Vectors-Query-ProcessedBytes-Tier2 | $1.95 | per 1M GBs | us-east-1 |
| Tables-CompactedObjects | $2.00 | per 1M Objects | us-east-1 |
| Tables-SortCompactedObjects | $2.00 | per 1M Objects | us-east-1 |
| Monitoring-Automation-INT | $2.50 | per 1M Objects | us-east-1 |
| Vectors-Request-Tier3 | $2.50 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Vectors-Query-ProcessedBytes-Tier1 | $3.91 | per 1M GBs | us-east-1 |
| Tables-Requests-Tier1 | $5.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Tables-Requests-INT-Tier1 | $5.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-Annotation-Tier1 | $5.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-INT-Tier1 | $5.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-Tier1 | $5.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-ZIA-Tier1 | $10.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-GIR-Tier2 | $10.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Tables-Replication-TableUpdates | $10.00 | per 1M Updates | us-east-1 |
| Requests-SIA-Tier1 | $10.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-Tier4 | $10.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-GIR-Tier1 | $20.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Tables-MonitoredObjects | $25.00 | per 1M Objects | us-east-1 |
| Requests-Tier3 | $30.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-Tier8 | $30.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Requests-GLACIER-Tier1 | $30.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Vectors-Request-Tier2 | $55.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Vectors-Request-Tier1 | $55.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Retrieval-XZ | $0.0006 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Select-Returned-Bytes | $0.0007 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Select-Returned-INT-Bytes | $0.0007 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-INT-DAA-ByteHrs | $0.00099 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Bulk-Select-Scanned-Bytes | $0.001 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Select-Scanned-Bytes | $0.002 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Metadata-Annotation-Processed-Bytes | $0.002 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Select-Scanned-INT-Bytes | $0.002 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Select-Scanned-ZIA-Bytes | $0.002 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Select-Scanned-GIR-Bytes | $0.002 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Select-Scanned-SIA-Bytes | $0.002 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Bulk-Select-Returned-Bytes | $0.0025 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Bulk-Retrieval-Bytes | $0.0025 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| S3DSSE-In-Bytes | $0.003 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| S3DSSE-Out-Bytes | $0.003 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Upload-XZ | $0.0032 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-INT-AA-ByteHrs | $0.0036 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-GlacierByteHrs | $0.0036 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| EarlyDelete-ByteHrs | $0.0036 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-GIR-SmObjects | $0.004 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Compute-Checksum-Processed-INT-Bytes | $0.004 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Compute-Checksum-Processed-ZIA-Bytes | $0.004 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Compute-Checksum-Processed-Bytes | $0.004 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Compute-Checksum-Processed-GFR-Bytes | $0.004 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-GIR-ByteHrs | $0.004 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| EarlyDelete-GIR-SmObjects | $0.004 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| EarlyDelete-GIR | $0.004 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-INT-AIA-ByteHrs | $0.004 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Compute-Checksum-Processed-SIA-Bytes | $0.004 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Compute-Checksum-Processed-GDA-Bytes | $0.004 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Compute-Checksum-Processed-GIR-Bytes | $0.004 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Tables-TimedStorage-INT-AIA-ByteHrs | $0.0046 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| USE1-S3-API-OL-BytesReturned | $0.005 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Tables-ProcessedBytes | $0.005 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Peak-Restore-Bytes-Delta | $0.0067 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Std-Select-Scanned-Bytes | $0.008 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Std-Select-Returned-Bytes | $0.0100 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-ZIA-SmObjects | $0.0100 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| EarlyDelete-ZIA-SmObjects | $0.0100 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Select-Returned-ZIA-Bytes | $0.0100 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Select-Returned-SIA-Bytes | $0.0100 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-ZIA-ByteHrs | $0.0100 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Retrieval-ZIA | $0.0100 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Tables-SortProcessedBytes | $0.0100 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Requests-Tier6 | $0.0100 | per request | us-east-1 |
| Vectors-Query-Returned-Bytes | $0.0100 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Requests-INT-Tier6 | $0.0100 | per request | us-east-1 |
| EarlyDelete-ZIA | $0.0100 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Retrieval-SIA | $0.0100 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-INT-IA-ByteHrs | $0.0125 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-SIA-SmObjects | $0.0125 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| EarlyDelete-SIA | $0.0125 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-SIA-ByteHrs | $0.0125 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| EarlyDelete-SIA-SmObjects | $0.0125 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Tables-TimedStorage-INT-IA-ByteHrs | $0.0144 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Exp-Select-Scanned-Bytes | $0.0200 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Standard-Retrieval-Bytes | $0.0200 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-GDA-Staging | $0.0210 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-GlacierStaging | $0.0210 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| EarlyDelete-INT | $0.0210 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-INT-FA-ByteHrs | $0.0210 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-ByteHrs | $0.0210 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-RRS-ByteHrs | $0.0220 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Annotation-TimedStorage-ByteHrs | $0.0230 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Tables-TimedStorage-ByteHrs | $0.0242 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Tables-TimedStorage-INT-FA-ByteHrs | $0.0242 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| USE1-Files-Read | $0.0300 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Exp-Select-Returned-Bytes | $0.0300 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Expedited-Retrieval-Bytes | $0.0300 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| USE1-Expedited-Retrieval-Bytes | $0.0300 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Retrieval-GIR | $0.0300 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Select-Returned-GIR-Bytes | $0.0300 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Vectors-TimedStorage-ByteHrs | $0.0600 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| USE1-Files-Write | $0.0600 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| TimedStorage-XZ-ByteHrs | $0.1100 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Vectors-Put-Bytes | $0.2000 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| BatchOperations-Jobs | $0.2500 | Jobs | us-east-1 |
| USE1-Files-TimedStorage-ByteHrs | $0.3000 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| PUT/COPY/POST | $5.00 | per 1M requests | us-east-1 |
| Standard | $0.0230 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Free Tier | Free | per month | global |
Prices in USD. Micro-prices are quoted per 1M units; "< $0.000001" marks rates below our stored precision. Subject to change — check the provider's official page for current rates.
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