# Online Storage Costs - Comparison **URL:** \ **Category:** Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 5, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622 "2023-08-05T04:39:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/u/dragonfly-uk)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/1 "2023-08-05T04:39:26Z")
I've been looking around, and haven't really found a decent comparison of the storage costs suppliers mainstream an otherwise, so I thought it would be a good idea to start a compariosn. My thinking is that there is no point looking at the smaller 50gb type accounts, most people on here want TBs of storage, some people are specific to needing a protocol. And while I won't specifically exclude the Unlimited providers, I will probably only add them if they are honest about their limits. i.e. Opendrive (for better or worse) have an Unlimited plan, but when you talk to them, they are quite honest that it is essentially crippled above 10tb. So I was wondering if people could submit the ones they know about, and I'll start putting a spreadsheet together. which I will upload in due course, so that other can update it, as price changes/new suppliers are added. I'm only looking for suppliers that work with rclone at this point. So I think the minimum requirements for the spreadsheet would be Company, Plan Name, Protocol, Price for 5Tb, 20Tb, 50Tb, 100Tb ---
**Author:** ![asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/u/asdffdsa)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/2 "2023-08-05T13:42:18Z")
| Company | Plan Name | Protocol | Price | | | Minimum Retention Period Days | Download 1TiB | API Cost | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | 1TiB | 5TiB | 20TiB | | | | | Hetzner | BX | SFTP/WEBDAV | $4.20 | $14.31 | $53.31 | 0 | $0.00 | N/A | | Wasabi | - | S3 | $6.99 | $48.86 | $139.80 | 30/90 | $0.00 | N/A | | AWS | Glacier Deep | S3 | $1.01 | $5.07 | $20.28 | 180 | variable | variable | ---
**Author:** ![kapitainsky](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/kapitainsky/32/14450_2.png) [@kapitainsky](https://forum.rclone.org/u/kapitainsky)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/3 "2023-08-05T14:19:46Z")
iDrive e2 - pay as you go: | Company | Plan Name | Protocol | Price | | | Retention Period Days | Download 1TiB | API Cost | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | 1TiB | 5TiB | 20TiB | | | | | iDrive e2 | - | S3 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $80.00 | 0 | $0.00 | $0.00 | iDrive e2 - subscription: | Company | Plan Name | Protocol | Price | | | Retention Period Days | Download 1TiB | API Cost | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | 1TiB | 5TiB | 20TiB | | | | | iDrive e2 | - | S3 | $1.67 | $8.33 | $33.33 | 0 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ---
**Author:** ![left1000](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/left1000/32/761_2.png) [@left1000](https://forum.rclone.org/u/left1000)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/4 "2023-08-05T19:51:10Z")
Where do you see amazon deep glacier maximum retention? This seems counterintuitive to their cold storage not on demand file availability... ---
**Author:** ![asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/u/asdffdsa)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/5 "2023-08-05T19:57:40Z")
> [@left1000](#): > > maximum retention it is `minimum` retention period. > [@left1000](#): > > Where do you see amazon deep glacier [S3 Glacier Deep Archive has a minimum storage duration of 180 days. Objects deleted prior to the minimum storage duration incur a pro-rated charge equal to the storage charge for the remaining days](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/) > [@left1000](#): > > This seems counterintuitive to their cold storage not on demand file availability... sorry, not sure what that means? ---
**Author:** ![left1000](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/left1000/32/761_2.png) [@left1000](https://forum.rclone.org/u/left1000)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/6 "2023-08-05T20:16:30Z")
I 100% am no longer confused. Yeah. I read minimum retention on their website, and randomly assumed you meant maximum, which confused me. Your reply indicates you meant minimum, so the universe makes sense again 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/u/asdffdsa)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/7 "2023-08-05T20:19:43Z")
good point, i re-edited my original post. ---
**Author:** ![dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/u/dragonfly-uk)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/8 "2023-08-06T06:14:57Z")
Okay I have my first version with about 10 lines so far, I tend to use LibreOffice, can people generally read ODS format? ---
**Author:** ![kapitainsky](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/kapitainsky/32/14450_2.png) [@kapitainsky](https://forum.rclone.org/u/kapitainsky)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/9 "2023-08-06T07:06:15Z")
It is 2023... post it online. You can use google docs or anything else similar you prefer. Worst case format manually and post here. ---
**Author:** ![dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/u/dragonfly-uk)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/10 "2023-08-06T08:05:10Z")
Completely forgot about google drive for some reason. > **[StoragePrices](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1f8W0FWI3dQijFdaOGJNoU8mC8366-Qarc3o8lHoJUuM/edit?usp=sharing)** > > Sheet1 > > Pricing in USD per month > Company,Plan,1Tb,5Tb,20Tb,50tb,Protocols,Notes > Hetzner,BX,4.2,14.31,53.31,112.47,SFTP/WEBDAV,Achieved Larger By Union on Multiple Drives > Wasabi,-,6.99,34.95,139.8,349.5,S3 > AWS,Glacier Deep,1.01,5.07,20.28,S3 > iDrive,e2... For now I've made it editable, I may change this if it becomes a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Kaziq](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/kaziq/32/9695_2.png) [@Kaziq](https://forum.rclone.org/u/Kaziq)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/11 "2023-08-08T05:26:12Z")
I just fixed the prices formatting. It should be easier to read now 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/u/dragonfly-uk)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/12 "2023-08-08T06:18:56Z")
You reminded me I need to add some figures on the 50Tb section 🙂 I am quite surprised than multiple opendrives beat glacier, I guess because they have a sensible if somewhat annoying policy of crippling accounts over 10tb, they can offer competitive prices. Anybody any other ones to add? ---
**Author:** ![disconnect5852](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/disconnect5852/32/3429_2.png) [@disconnect5852](https://forum.rclone.org/u/disconnect5852)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/13 "2023-08-08T13:02:34Z")
Nice! It would be useful to have a column of available server locations, as for example opendrive looks great, but with one server location at western USA, it isnt so great (from europe the transfer speeds are not great but terrible) ---
**Author:** ![dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/u/dragonfly-uk)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/14 "2023-08-08T14:00:25Z")
The file is editable, if you want to add it feel free. ---
**Author:** ![ralf2105](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/ralf2105/32/15568_2.png) [@ralf2105](https://forum.rclone.org/u/ralf2105)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/15 "2023-08-08T14:01:53Z")
I tested opendrive business today. Absolute crap. Upload collapses to under 1mb/sec. Is not usable for me. ---
**Author:** ![dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/u/dragonfly-uk)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/16 "2023-08-08T14:07:03Z")
I have also been playing with it, I have found their speed variable, but I'm also current on a 4g connection in the back of beyond so thought it was me 🙂 However trying to setup a union, I found they don't report freespace, usedspace, or number of objects etc. Or atleast that's what rclone is saying and I believe it. Which is going to make it hard to route new files to any new accounts you add. ---
**Author:** ![alneven](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/alneven/32/1430_2.png) [@alneven](https://forum.rclone.org/u/alneven)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/17 "2023-08-08T14:09:27Z")
You can also check the Hetzner server auction and rent a server with 10x6TB; 10x10TB; 10x16TB, 15x6TB, 15x10TB and "manage" your own RAID setup. Maybe at the end cheaper as the storage box, if there are 2-3 people splitting the costs. ---
**Author:** ![dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dragonfly-uk](https://forum.rclone.org/u/dragonfly-uk)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/18 "2023-08-08T14:12:03Z")
This is true, but I would guess it's quite hard to put the prices on a websheet for reference. ---
**Author:** ![disconnect5852](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/disconnect5852/32/3429_2.png) [@disconnect5852](https://forum.rclone.org/u/disconnect5852)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/19 "2023-08-08T15:20:43Z")
Do you know about how to use Box Business? I've used gdrive enterprise (unlimited) for few years, with fictional company name, alone until they doubled their prices last year. Is it works for Box business too? I need to register 3 account, or get 2 friends to partner with? Who pays in this case? Currently i use idrivee2 its, good, but unlimited would be better 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mv337](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mv337](https://forum.rclone.org/u/mv337)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622/20 "2023-08-09T13:05:24Z")
Scaleway Glacier (archival storage) > **[Pricing | Scaleway](https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/?tags=storage)** > > Simple and predictable pricing, choose from hourly or monthly billing € 2 EUR / TB per month data ingress/egress is free of charge [Next page](https://forum.rclone.org/t/online-storage-costs-comparison/40622.md?page=2)