Vendor Guide · 27-Provider Comparison · Rates verified 2026-08-21

S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval: pricing, perks & traps

An S3-compatible object store billed in USD. Every number below comes from the same catalog that drives the live comparison table — no marketing prose, captured rates only.

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Storage $4.00/TB·mo

Egress $90.00/TB

API ops A $100.00 · B $10.00/1M

Min commitment 90-day minimum storage duration

Retention floor 90 days

Regions US · EU · AP · SA

What it costs at a typical backup workload

5 TB stored · 0.5 TB egress · light API usage: $85.00/mo (standard pay-as-you-go). Change the workload sliders on the comparison page to price your exact scenario.

Fine print worth knowing

90d min retention: Objects deleted earlier than 90 days are still billed for the full 90 days
Monthly floor: Minimum commitment: 90-day minimum storage duration
Ops $100.00/1M writes: API operations are billed: Class A (writes) $100.00/1M, Class B (reads) $10.00/1M
$90/TB egress: Egress toll of $90.00/TB — dominant cost when serving customers