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

Blob Storage (Hot): pricing, perks & traps

A proprietary-API 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 $20.80/TB·mo

Egress $87.00/TB

API ops A $5.40 · B $0.43/1M

Min commitment None

Retention floor None

Regions US · EU · AP

What it costs at a typical backup workload

5 TB stored · 0.5 TB egress · light API usage: $148.37/mo (standard pay-as-you-go). Change the workload sliders on the comparison page to price your exact scenario.

Fine print worth knowing

Ops $5.40/1M writes: API operations are billed: Class A (writes) $5.40/1M, Class B (reads) $0.43/1M
$87/TB egress: Egress toll of $87.00/TB — dominant cost when serving customers

Upsides: no minimum, 5 gb free storage.