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

R2: 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.

Visit R2 → Compare it live in the table →

Storage $15.00/TB·mo

Egress Free

API ops A $4.50 · B $0.36/1M

Min commitment None

Retention floor None

Regions automatic

What it costs at a typical backup workload

5 TB stored · 0.5 TB egress · light API usage: $74.85/mo (Egress is free). Change the workload sliders on the comparison page to price your exact scenario.

Fine print worth knowing

Ops $4.50/1M writes: API operations are billed: Class A (writes) $4.50/1M, Class B (reads) $0.36/1M

Upsides: free egress, no minimum, 10 gb free storage.