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

IBM Cloud Object Storage: 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 $21.00/TB·mo

Egress $90.00/TB

API ops A $5.20 · B $0.42/1M

Min commitment None; 25 GB free tier

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: $150.42/mo (standard pay-as-you-go). Change the workload sliders on the comparison page to price your exact scenario.

Fine print worth knowing

Ops $5.20/1M writes: API operations are billed: Class A (writes) $5.20/1M, Class B (reads) $0.42/1M
$90/TB egress: Egress toll of $90.00/TB — dominant cost when serving customers

Upsides: no minimum, 25 gb free storage.