Amazon S3
Usage-priced object storage with regional buckets, storage classes, and request-based billing.
Amazon S3 is a object storage and CDN provider based in United States. It operates European infrastructure in United States, Ireland and Germany and other locations. A free tier is available. As a US company it falls under the US CLOUD Act. Pricing on this page is published only after a human has reviewed it.
Pricing
- Amazon S3Pay only for usage with no minimum charge or setup charge. Charges include storage, requests, retrievals, data transfer, management features, replication, and query or transform features. Storage and request rates vary by storage class and AWS Region. Data transfer out to the internet has a first 100 GB monthly allowance aggregated across AWS services, except China and GovCloud.MonthlyNot listedvCPUNot listedMemoryNot listedStorageNot listed
- free planThe page says the free plan is available for 6 months after account creation. A separate FAQ section describes an older one-year free usage tier with 5 GB storage, 20,000 GET requests, 2,000 PUT requests, and 100 GB data transfer out.Monthly0 USDvCPUNot listedMemoryNot listedStorageNot listed
Pros and cons
What works
- No minimum charge or setup charge.
- Buckets can be placed in a selected AWS Region.
- Multiple storage classes support different access and retention patterns.
- S3 offers strong read-after-write and list consistency.
- A free plan or free usage options are available for new customers.
What to watch
- Billing is metered across storage, requests, retrievals, transfer, and optional features rather than based on a fixed plan.
- Prices vary by AWS Region and storage class.
- Data retrieval, inter-Region transfer, and internet egress can add separate charges.
- Some storage classes impose minimum storage durations and minimum billable object sizes.
- The source contains conflicting free-tier terms, including six months for the current free plan and one year for an older free usage tier.
Specifications
About Amazon S3
Amazon S3 is an object storage service for storing and retrieving data through S3 APIs. Customers select an AWS Region for general purpose buckets, and storage, requests, retrievals, transfer, and optional features are billed separately. S3 also provides directory, table, vector, and file access options, with pricing and availability varying by feature and Region.
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