AWS S3 Glacier Deep Archive

Storage 7.9/10

Per-GB archival object storage, lowest-cost class in S3; 12+ hour retrieval, 180-day minimum, retrieval + egress fees apply ($0.09/GB egress)

AWS S3 Glacier Deep Archive scores 7.9/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.00099/GB-month ($1/TB-month). Per-GB archival object storage, lowest-cost class in S3; 12+ hour retrieval, 180-day minimum, retrieval + egress fees apply ($0.09/GB egress).

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

7.9 / 10

Show the math

Overall 7.9/10

value = 7.9/100

weighted_components_v1

Storage value 7.7/10

value = 23.2 ×

fixed_log_v1

Egress/API fit 8.2/10

value = 8.2/100

policy_score_v1

Access friction 8/10

value = 8/100

policy_score_v1

Key metrics

$1/TB-mo

12hr ret

180-day

What you get

Paid — $0.00099/GB-month ($1/TB-month). Per-GB archival object storage, lowest-cost class in S3; 12+ hour retrieval, 180-day minimum, retrieval + egress fees apply ($0.09/GB egress)

~1,010 GB stored per $1/mo; cheapest raw storage rate, but egress/retrieval extra

Sources

"At just $0.00099 per GB-month (or $1 per TB-month), S3 Glacier Deep Archive offers the lowest cost storage in the cloud"
https://aws.amazon.com/s3/storage-classes/glacier/
"S3 Glacier Deep Archive *** … All Storage / Month $0.00099 per GB"
https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/

paid value storage

Open service ← All Storage