Azure Blob Storage

Storage 7.9/10

Archive-tier block blob storage; rehydration delay (hours), 180-day minimum retention, retrieval and egress fees apply

Azure Blob Storage scores 7.9/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.00099/GB-month. Archive-tier block blob storage; rehydration delay (hours), 180-day minimum retention, retrieval and egress fees apply.

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

$0.00099/GB

180-day

What you get

Paid — $0.00099/GB-month. Archive-tier block blob storage; rehydration delay (hours), 180-day minimum retention, retrieval and egress fees apply

~1,010 GB stored per $1/mo; cold archive, retrieval extra

Sources

"Hot costs $0.023/GB/month, Cool $0.013, Cold $0.004, and Archive as low as $0.0009"
https://sedai.io/blog/azure-blob-storage-pricing
"Azure Blob Storage pricing (East US, LRS) in 2026: Hot $0.018/GB/month, Cool $0.010/GB, Cold $0.0045/GB, Archive $0.00099/GB."
https://www.finout.io/blog/cloud-storage-pricing-comparison

paid value storage

Open service ← All Storage