Azure Blob Storage
Storage 7.4/10Cold-tier online block blob storage; 90-day minimum, higher access/retrieval costs than Cool, egress billed
Azure Blob Storage scores 7.4/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.0045/GB-month. Cold-tier online block blob storage; 90-day minimum, higher access/retrieval costs than Cool, egress billed.
Category Storage Kind Paid plan
Free value score
7.4 / 10Show the math
Overall 7.4/10
value = 7.4/100
weighted_components_v1
Storage value 6.4/10
value = 5.11 ×
fixed_log_v1
Egress/API fit 8.2/10
value = 8.2/100
policy_score_v1
Access friction 8.7/10
value = 8.7/100
policy_score_v1
Key metrics
$0.0045/GB
90-day min
cold tier
What you get
Paid — $0.0045/GB-month. Cold-tier online block blob storage; 90-day minimum, higher access/retrieval costs than Cool, egress billed
~222 GB stored per $1/mo; online cold tier, access fees extra
Sources
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"Cold, $0.0045, $0.03/GB, 90 days, Rarely accessed data stored for 90+ days"
https://www.nops.io/blog/azure-storage-pricing/ -
"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