DigitalOcean Spaces

Storage 7.1/10

S3-compatible cold tier at $0.007/GiB; 30-day minimum, retrieval included once; standard tier base $5/mo for 250 GiB + 1 TiB transfer

DigitalOcean Spaces scores 7.1/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.007/GiB-month cold storage. S3-compatible cold tier at $0.007/GiB; 30-day minimum, retrieval included once; standard tier base $5/mo for 250 GiB + 1 TiB transfer.

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

7.1 / 10

Show the math

Overall 7.1/10

value = 7.1/100

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Storage value 6/10

value = 3.29 ×

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Egress/API fit 8.2/10

value = 8.2/100

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Access friction 8/10

value = 8/100

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Key metrics

$0.007/GiB

$5/mo base

30-day min

What you get

Paid — $0.007/GiB-month cold storage. S3-compatible cold tier at $0.007/GiB; 30-day minimum, retrieval included once; standard tier base $5/mo for 250 GiB + 1 TiB transfer

~143 GB stored per $1/mo (cold); ~65% cheaper than standard Spaces

Sources

"$0.007/GiB. cold"
https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/spaces-object-storage
"At $0.007/GiB per month, it's about 65% cheaper than standard storage tiers, with a 30-day minimum retention period."
https://www.digitalocean.com/resources/articles/object-storage-solutions-cloud-data

paid value storage

Open service ← All Storage