Google Cloud Storage

Storage 8.0/10

Archive-class object storage, millisecond access (unlike tape) but 365-day minimum + retrieval fee; egress billed ($0.12/GB+)

Google Cloud Storage scores 8/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Paid — $0.0012/GB-month (regional). Archive-class object storage, millisecond access (unlike tape) but 365-day minimum + retrieval fee; egress billed ($0.12/GB+).

Category Storage Kind Paid plan

Free value score

8.0 / 10

Show the math

Overall 8/10

value = 8/100

weighted_components_v1

Storage value 7.6/10

value = 19.2 ×

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

$0.0012/GB

365-day

ms access

What you get

Paid — $0.0012/GB-month (regional). Archive-class object storage, millisecond access (unlike tape) but 365-day minimum + retrieval fee; egress billed ($0.12/GB+)

~833 GB stored per $1/mo; cold archive with fast read, retrieval/egress extra

Sources

"Google Cloud Storage pricing (regional, US) in 2026: Standard $0.020/GB/month, Nearline $0.010/GB, Coldline $0.004/GB, Archive $0.0012/GB"
https://www.finout.io/blog/cloud-storage-pricing-comparison
"Cloud Storage starts at $0.020/GB-month for Standard regional and drops to $0.0012/GB for Archive, with 30 to 365-day minimum storage on cold"
https://www.eon.io/blog/google-cloud-pricing

paid value storage

Open service ← All Storage