Amazon S3: verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-11-04
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Amazon S3 against the market
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Storage price per GB-month (standard class)$0.006$0.023$0.023 · median $0.01463
Egress price per GB (to the internet)$0.00$0.11176$0.09 · median $0.00816
Amazon S3 strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Object Lock for immutable backups
- Independently audited security
- Works with the Amazon S3 API
- Encrypts stored data
Cons
- Expensive egress
- No permanent free tier
All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storage price per GB-month (standard class) | $0.023 US East (N. Virginia), storageClass General Purpose, volumeType Standard, usagetype TimedStorage-ByteHrs: "$0.023 per GB - first 50 TB / month of storage used", unit GB-Mo, USD 0.0230000000 | pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Egress price per GB (to the internet) | $0.09 AWS Data Transfer, AWS Outbound from US East (N. Virginia) to External, usagetype DataTransfer-Out-Bytes: "$0.090 per GB - first 10 TB / month data transfer out beyond the global free tier", unit GB, USD 0.0900000000 | pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Permanent free tier | No At account sign-up, you can choose between a free plan and a paid plan. The free plan will be available for 6 months after account creation. | aws.amazon.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Minimum storage duration | Not verified | — | |
| S3 API compatible | Yes with a single S3 API request or a few steps in the S3 console | aws.amazon.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Regions (provider's count) | Not verified | — | |
| Object versioning | Yes With S3 Versioning, you can preserve, retrieve, and restore every version of an object stored in Amazon S3 | aws.amazon.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Lifecycle rules | Yes You can also use S3 Lifecycle policies to expire objects at the end of their lifecycles. | aws.amazon.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Object Lock (immutable storage) | Yes configure S3 Object Lock at the object- and bucket-levels to prevent object version deletions prior to a pre-defined Retain Until Date or Legal Hold Date | aws.amazon.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Encryption at rest | Yes Amazon S3 encrypts all new data uploads to any bucket (as of January 5, 2023). | aws.amazon.com | 2026-11-04 |
| SOC 2 or ISO 27001 | Yes The ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for AWS covers the AWS security management process over a specified scope of services and data centers. | aws.amazon.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Uptime SLA | Not verified | — | |
| Public status page | Not verified | — | |
| Founded | Not verified | — | |
| Company headquarters | Not verified | — | |
| Company | Not verified | — |
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