Amazon S3

AWS's object storage service, with many storage classes from hot data to deep archive.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · AppBreakup editorial · Web

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Free Tier:: Up to $200 in credits for new AWS customers

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About Amazon S3

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is the object storage service from Amazon Web Services and the one whose API most other providers copy. You store files as objects in buckets and access them over the S3 API, SDKs, the AWS console or command line. S3 offers a range of storage classes, from Standard for frequently used data through Intelligent-Tiering, which moves objects between tiers automatically, to Glacier classes for cheap long-term archives. Around storage it adds lifecycle rules, versioning, replication across regions, fine-grained access policies, event notifications to serverless functions and integration with nearly every AWS analytics and AI service. Pricing is pay-as-you-go per gigabyte stored, per request and per gigabyte transferred out, so bills depend heavily on access patterns, and a free tier is available to new AWS accounts. It runs in AWS regions worldwide. It suits teams already on AWS or needing its archive tiers and ecosystem.

Best for: Teams building on AWS that need archive tiers, lifecycle rules and deep service integrations.

Amazon S3 pricing (checked Nov 8, 2026)

Each line is quoted from Amazon S3's own site, with the page it came from.

Plan or term	What it says	Checked	Source
Glacier Deep Archive	From $0.00099 per GB a month	Nov 8, 2026	aws.amazon.com
Intelligent-Tiering Deep Archive	From $1 per TB a month	Nov 8, 2026	aws.amazon.com
Free Tier	Up to $200 in credits for new AWS customers	Nov 8, 2026	aws.amazon.com

What works

Many storage classes, including automatic tiering and Glacier archives
Integrates with nearly every AWS service
Designed for 11 nines of durability
Available in AWS regions worldwide

Why people leave

Charges for data transfer out and per request, which makes bills hard to predict
Pricing tables are complex across classes and regions
More expensive per gigabyte than budget S3-compatible providers

Amazon S3 vs Wasabi, Backblaze B2 and Cloudflare R2

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Attribute	Amazon S3	Wasabi	Backblaze B2	Cloudflare R2
Pricing	Free plan + paid	Paid	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Verified price	Up to $200 in credits for new AWS customers	$7.99 per TB/month (pay as you go)	$6.95 per TB/month	$0.015 per GB-month
Free plan	Up to $200 in credits for new AWS customers	No	Yes	10 GB storage per month
Open source	No	No	No	No
Self-hostable	No	No	No	No
Platforms	Web	Web	Web	Web

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Wasabi
S3-compatible with a flat per-terabyte rate and no egress or API fees, for far more predictable bills.
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Backblaze B2
Much cheaper per terabyte, with free egress up to three times your stored data.
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Cloudflare R2
Drop-in S3 API with zero egress fees, good for files served heavily to users.
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Google Cloud Storage
Same tiered model as S3 with Standard to Archive classes, plus a monthly free allowance of 5 GiB of Standard storage for small projects.
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Azure Blob Storage
Azure's equivalent to S3, with access tiers down to Archive and a Data Lake Storage layer for analytics workloads.
57.5

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Amazon S3: common questions

What is Amazon S3?

Amazon S3: AWS's object storage service, with many storage classes from hot data to deep archive. Best for teams building on AWS that need archive tiers, lifecycle rules and deep service integrations. Available for Web.

Is Amazon S3 free?

Amazon S3 has a free plan and paid plans. Free Tier: Up to $200 in credits for new AWS customers (checked on Amazon S3's own site).

How much does Amazon S3 cost?

Amazon S3 is free with paid plans. Glacier Deep Archive: From $0.00099 per GB a month; Intelligent-Tiering Deep Archive: From $1 per TB a month; Free Tier: Up to $200 in credits for new AWS customers. Checked on Amazon S3's own site, November 2026.

Is Amazon S3 open source?

No, Amazon S3 is not open source.

What platforms does Amazon S3 run on?

Amazon S3 is available for Web.

What are the best alternatives to Amazon S3?

The highest-ranked Amazon S3 alternatives right now are Wasabi, Backblaze B2 and Cloudflare R2. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

Amazon S3 vs Wasabi: what's the difference?

Amazon S3 is free with paid plans; Wasabi is a paid product. Verified prices: Amazon S3 Up to $200 in credits for new AWS customers, Wasabi $7.99 per TB/month (pay as you go). Both run on Web.

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Amazon S3 facts

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Durability: 99.999999999% (11 nines); Checked Nov 1, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab); “Based on its unique architecture, S3 is designed to provide 99.999999999% (11 nines) data durability and 99.99% availability by default, backed by the strongest SLAs in the cloud.”
Automatic tiering: S3 Intelligent-Tiering; Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab); “You pay a monthly monitoring and automation charge per object stored in the S3 Intelligent”
Archive storage: S3 Glacier classes; Checked Nov 1, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab); “For cost-optimized, long-term data storage, archive data using Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes to lower costs, eliminate operational complexities, and gain new insights.”
Storage classes: Standard, Intelligent-Tiering, Infrequent Access, Express One Zone, Glacier; Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab); “S3 Standard, S3 Intelligent-Tiering, S3 Standard-Infrequent Access”
Glacier Deep Archive: From $0.00099 per GB a month; Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab); “From just $0.00099 per GB-month”
Intelligent-Tiering Deep Archive: From $1 per TB a month; Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab); “as little as $1 per TB per month for data that may become rarely accessed over long periods of time.”
Free Tier: Up to $200 in credits for new AWS customers; Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab); “Starting July 15, 2025, new AWS customers will receive up to $200 in AWS Free Tier credits, which can be applied towards eligible AWS services, including Amazon S3.”