Amazon S3: Pricing, Features & Alternatives
S3 is the object store most other tools assume you have, from data lakes to backups to user uploads. In US East (N. Virginia), S3 Standard costs $0.023 per GB-month for the first 50 TB, PUT, COPY, POST and LIST requests cost $0.005 per 1,000, and GET requests $0.0004 per 1,000. The first 100 GB of data transfer out each month is free across AWS; beyond that you pay egress. Cheaper storage classes cover infrequent and archive data. New AWS customers get up to $200 in Free Tier credits.
Who it’s for: Anyone building on AWS, and data teams whose tools all expect an S3 bucket.
Category
Object Storage
Pricing
From $0.023/mo
Free tier
No
Best for
Object Storage: AWS, data lakes, integrations
Amazon S3 at a Glance
- What it is
- Object storage (AWS)
- Storage price
- $0.023 per GB-month (first 50 TB, US East)
- Egress
- Paid after 100 GB a month
- Free access
- AWS Free Tier credits
- API
- Native S3
Checked November 2026 against Amazon S3 pricing, AWS price list API (S3, us-east-1).
Amazon S3 Pricing Plans (2026)
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| S3 StandardPopular | $0.023 / GB-month (first 50 TB) |
Pricing summary: From $0.023/mo. Always confirm current pricing on the official site.
Key Amazon S3 Features
- S3 Standard: $0.023 per GB-month for the first 50 TB in US East (N. Virginia), falling to $0.021 above 500 TB
- PUT, COPY, POST and LIST: $0.005 per 1,000 requests; GET: $0.0004 per 1,000
- First 100 GB a month of data transfer out free, aggregated across AWS
- New customers since July 15 2025 get up to $200 in Free Tier credits
Pros
- +Every data tool integrates with it
- +Many storage classes for cold data
- +Mature security and lifecycle rules
Cons
- −Egress fees add up for public downloads
- −Request costs surprise small-file workloads
- −Pricing has many line items
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Amazon S3 FAQ
What is Amazon S3 used for?⌄
Amazon S3 is a object storage tool. AWS object storage: $0.023 per GB-month for the first 50 TB in US East, plus request and data transfer fees.
Is Amazon S3 free?⌄
Amazon S3 does not offer a permanent free tier; paid plans start at $0.023/month.
How much does Amazon S3 cost?⌄
Amazon S3 plans start at $0.023/month.
What are the best Amazon S3 alternatives?⌄
Popular Amazon S3 alternatives include Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage, Backblaze B2. Compare pricing and features on our Amazon S3 alternatives page.
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