OVHcloud File Storage evaluation - Pricing
Go back to listFile storage pricing is not one-size-fits-all. The total cost of ownership (TCO) depends on multiple variables, each of which can significantly impact your budget. Unlike block or object storage, file storage solutions often include distinct billing components, such as:
- Storage capacity (GB/TB provisioned)
- Data operations (read/write volumes, sometimes billed per GB)
- Performance metrics (IOPS, throughput in GB/s, or both)
- Data transfer (ingress/egress fees, if applicable)
These components are not standardized across providers, meaning a seemingly competitive base price can quickly escalate depending on your workload’s specific demands. For example, some solutions bundle IOPS with storage, while others charge them separately. Similarly, throughput may be included, metered, or provisioned at an extra cost.
The following comparison breaks down pricing for three typical scenarios, illustrating how these variables interact to shape the real-world cost of file storage. This analysis will help you identify hidden costs, optimize your configuration, and make an informed decision based on your actual usage patterns.
| Provider |  OVHcloud |
 AWS |
 Azure |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | File Storage | EFS | Files | Filestore | |||
| Class | Standard (1AZ) | Elastic One-Zone | Elastic Multi-AZ | Premium LRS | Premium ZRS | Zonal | Regional |
| Region | SBG | eu-west-3 | West Europe | europe-west9 | |||
| Storage | 0.154 ✧ | 0.176 | 0.33 | 0.1431 | 0.1789 | 0.28 | 0.50 |
| Read fees | / | 0.03 | / | / | |||
| Write fees | / | 0.07 | / | / | |||
| Provisionned IOPS | / | / | 0.0387 * | 0.0482 * | / | ||
| Provisionned bandwidth | / | / | 0.0563 ✦ | 0.0709 ✦ | / | ||
| Model | Provisionned | Pay-as-you-go | Pay-as-you-go | Provisionned | Provisionned | ||
| Reservations | No | No | Yes | Yes | |||