| Why IDrive® e2 is better | IDrive® e2 | Google Cloud Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Yearly storage plans |  Pay annually Starting at $29.75 First year, 1 TB Sign Up Now!50*% OFF |
 No yearly plans |
| Monthly storage pricing | $6/TB/Month (Try with 10 GB Free) |
Standard Storage starts at $0.020/GB/Month |
| Free egress | Monthly egress up to 3X your storage plan capacity is free |
General Google Cloud Storage network egress ranges from approximately $0.08 - $0.23 per GB depending on destination and usage tier |
| Fixed prices across locations | Fixed pricing across all regions |
Price varies across regions |
| Free API calls for transactions class A,B,C | Free API calls across all classes |
API calls charged as per transaction class |
| Free data deletions | No charges for data deletion |
DELETE operations are free. Early deletion charges for Nearline, Coldline, and Archive are separate storage-duration charges, not per-request DELETE charges |
| Minimum data retention limit | No limits for data retention |
Charges applicable for early deletion of data |
| Unlimited access keys | *Create up to 250 access keys in one region |
Up to 10 service account keys can be created per service account |
| Free event notifications | No extra charges for event notifications |
Charges apply based on message volume, data transfer, and subscriptions |
| Free object replication | No extra charges for replicating objects across regions or within the same regions; only storage charges apply |
Additional charges apply for inter-region network transfer, and API calls |
*Note: Contact support to add more than 250 access keys in a region.
Save more with annual plans
Starting at $59.50/year $29.75 First year, 1 TB
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