Standard S3 storage savings calculator
The true cost of standard S3 storage.
Hyperscaler S3 tiers look cheap — until you add egress and API call fees. Hexion Shield is flat-rate at R250/TB. See your real saving below.
Configure your usage
TB
5 % of stored
500 GB out / month
5 % of stored
500 GB restored / month
k / mo
k / mo
Average annual saving with Hexion Shield
R 25 959
vs. leading hyperscaler standard storage tiers (averaged)
Hexion Shield total
R 2 500 /mo
R 30 000 / year — flat rate, no fees
Provider comparison
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Hexion Shield
Flat-rate hot storage — no egress, no API, no retrieval fees.
R0.25 / GB / mo · no extra fees
R 2 500/mo
R 30 000
Hyperscaler A — Standard Object Storage
Low storage rate, but PUT/GET and egress fees add up fast.
R0.426 / GB storage + egress, API & retrieval fees
storage R 4 260egress R 833retrieval R 0API R 13
R 5 105/mo
R 61 265
save R 31 265 (51%)
Hyperscaler B — Standard Blob Storage
Slightly cheaper storage — request and egress fees still apply.
R0.340 / GB storage + egress, API & retrieval fees
storage R 3 400egress R 805retrieval R 0API R 16
R 4 221/mo
R 50 653
save R 20 653 (41%)
Ready to lock in R 25 959 / year?
Talk to our team about migrating your 10 TB of hot storage to Hexion Shield.
Hyperscaler list prices converted at ~R17.50/USD. Includes storage, egress to internet, and PUT/GET request fees. Excludes cross-region replication and premium support tiers.