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, with volume pricing from R400/TB down to R220/TB. See your real saving below.
Configure your usage
TB
Your volume rateR350 / TB / mo
Next tier at 20 TB → R340 / TB
5 % of stored
500 GB out / month
5 % of stored
500 GB restored / month
k / mo
k / mo
Average annual saving with Hexion's sovereign storage
R 10 605
vs. leading hyperscaler standard storage tiers (averaged)
Hexion Shield total
R 3 500 /mo
R 42 000 / year — R350/TB volume rate, no fees
Provider comparison
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Hexion Shield
Volume-tiered flat-rate storage — no egress, no API, no retrieval fees.
R350 / TB / mo (R0.35 / GB) · no extra fees
R 42 000/yr
R 3 500 /mo
AWS S3 - Standard
Low storage rate, but PUT/GET and egress fees add up fast.
R0.391 / GB storage + egress, API & retrieval fees
storage R 3 910egress R 765retrieval R 0API R 12
R 56 243/yr
R 4 687 /mo
save R 1 187/mo (25%)
Standard S3 Blob Storage
Slightly cheaper storage — request and egress fees still apply.
R0.330 / GB storage + egress, API & retrieval fees
storage R 3 300egress R 765retrieval R 0API R 16
R 48 968/yr
R 4 081 /mo
save R 581/mo (14%)
Ready to lock in R 10 605 / year?
Talk to our team about migrating your 10 TB of hot storage to Hexion Shield.
Hyperscaler list prices converted at ~R17/USD. Includes storage, egress to internet, PUT/GET request fees and retrieval charges. Excludes minimum-retention penalties, cross-region replication and premium support tiers.