Block Storage Cost
Free Block Storage Cost calculator with clear step-by-step results.
About Block Storage Cost
Provisioned block storage bills capacity and performance separately.
Formula
Formula
Cost = GB × rate + IOPS × rate
Worked example
With the default values below, Block Storage Cost returns Monthly Cost of $115.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Storage allocated (GB)minimum 0
- 1,000
- Cost per GB-monthminimum 0
- 0.1
- Provisioned IOPSminimum 0
- 3,000
- Cost per provisioned IOPSminimum 0
- 0.005
Results
- Monthly Cost
- $115.00
- Storage Cost
- $100.00
- IOPS Cost
- $15.00
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Formula
- 3Monthly Cost= $115.00
- 4Storage Cost= $100.00
- 5IOPS Cost= $15.00
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does this calculator work?
Provisioned block storage bills capacity and performance separately.
Why does this matter?
Under-allocating IOPS can throttle performance.
