IDrive e2
Low-cost S3-compatible storage with no API fees and free egress up to 3x stored data; 1 TB minimum charge.
IDrive e2 charges $6 per started TB-month, with a 1-TB minimum. A small bucket still pays for the whole terabyte. API calls are free, and egress is free up to three times active storage. There are no minimum retention or deletion fees. Annual plans and first-year discounts are available; EU regions include Frankfurt and Paris.
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Parent jurisdiction
- 🇺🇸 United States
- EU self-serve plan
- Available; check eligible plans and regions
- GDPR DPA
- Yes
- Provider type
- Standalone storage. S3-compatible storage sold on its own rather than as part of a server cloud, usually with few extra services.
- Billing
- payg
- Free tier
- 10 GB free trial.
- Open source
- No
- Website
- www.idrive.com
- Source last checked
- 2026-10-06
- Pricing evidence
- Published rates
Pricing
Calculated from the listed vendor rates; exclusions still apply. How to read these estimates.
| Storage / GB-month | Internet egress / GB |
|---|---|
| $0.006 | $0.01 |
Allowances, plan limits & calculation details
Rates are shown at their recorded precision. A zero means no charge in this calculation; the vendor may charge for things we leave out. See the notes for usage assumptions and currency conversions.
- Base fee / month
- $0
- Minimum bill / month
- $6
- Included storage (GB)
- 0
- Storage / GB-month
- $0.006
- Included egress (GB)
- 0
- Free egress / stored data (ratio)
- 3
- Internet egress / GB
- $0.01
- 1M write operations
- $0
- 1M read operations
- $0
Pay-as-you-go $0.006/GB-month ($6/TB), billed per started TB with a 1 TB minimum. Egress free up to 3x the active storage volume, then $0.01/GB. No API call charges, minimum retention or deletion fees. Annual plans from $59.50/year for 1 TB (half price first year). EU regions include Frankfurt and Paris (plus London). IDrive e2 Inc., Calabasas, CA; DPA at idrive.com/e2/gdpr.
Managed alternatives
At 50 TB stored, 20 TB egress to internet / month, 10M writes / month, 100M reads / month. Adjust usage and requirements.
IDrive e2: $3,600/yr estimated.
No cheaper managed estimate matches your filters. Adjust your usage or compare with your actual contract bill.
The price difference leaves out migration costs, operating costs and any features you’d need to replace.
Self-hosted options
Operating cost is not estimated. These options are not counted as savings against managed services.
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