How is OCI File Storage priced?

OCI File Storage charges for consumed capacity — you pay only for the data you store, not provisioned capacity. Pricing is per GB per month for file system data, with additional charges for snapshots (only changed blocks are billed). Mount targets have a small hourly charge. There are no charges for IOPS or throughput — performance scales automatically with file system size. This pay-per-use model makes File Storage cost-effective for workloads with variable storage needs.

What performance can I expect from OCI File Storage?

File Storage performance scales with the size of the file system. A 1 TB file system provides approximately 60 MB/s throughput and 8,000 IOPS. As the file system grows, throughput and IOPS increase proportionally. For workloads needing higher performance at smaller sizes, consider using Block Volumes with multi-attach or a higher-performance storage tier. File Storage is ideal for shared access patterns where multiple instances need concurrent read/write access.

OCI File Storage Cost Estimator

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Estimate File Storage Service costs with tiered storage, snapshots, and replication.

OCI File Storage Configuration

Storage (GB)

Storage Tier

Snapshot Storage (GB)

Snapshots billed at $0.05/GB/month.

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About This Tool

OCI File Storage provides managed NFS file systems that can be mounted by Compute instances, container workloads, and on-premises clients. Pricing is based on consumed storage capacity (not provisioned), with no minimum commitment. File Storage supports snapshots, clones, and cross-AD replication for data protection. This estimator calculates monthly costs based on your expected storage consumption, snapshot usage, replication needs, and mount target configurations.

When to Use This Tool

•Estimating monthly costs for a shared NFS file system used by a fleet of Compute instances for application data and configuration files
•Calculating the cost impact of snapshot retention policies that keep daily snapshots for 30 days and weekly snapshots for 90 days
•Budgeting for File Storage replication to a secondary availability domain for disaster recovery of critical shared file data
•Comparing OCI File Storage costs against Block Volume costs for workloads that could use either shared or instance-attached storage

Frequently Asked Questions

How is OCI File Storage priced?: OCI File Storage charges for consumed capacity — you pay only for the data you store, not provisioned capacity. Pricing is per GB per month for file system data, with additional charges for snapshots (only changed blocks are billed). Mount targets have a small hourly charge. There are no charges for IOPS or throughput — performance scales automatically with file system size. This pay-per-use model makes File Storage cost-effective for workloads with variable storage needs.
What performance can I expect from OCI File Storage?: File Storage performance scales with the size of the file system. A 1 TB file system provides approximately 60 MB/s throughput and 8,000 IOPS. As the file system grows, throughput and IOPS increase proportionally. For workloads needing higher performance at smaller sizes, consider using Block Volumes with multi-attach or a higher-performance storage tier. File Storage is ideal for shared access patterns where multiple instances need concurrent read/write access.

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