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Block blob storage is used for streaming and storing documents, videos, pictures, backups and other unstructured text or binary data.
Total cost of block blob storage depends on:
- Volume of data stored per month.
- Quantity and types of operations performed, along with any data transfer costs.
- Data redundancy option selected.
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Important—The price in R$ is merely a reference; this is an international transaction and the final price is subject to exchange rates and the inclusion of IOF taxes. An eNF will not be issued.
Azure Data Lake Storage usage is calculated in binary Gigabytes (GB), where 1 GB = 230 bytes. This unit of measurement is also known as Gibibyte (GiB), defined by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Similarly, 1 TB is 240 bytes, i.e. 1,024 GBs.
| Storage Tiers | Description |
|---|---|
| Standard (GPv2) storage | Our recommended pricing offers for block blobs and append blobs provide access to the latest Azure Storage features. The Hot tier is applicable for most workloads. The Cool and Archive tiers are for cool or cold data with pricing optimized for lowest GB storage prices. |
| Premium storage | Premium blob storage provides access to block blobs and append blobs with low and consistent latency, with pricing optimised for high transaction rates. |
Data storage prices pay-as-you-go
All prices are per GB per month.
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Next 450 TB / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Over 500 TB / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Next 450 TB / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Over 500 TB / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Next 450 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Over 500 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Next 450 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Over 500 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Next 450 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Over 500 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Next 450 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Over 500 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Next 450 TB / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Over 500 TB / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Next 450 TB / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Over 500 TB / month | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Next 450 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Over 500 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Next 450 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Over 500 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB |
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Next 450 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Over 500 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Data storage prices pay-as-you-go | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 50 terabyte (TB) / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Next 450 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
| Over 500 TB / month | N/A | $- per GB | $- per GB | $- per GB | N/A |
Azure Storage Reserved Capacity
Azure Storage Reserved Capacity helps you lower your data storage cost by committing to one-year or three-years of Azure Storage. Reserved capacity can be purchased in increments of 100 TB and 1 PB sizes for 1-year and 3-year commitment duration. All prices are per month. For more information, please see documentation.
| 1-year reserved | 3-year reserved | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Storage Reserved Capacity | Hot | Cool | Archive | Hot | Cool | Archive |
| 100 TB / month | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| 1 PB / month | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| 1-year reserved | 3-year reserved | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Storage Reserved Capacity | Hot | Cool | Archive | Hot | Cool | Archive |
| 100 TB / month | $- | $- | N/A | $- | $- | N/A |
| 1 PB / month | $- | $- | N/A | $- | $- | N/A |
| 1-year reserved | 3-year reserved | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Storage Reserved Capacity | Hot | Cool | Archive | Hot | Cool | Archive |
| 100 TB / month | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| 1 PB / month | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| 1-year reserved | 3-year reserved | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Storage Reserved Capacity | Hot | Cool | Archive | Hot | Cool | Archive |
| 100 TB / month | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| 1 PB / month | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| 1-year reserved | 3-year reserved | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Storage Reserved Capacity | Hot | Cool | Archive | Hot | Cool | Archive |
| 100 TB / month | $- | $- | N/A | $- | $- | N/A |
| 1 PB / month | $- | $- | N/A | $- | $- | N/A |
| 1-year reserved | 3-year reserved | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Storage Reserved Capacity | Hot | Cool | Archive | Hot | Cool | Archive |
| 100 TB / month | $- | $- | N/A | $- | $- | N/A |
| 1 PB / month | $- | $- | N/A | $- | $- | N/A |
Cool, Cold and Archive early deletion
In addition to the per-GB, per-month charge, any blob that is moved to the Archive tier is subject to an Archive early deletion period of 180 days. Additionally, for general-purpose v2 storage accounts, any blob that is moved to the Cool tier is subject to a Cool tier early deletion period of 30 days. Any blob that is moved to the Cold tier is subject to a Cold tier early deletion period of 90 days. This charge is prorated. For example, if a blob is moved to the Archive tier and then deleted or moved to the Hot tier after 45 days, the customer is charged an early deletion fee for 135 (180 minus 45) days of storage in the Archive tier.
Operations and data transfer
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| List and Create Container Operations (per 10,000)2 | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
$- | $- | $- | $- |
|
| All other Operations (per 10,000), except Delete, which is free | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
Free | Free N/A | $- | $- |
|
| Data Write (per GB)4 | Free | Free N/A | Free N/A | Free N/A | Free N/A |
| Point-in-time restore Data Processed (per MB) | N/A | $- | $- | N/A | $- |
For blobs in Archive, the only valid operations are GetBlobProperties, GetBlobMetadata, ListBlobs, SetBlobTier, SetBlobTags, GetBlobTags, FindBlobsByTags, DeleteBlob, and CopyBlob. Setting the tier from Archive to Hot or Cool typically takes up to 15 hours to complete. Learn more.
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| List and Create Container Operations (per 10,000)2 | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
$- | $- | $- | $- |
|
| All other Operations (per 10,000), except Delete, which is free | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
Free | Free N/A | $- | $- |
|
| Data Write (per GB)4 | Free | Free N/A | Free N/A | Free N/A | Free N/A |
| Point-in-time restore Data Processed (per MB) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Free N/A |
For blobs in Archive, the only valid operations are GetBlobProperties, GetBlobMetadata, ListBlobs, SetBlobTier, SetBlobTags, GetBlobTags, FindBlobsByTags, DeleteBlob, and CopyBlob. Setting the tier from Archive to Hot or Cool typically takes up to 15 hours to complete. Learn more.
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| List and Create Container Operations (per 10,000)2 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
N/A | $- | $- | $- |
|
| All other Operations (per 10,000), except Delete, which is free | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
Free | Free N/A | $- | $- |
|
| Data Write (per GB)4 | Free | Free N/A | Free N/A | Free N/A | Free N/A |
| Point-in-time restore Data Processed (per MB) | N/A | $- | $- | N/A | $- |
For blobs in Archive, the only valid operations are GetBlobProperties, GetBlobMetadata, ListBlobs, SetBlobTier, SetBlobTags, GetBlobTags, FindBlobsByTags, DeleteBlob, and CopyBlob. Setting the tier from Archive to Hot or Cool typically takes up to 15 hours to complete. Learn more.
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| List and Create Container Operations (per 10,000)2 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
N/A | $- | $- | $- |
|
| All other Operations (per 10,000), except Delete, which is free | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
Free | Free N/A | $- | $- |
|
| Data Write (per GB)4 | Free | Free N/A | Free N/A | Free N/A | Free N/A |
| Point-in-time restore Data Processed (per MB) | N/A | $- | $- | N/A | $- |
For blobs in Archive, the only valid operations are GetBlobProperties, GetBlobMetadata, ListBlobs, SetBlobTier, SetBlobTags, GetBlobTags, FindBlobsByTags, DeleteBlob, and CopyBlob. Setting the tier from Archive to Hot or Cool typically takes up to 15 hours to complete. Learn more.
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | N/A |
| List and Create Container Operations (per 10,000)2 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | N/A |
|
N/A | $- | $- | $- |
|
| All other Operations (per 10,000), except Delete, which is free | N/A | $- | $- | $- | N/A |
|
Free | Free N/A | $- | $- |
|
| Data Write (per GB)4 | Free | Free N/A | Free N/A | Free N/A | N/A |
| Point-in-time restore Data Processed (per MB) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
For blobs in Archive, the only valid operations are GetBlobProperties, GetBlobMetadata, ListBlobs, SetBlobTier, SetBlobTags, GetBlobTags, FindBlobsByTags, DeleteBlob, and CopyBlob. Setting the tier from Archive to Hot or Cool typically takes up to 15 hours to complete. Learn more.
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | N/A |
| List and Create Container Operations (per 10,000)2 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | N/A |
|
N/A | $- | $- | $- |
|
| All other Operations (per 10,000), except Delete, which is free | N/A | $- | $- | $- | N/A |
|
Free | Free N/A | $- | $- |
|
| Data Write (per GB)4 | Free | Free N/A | Free N/A | Free N/A | N/A |
| Point-in-time restore Data Processed (per MB) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
For blobs in Archive, the only valid operations are GetBlobProperties, GetBlobMetadata, ListBlobs, SetBlobTier, SetBlobTags, GetBlobTags, FindBlobsByTags, DeleteBlob, and CopyBlob. Setting the tier from Archive to Hot or Cool typically takes up to 15 hours to complete. Learn more.
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
$- | $- | $- | $- |
|
| Iterative Read Operations (per 10,000)3 | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| Iterative Write Operations (100’s)4 | Free N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
Free | Free N/A | $- | $- |
|
| Data Write (per GB) | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Index (GB/month) | N/A | $- | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| All other Operations (per 10,000), except Delete, which is free | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
For blobs in Archive, the only valid operations are GetBlobProperties, GetBlobMetadata, ListBlobs, SetBlobTier, SetBlobTags, GetBlobTags, FindBlobsByTags, DeleteBlob, and CopyBlob. Setting the tier from Archive to Hot or Cool typically takes up to 15 hours to complete. Learn more.
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
$- | $- | $- | $- |
|
| Iterative Read Operations (per 10,000)3 | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| Iterative Write Operations (100’s)4 | Free N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
Free | Free N/A | $- | $- |
|
| Data Write (per GB) | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Index (GB/month) | N/A | $- | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| All other Operations (per 10,000), except Delete, which is free | $- | $- | $- | $- | $- |
For blobs in Archive, the only valid operations are GetBlobProperties, GetBlobMetadata, ListBlobs, SetBlobTier, SetBlobTags, GetBlobTags, FindBlobsByTags, DeleteBlob, and CopyBlob. Setting the tier from Archive to Hot or Cool typically takes up to 15 hours to complete. Learn more.
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
N/A | $- | $- | $- |
|
| Iterative Read Operations (per 10,000)3 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| Iterative Write Operations (100’s)4 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
Free | Free N/A | $- | $- |
|
| Data Write (per GB) | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Index (GB/month) | N/A | $- | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| All other Operations (per 10,000), except Delete, which is free | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
For blobs in Archive, the only valid operations are GetBlobProperties, GetBlobMetadata, ListBlobs, SetBlobTier, SetBlobTags, GetBlobTags, FindBlobsByTags, DeleteBlob, and CopyBlob. Setting the tier from Archive to Hot or Cool typically takes up to 15 hours to complete. Learn more.
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
N/A | $- | $- | $- |
|
| Iterative Read Operations (per 10,000)3 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| Iterative Write Operations (100’s)4 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
Free | Free N/A | $- | $- |
|
| Data Write (per GB) | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Index (GB/month) | N/A | $- | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| All other Operations (per 10,000), except Delete, which is free | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
For blobs in Archive, the only valid operations are GetBlobProperties, GetBlobMetadata, ListBlobs, SetBlobTier, SetBlobTags, GetBlobTags, FindBlobsByTags, DeleteBlob, and CopyBlob. Setting the tier from Archive to Hot or Cool typically takes up to 15 hours to complete. Learn more.
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | N/A |
|
N/A | $- | $- | $- |
|
| Iterative Read Operations (per 10,000)3 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| Iterative Write Operations (100’s)4 | N/A | $- | $- | $- | $- |
|
Free | Free N/A | $- | $- |
|
| Data Write (per GB) | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Index (GB/month) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| All other Operations (per 10,000), except Delete, which is free | N/A | $- | $- | $- | N/A |
For blobs in Archive, the only valid operations are GetBlobProperties, GetBlobMetadata, ListBlobs, SetBlobTier, SetBlobTags, GetBlobTags, FindBlobsByTags, DeleteBlob, and CopyBlob. Setting the tier from Archive to Hot or Cool typically takes up to 15 hours to complete. Learn more.
| Operations and data transfer | Premium | Hot | Cool | Cold | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write operations (per 10,000)1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $- | N/A |
|
N/A | $- |