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Cloud Cost Estimator
Estimate your monthly cloud bill based on compute instances, storage, bandwidth, and region. Includes presets for common architectures.
Compute
Storage & Bandwidth
Select a preset or enter your configuration and click Calculate
How is this calculated?
Compute Cost = vCPUs × $0.04/hr + RAM_GB × $0.005/hr × hours/month
Storage Cost = GB × $0.08/month (SSD) or $0.04/month (HDD)
Bandwidth Cost = first 1GB free, then $0.09/GB (varies by region)
Total Monthly = Compute + Storage + Bandwidth + Region Multiplier
Region Multipliers:
US East/West: 1.0×
EU West: 1.08×
Asia Pacific: 1.15×FAQ
Frequently asked questions about cloud costs
How accurate is this cloud cost estimator?
This calculator provides ballpark estimates based on publicly available pricing from major cloud providers. Actual costs may vary based on reserved instances, spot pricing, committed use discounts, and region-specific rates.
What's the difference between compute, storage, and bandwidth costs?
Compute costs cover CPU and RAM usage (virtual machines). Storage costs cover data at rest (SSD/HDD). Bandwidth costs cover data transferred out of the cloud to the internet or other regions.
Which cloud provider is cheapest?
It depends on your workload. AWS has the broadest service range, Azure integrates best with Microsoft tools, and GCP often offers competitive pricing for data-heavy workloads. Compare using specific configurations.
How can I reduce my cloud bill?
Use reserved instances for predictable workloads, auto-scaling for variable loads, spot/preemptible instances for fault-tolerant tasks, and right-size your instances to avoid over-provisioning.
Does this include all cloud costs?
This covers the main cost drivers: compute, storage, and egress bandwidth. Additional costs like DNS, load balancers, managed databases, and support plans are not included.
What is egress bandwidth?
Egress is data leaving the cloud network to the internet or another region. Most providers charge for outbound data but offer free inbound (ingress). It's often an overlooked cost.