Why AWS S3 is a "One-Way Door" and how to reclaim your data portability in 2026.
FACT: In 2026, many enterprise teams spend more on "Data Transfer Out" (DTO) than they do on the actual storage of that data.
Managed Object Storage is a commodity in 2026, but the "Egress Tax" is not. AWS S3 charges you roughly **$0.09 per GB** to take your data out to the internet. If you are serving large media assets, AI training sets, or daily backups from S3, you are effectively paying a 10% "exit fee" on your infrastructure.
| Provider | Storage Cost | Egress Cost | Total Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS S3 (Standard) | ~$2,300 | $9,000 | $11,300 |
| Wasabi | ~$699 | $0.00* | $699 |
| Backblaze B2 | ~$600 | $0.00** | $600 |
*Wasabi subject to reasonable use policy. **Backblaze B2 free egress via Bandwidth Alliance (Vultr/Cloudflare).
To eliminate networking fees, you need to align your **Compute** with a **Bandwidth Alliance** partner. By hosting your application nodes on **Vultr** or **DigitalOcean** and pulling object data from **Backblaze B2**, you bypass the internet egress tax entirely.
Calculate your networking waste today and see how much you could save by switching to Vultr Bare Metal and B2 Storage.
Use the Egress Calculator →