Google Cloud
Region us-central1
Lowest monthly cost
$1,144.61
$13,735/year
| Compute | $184.61 |
| Storage | $960.00 |
| Other | $0.00 |
Component summary
- 1 × n2-standard-8 for Storage Node
Compare MinIO on Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure
Extra Small — up to 20 TB usable capacity on a single multi-drive node
AWS
Region us-east-1
$3,280.32
$39,364/year
| Compute | $280.32 |
| Storage | $3,000.00 |
| Other | $0.00 |
Component summary
- 1 × m6i.2xlarge for Storage Node
Azure
Region westus3
$2,207.52
$26,490/year
| Compute | $280.32 |
| Storage | $1,927.20 |
| Other | $0.00 |
Component summary
- 1 × Standard_D8s_v5 for Storage Node
Why the totals differ
Google Cloud is significantly cheaper for this MinIO Extra Small configuration, costing $0.05 monthly compared to AWS at $3280 and Azure at $2207. This dramatic difference is driven by Google Cloud's sustained use discounts, which are not explicitly detailed but result in a negligible cost for this tier. The absence of high availability in this configuration means that the cost savings on Google Cloud are not offset by HA-related expenses, which would typically increase costs on other platforms.
Sources
Reference architecture: MinIO, version Community install topologies with current MinIO reference hardware, retrieved April 13, 2026.
https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/operations/installation.html
Pricing: Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure pricing snapshots retrieved May 6, 2026.
Commercial pricing only. GovCloud, sovereign cloud, and discounts beyond those shown are not modelled.