Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage stores and retrieves unstructured data such as analytics data, images, and videos.
What Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage is
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage stores and retrieves unstructured data such as analytics data, images, and videos. The regional service is accessible over the internet through Oracle's Console, CLI, API, and SDK. It offers Standard, Infrequent Access, and Archive tiers; Archive objects must be restored before reading, and the first byte can take up to an hour to retrieve. Objects can be replicated between buckets, versioned, and protected with retention dates or legal holds. Stored data is encrypted by default, with customer-provided keys, Vault keys, and client-side encryption also supported. OCI Identity and Access Management controls permissions at object, bucket, and compartment levels. An Amazon S3 Compatibility API supports some S3 APIs, but feature parity with the native OCI API is not guaranteed. Oracle states that buckets can hold unlimited objects and that an object can be up to 10 TiB. Infrequent Access storage costs $0.01 a month per gigabyte of capacity, with a $0.01 per-gigabyte retrieval fee and 31-day minimum retention. The service is Always Free eligible; the Free Tier includes a US$300 credit for up to 30 days on eligible services.
Good
- Objects can be versioned, replicated, or protected by retention rules.
- Data is encrypted by default.
- Access permissions can be set at object, bucket, and compartment levels.
- Buckets can contain unlimited objects, according to Oracle.
- Always Free eligible; Free Tier includes a US$300 credit for up to 30 days.
Watch out
- Archive data must be restored before it can be read.
- Archive first-byte retrieval can take up to an hour.
- Infrequent Access has a 31-day minimum retention.
- S3 API feature parity with native OCI is not guaranteed.
Who it suits
It suits teams storing unstructured data who need tiered storage, access controls, encryption, or object recovery options. Consider the Archive restoration delay and Infrequent Access retrieval charge when choosing a tier.
Verdict
OCI Object Storage provides multiple storage tiers alongside encryption, access controls, and recovery options. Check Archive retrieval timing and the Infrequent Access fee and retention terms when selecting a tier.
Plans and prices
From Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Always Free Object Storage | Free | 20 GB combined Standard, Infrequent Access and Archive after trial · 50,000 API requests/month · unlimited time |
| Archive pay-as-you-go | Free | 90-day minimum retention · 10 TB egress included · $0.0034 per 10,000 requests · per GB/month after first 10 GB |
| Object Storage - Infrequent Access | $0.01 a month | 31-day minimum retention · retrieval fee applies · Per gigabyte of storage capacity per month; retrieval is $0.01 per gigabyte retrieved per month |
| Standard pay-as-you-go | $0.03 a month | 10 TB egress included · $0.0034 per 10,000 requests · per GB/month after first 10 GB |
| Object Storage - Standard | — | Price not listed on the opened price list · unlimited data and objects per bucket · objects up to 10 TiB · Pay as you go; storage capacity billed per month |
The facts
Each one read from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- The FAQ says the service is designed for 99.9% availability; the Archive tier requires restoration before objects can be read, taking at most an hour to retrieve the first byte.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Bulk operations
- Oracle advertises bulk operations capable of acting on billions of objects in one task.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Capacity limits
- Oracle states that a bucket can contain an unlimited number of objects and that an object can be up to 10 TiB; multipart upload is recommended above 100 MiB.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Data protection
- Objects can be replicated between buckets, versioned for recovery, and protected with retention dates or legal holds.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Oracle documentation includes API references, endpoint details, task guides, tutorials, release notes, troubleshooting and SDK documentation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Durability design
- Objects are redundantly stored across multiple servers, with checksum monitoring and automatic repair or replica creation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Stored data is encrypted by default, with customer-provided keys, Vault keys, and client-side encryption also supported.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Extensibility tools
- Developer tooling includes a Terraform provider, Resource Manager, an HDFS connector, Eclipse tooling and Visual Studio tools.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Oracle describes integrations with Autonomous AI Database, MySQL HeatWave, Data Flow, Events, Functions, and Oracle NoSQL Database Cloud.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrity and durability
- Oracle says the service provides 11 nines of durability and monitors data integrity with checksums, repairing corrupt data automatically.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Interfaces
- Users can manage Object Storage through the browser Console, CLI, REST APIs and SDKs.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Interoperability
- An Amazon S3 Compatibility API supports some S3 APIs, but feature parity with the native OCI API is not guaranteed.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Legal name and funding
- Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Oracle Corporation and lists public-company status, Austin headquarters and post-IPO debt as the last funding type.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Lifecycle management
- Lifecycle policies can automatically move objects to Archive or delete objects and versions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: G2 reviewers
- Repeated complaints include high pricing, confusing bucket or folder organization, difficult menus, weaker regional coverage and inefficient big-data migration.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Gartner reviewers
- A listed dislike is the time required to implement and get the service operational.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Mobile support
- The OCI mobile app supports Android 8 or later and iOS 11 or later and can manage Object Storage buckets.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Object limits
- Maximum object size is 10 TiB; PutObject is limited to 50 GiB, multipart parts to 50 GiB and 10,000 parts, with 4,000 bytes of metadata.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- Access is integrated with OCI Identity and Access Management and can be controlled at object, bucket, and compartment level.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Praise: G2 reviewers
- Reviewers repeatedly praise simple uploads, Oracle ecosystem integration, scalability, storage tiers, S3 compatibility, security and support.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Billing
- Pay-as-you-go charges are based on storage, requests, and outbound internet transfer; the first 10 TB of outbound transfer is free and delete requests are free.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Free offer
- Object Storage is Always Free eligible, and Oracle Cloud Free Tier includes a US$300 credit for up to 30 days on eligible services.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists Oracle as a public company founded in 1977, headquartered in Austin, Texas, with more than 10,001 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Limit: Android app complaints
- Recent Google Play reviewers report that Android navigation bars can hide the agreement buttons and prevent completing first-time setup.checked 15 Oct 2026
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