GCS vs Wasabi
Cloud object storage pricing comparison. For a mid-size SaaS workload, Wasabi is cheaper.
Cost Comparison by Scenario
Personal site, small app, or hobby project: 10GB storage, 50GB egress, 10,000 writes, 100,000 reads per month.
| Cost Component | GCS | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | $0.20 | $0.07 |
| Egress | $6.00 | $0.00 |
| API Requests | $0.09 | $0.00 |
| Monthly Total | $6.29 | $0.07 |
| Annual Total | $75 | $1 |
Wasabi is 99% cheaper for this scenario, saving $6.22/mo ($75/year).
Feature Comparison
| Feature | GCS | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| S3 Compatible | Yes | Yes |
| Zero Egress Cost | No | Yes |
| Free Tier | Yes | No |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| SOC 2 | Yes | Yes |
| Encryption at Rest | Yes | Yes |
| Customer-Managed Keys | Yes | Yes |
| Sensitive Data | full | full |
| Data Residency | US, EU, AP, SA | US, EU, AP |
| CDN Integration | cloud-cdn, cloudflare, fastly | cloudflare, fastly |
Strengths & Weaknesses
GCS
Pros
- +Tight BigQuery integration
- +Strong ML/AI pipeline support
- +Autoclass storage optimization
- +Dual/multi-region options
Cons
- −High egress fees
- −Smaller community than AWS
- −Free tier egress very limited (1GB)
Wasabi
Pros
- +No egress or API request fees
- +HIPAA and SOC 2 compliant
- +S3-compatible API
- +Predictable flat pricing
Cons
- −90-day minimum storage period
- −No free tier
- −Egress limited to storage volume per month
- −Fewer integrations than hyperscalers
When to Choose Which
Choose GCS if you need:
- Data analytics pipelines
- BigQuery-heavy workloads
- ML training data storage
Choose Wasabi if you need:
- Long-term storage with predictable costs
- Compliance-sensitive data
- Replacing expensive S3 for stable workloads