Cold Archive V2

Instant retrieval deep freeze.

Deep archive storage with instant retrieval — no more waiting hours. 10× cheaper than standard storage with millisecond first-byte latency.

❄️Cold Archive V2Standard — $0.023/GBIA — $0.012/GBCold V2 — $0.002/GBInstant10× cheaper

Instant

Retrieval

10× cheaper

Cost

11 nines

Durability

WORM ready

Compliance

Deep freeze, instant access.

10× cheaper than standard. No restore delays.

Instant retrieval

No restore delays. Access archived data instantly with millisecond first-byte latency.

10× cost savings

Store at $0.002/GB/month. Ideal for data you rarely access but need available.

Immutable archives

WORM compliance with legal hold. Meets SEC 17a-4, HIPAA, and GDPR retention requirements.

Automatic archival

Lifecycle policies automatically move aging data to Cold Archive. Zero manual intervention.

Encryption at rest

AES-256 encryption with customer-managed keys for archived data.

Cross-region copy

Replicate archives to a second region for disaster recovery.

Getting started

Launch your first instance in three steps. CLI, console, or API — your choice.

Terminal
ur storage lifecycle set my-bucket \
  --transition-days=90 \
  --to-class=cold-archive-v2

Archive use cases.

Compliance, ML data, and regulatory retention.

Regulatory archives

Store financial records, healthcare data, and legal documents for mandated retention periods.

View tutorial

Suggested configuration

WORM · Encrypted · 7-year hold

Estimate your costs

Create detailed configurations to see exactly how much your architecture will cost. Pay for what you use, down to the second.

Configuration 1

Estimated: $9.65/mo

Archive Tier

Capacity

TB

Operations & Transfer

GB
Config 1 cost$9.65

Cost details

$9.65

11 nines durability. WORM support for compliance.

Configuration 1
$9.65
50 TB Storage$1.15
Data Egress$8.00
Operations$0.50

Works seamlessly with

Object Storage
Lifecycle Policies
IAM
Storage Insights
Logging
Compliance

Frequently asked questions

Archive without the wait.

10× cheaper than standard. Retrieve archived data instantly.