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Comparing Storage Classes: Standard Nearline Coldline Archive

This document compares Google Cloud Storage classes including Standard, Nearline, Coldline, and Archive. The classes differ in terms of minimum storage duration, availability SLA, typical monthly availability, and use cases. Standard Storage is for frequently accessed or briefly stored data. Nearline Storage is for data accessed less than once per month at a lower cost. Coldline Storage is suited for data accessed no more than once a quarter. Archive Storage is the lowest cost for data accessed less than once a year such as backups or disaster recovery.

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Comparing Storage Classes: Standard Nearline Coldline Archive

This document compares Google Cloud Storage classes including Standard, Nearline, Coldline, and Archive. The classes differ in terms of minimum storage duration, availability SLA, typical monthly availability, and use cases. Standard Storage is for frequently accessed or briefly stored data. Nearline Storage is for data accessed less than once per month at a lower cost. Coldline Storage is suited for data accessed no more than once a quarter. Archive Storage is the lowest cost for data accessed less than once a year such as backups or disaster recovery.

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Comparing storage classes

Use the table below to match your data storage needs with a storage class.
The sections below the table describe each storage class in more detail.

Standard Nearline Coldline Archive

Minimum
None 30 days 90 days 365 days
duration

Availability Multi-region Multi-region 99.9% Multi-region 99.9% None


SLA 99.95% Dual-region 99.9% Dual-region 99.9%
Dual-region 99.95% Region 99.0% Region 99.0%
Region 99.9%

Typical >99.99% availability 99.95% availability 99.95% availability 99.95% availability


monthly in multi-regions in multi-regions in multi-regions in multi-regions
availability and dual-regions; and dual-regions; and dual-regions; and dual-regions;
99.99% in regions 99.9% in regions 99.9% in regions 99.9% in regions

Use cases Access data Read/modify data Read/modify data Read/modify data
frequently ("hot" ≤ once per month no more than once < once a year
data) and/or store ● Data backup a quarter ● Cold data
for brief periods ● Serve long-tail storage
● Serve website multimedia ● Disaster
content content recovery
● Stream videos
● Interactive
workloads
● Mobile and
gaming apps

Standard Storage

Standard Storage is best for data that is frequently accessed ("hot" data) and/or stored for
only brief periods of time. When used in a region, co-locating your resources maximizes the
performance for data-intensive computations and can reduce network charges. When used in
a dual-region, you still get optimized performance when accessing Google Cloud products
that are located in one of the associated regions, but you also get the improved availability
that comes from storing data in geographically separate locations. When used in a
multi-region, Standard Storage is appropriate for storing data that is accessed around the
world, such as serving website content, streaming videos, executing interactive workloads, or
serving data supporting mobile and gaming applications.
Comparing storage classes
Nearline Storage

Nearline Storage is a low-cost, highly durable storage service for storing infrequently
accessed data. Nearline Storage is a better choice than Standard Storage in scenarios
where slightly lower availability, a 30-day minimum storage duration, and costs for data
access are acceptable trade-offs for lowered at-rest storage costs. Nearline Storage is ideal
for data you plan to read or modify on average once per month or less. Nearline Storage is
appropriate for data backup and long-tail multimedia content.

Coldline Storage

Coldline Storage is a very-low-cost, highly durable storage service for storing infrequently
accessed data. Coldline Storage is a better choice than Standard Storage or Nearline
Storage in scenarios where slightly lower availability, a 90-day minimum storage duration,
and higher costs for data access are acceptable trade-offs for lowered at-rest storage costs.
Coldline Storage is ideal for data you plan to read or modify at most once a quarter.

Archive Storage

Archive Storage is the lowest-cost, highly durable storage service for data archiving, online
backup, and disaster recovery. Archive Storage has higher costs for data access and
operations, as well as a 365-day minimum storage duration. Archive Storage is the best
choice for data that you plan to access less than once a year. For example, cold data
storage, such as data stored for legal or regulatory reasons, and disaster recovery.

Google Cloud Storage Best Practices

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