# IDrive e2

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/storage/idrive-e2/

S3-compatible storage at the lowest published per-GB rate in this set, with a per-terabyte minimum charge and Backblaze-style 3x free egress.

## Who it suits

Bulk storage where the per-GB rate dominates — $6 per TB is roughly a quarter of S3's and well under Wasabi's, with no API fees and no minimum retention period.

Consider something else if The minimum charge is billed per whole terabyte, so a 100 GB workload pays for 1 TB, and egress is only free up to three times what you store.

## What the documentation says

### Pricing

- Egress over allowance: Free up to three times your active storage volume each month — the same shape as Backblaze B2's allowance rather than the unconditional free egress R2 and Wasabi advertise. ([source](https://www.idrive.com/e2/pricing), read 2026-09-06)

### Limits

- Storage (entry plan): None on a paid account. IDrive e2 bills a minimum of $6 per TB charged per whole terabyte, so storing under 1 TB still costs a full terabyte — a floor on the bill rather than storage you are given. A 10 GB free trial is offered separately. ([source](https://www.idrive.com/e2/pricing), read 2026-09-06)

### Storage

- Storage price: $0.006 per GB per month, or $6 per TB, tierless — the cheapest published rate here. SSD storage is $0.01 per GB per month. ([source](https://www.idrive.com/e2/pricing), read 2026-09-06)
- Operations price: None. IDrive e2 states no additional charges for API transactions across class A, B and C. ([source](https://www.idrive.com/e2/pricing), read 2026-09-06)
- Minimum storage duration: None. IDrive e2 states no minimum data retention restriction, unlike Wasabi's 90 days and the S3 infrequent-access classes' 30 to 180. ([source](https://www.idrive.com/e2/pricing), read 2026-09-06)
- S3-compatible API: Supported ([source](https://www.idrive.com/e2/pricing), read 2026-09-06)

## Compared with

- [IDrive e2 vs Wasabi](https://inetgeek.com/compare/idrive-e2-vs-wasabi/)
- [IDrive e2 vs Backblaze B2](https://inetgeek.com/compare/idrive-e2-vs-backblaze-b2/)
- [IDrive e2 vs Amazon S3](https://inetgeek.com/compare/idrive-e2-vs-amazon-s3/)