Cloudflare R2 (object storage) Hidden Costs 2026
What they don't show you on the pricing page
Cloudflare R2 (object storage) costs $0.01 to $9 per GB-month as of June 2026, with 7 plans available. Plans: Standard Storage at $0.015/GB-month, Standard Class A operations at $4.5/GB-month, Standard Class B operations at $0.36/GB-month, Infrequent Access Storage at $0.01/GB-month, Infrequent Access Class A operations at $9/GB-month, Infrequent Access Class B operations at $0.9/GB-month, and Infrequent Access Data Retrieval at $0.01/GB-month. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.
Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.
- Free tier: No free tier available
Cloudflare R2 (object storage) offers 7 pricing tiers: Standard Storage, Standard Class A operations, Standard Class B operations, Infrequent Access Storage, Infrequent Access Class A operations, Infrequent Access Class B operations, Infrequent Access Data Retrieval. Paid plans include Standard Storage at $0.015/GB-month, Standard Class A operations at $4.5/million requests, Standard Class B operations at $0.36/million requests.
Cloudflare R2 (object storage) true cost runs 70% above the listed $0.01-$9/GB-month price as of June 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$184 in year-one costs vs the $108 base license. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.
Example: True Cost for 25 Users
| License (25 × $0.36 × 12) | $108/yr |
| Implementation (one-time) | +$15,000–$50,000 |
| Premium Support (20%) | +$22/yr |
| Training (25 × $500) | +$12,500 |
| Admin (part-time) | +$15,000–$25,000/yr |
| Estimated Year 1 Total | ~$184 |