How do AWS S3 and Vercel Pro prices compare?

AWS S3: $126/month on S3 Standard at 1,500 GB bandwidth. Vercel Pro: $95/month on Pro at 1,500 GB bandwidth. Different billing units are not an equal-workload comparison. Estimates exclude unlisted add-ons and taxes.

Can storage and hosting costs be compared directly?

Not as one workload. Storage, bandwidth, requests and compute are separate billing units; estimates use independent controls when those units differ.

What can be missing from a hosting estimate?

Build minutes, CPU time, memory, requests, outbound transfer, team seats and regional charges may be outside the tracked component.

What features and free access does AWS S3 list?

Industry standard, Lifecycle rules. Free access: 5 GB storage (12 mo). Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

What features and free access does Vercel Pro list?

Edge network, Preview deploys. Free access: Hobby: 100 GB. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

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AWS S3 vs Vercel Pro

Compare AWS S3, Vercel Pro by compute, bandwidth, storage, deployment limits, regions and support.

Compute & Storage pricing calculator

Bandwidth

1,500 GB

AWS S3

$126 / mo

S3 Standard · 1,500 GB bandwidth

Vercel Pro

$95 / mo

Pro · 1,500 GB bandwidth

Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.

Compute & Storage overview & pricing

Compute & Storage	AWS S3	Vercel Pro
Provider	Amazon	Vercel
Billing unit	GB bandwidth	GB bandwidth
Plan at selected usage	S3 Standard	Pro
Monthly estimate	$126/mo	$95/mo
Workload	1,500 GB bandwidth	1,500 GB bandwidth
Free access	5 GB storage (12 mo)	Hobby: 100 GB
Published plans	S3 Standard, S3 Infrequent Access	Hobby, Pro, Enterprise
Prices checked	Not listed	2026-10-08

Provider

AWS S3: Amazon
Vercel Pro: Vercel

Billing unit

AWS S3: GB bandwidth
Vercel Pro: GB bandwidth

Plan at selected usage

AWS S3: S3 Standard
Vercel Pro: Pro

Monthly estimate

AWS S3: $126/mo
Vercel Pro: $95/mo

Workload

AWS S3: 1,500 GB bandwidth
Vercel Pro: 1,500 GB bandwidth

Free access

AWS S3: 5 GB storage (12 mo)
Vercel Pro: Hobby: 100 GB

Published plans

AWS S3: S3 Standard, S3 Infrequent Access
Vercel Pro: Hobby, Pro, Enterprise

Prices checked

AWS S3: Not listed
Vercel Pro: 2026-10-08

Compute & Storage monthly cost

AWS S3: $126Vercel Pro: $95

Cost by GB bandwidth

Cost curve data

GB bandwidth	AWS S3	Vercel Pro
0	$0	$0
375	$25	$20
750	$59	$20
1,500	$126	$95
3,000	$261	$320
7,500	$666	$995
15K	$1,341	$2,120

AWS S3: $0
Vercel Pro: $0

375

AWS S3: $25
Vercel Pro: $20

750

AWS S3: $59
Vercel Pro: $20

1,500

AWS S3: $126
Vercel Pro: $95

3,000

AWS S3: $261
Vercel Pro: $320

7,500

AWS S3: $666
Vercel Pro: $995

15K

AWS S3: $1,341
Vercel Pro: $2,120

Compute & Storage feature comparison

Compute & Storage	AWS S3	Vercel Pro
Bandwidth / egress	100 GB free, then $0.09/GB	Not listed
Compute	N/A	Not listed
Storage	$0.023/GB-month	Not listed
Builds & deploys	N/A	Not listed
Regions	30+ regions	Not listed
Team members	IAM	Not listed
Uptime SLA	99.99%	Not listed
Support	AWS support plan	Not listed
CDN Requests	Not listed	Custom
Fast Data Transfer	Not listed	Custom
Custom Firewall Rules	Not listed	Up to 1,000
IP Blocking	Not listed	Up to 1,000
System Bypass Rules	Not listed	Up to 100
Firewall Rate Limit Requests	Not listed	Custom
OWASP Core Ruleset (managed)	Not listed	Custom
BotID	Not listed	Custom
ISR Reads	Not listed	Custom
ISR Writes	Not listed	Custom
Bulk Redirects	Not listed	Custom
Blob Storage Size	Not listed	Custom
Blob Simple Operations	Not listed	Custom
Blob Advanced Operations	Not listed	Custom
Blob Data Transfer	Not listed	Custom
Image Optimization Transformation	Not listed	Custom
Image Optimization Cache Reads	Not listed	Custom
Image Optimization Cache Writes	Not listed	Custom
Global Config Reads	Not listed	Custom
Global Config Writes	Not listed	Custom
Microfrontends	Not listed	Custom
Microfrontends Routing	Not listed	Custom
Fluid Active CPU	Not listed	Custom
Fluid Provisioned Memory	Not listed	Custom
Function Invocations	Not listed	Custom
Service Requests Beta	Not listed	Custom
Sandbox Active CPU	Not listed	Custom
Sandbox Provisioned Memory	Not listed	Custom
Sandbox Creations	Not listed	Custom
Sandbox Data Transfer	Not listed	Custom
Concurrent Sandboxes	Not listed	Custom
Snapshot Storage	Not listed	Custom
Vercel Container Registry Image Storage Beta	Not listed	Custom
Fast Origin Transfer	Not listed	Custom
Workflow Events	Not listed	Custom
Workflow Storage Writes	Not listed	Custom
Workflow Storage Retention	Not listed	Custom
Vercel Queues Beta API Operations	Not listed	Custom
v0	Not listed	Paid add-on
Vercel Agent Beta	Not listed	Custom
AI Gateway Token Requests	Not listed	Custom
AI Gateway Triggers	Not listed	Custom
Custom Environments	Not listed	12 environments
Build minutes - Basic machines	Not listed	Custom
Build minutes - Standard machines	Not listed	Custom
Build minutes - Enhanced machines	Not listed	Custom
Build minutes - Turbo machines	Not listed	Custom
Build minutes - Elastic machines	Not listed	Custom
Rolling Releases	Not listed	Custom
Preview Deployment Suffix	Not listed
Developer seat	Not listed	Custom
Viewer seat	Not listed	Custom
Billing seat	Not listed	Custom
Flags Explorer - Unlimited Overrides	Not listed	150 overrides / month included then $250 for unlimited overrides
Flag Requests	Not listed	Custom
Observability Events Add-on	Not listed	Custom
Extended retention	Not listed	30 days
Speed Insights	Not listed	Free 10K events / team / rolling 30 days
Speed Insights Plus Events Add-on	Not listed	Custom
Web Analytics Events	Not listed	Custom
Web Analytics Plus Add-on	Not listed
Runtime Logs	Not listed	3 days of logs (30 days with Observability Plus)
Tracing Spans Beta	Not listed	Custom
Session Tracing	Not listed	3 days of traces
Drains Volume	Not listed	Custom
Role-Based Access Control	Not listed	Team & project level
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO)	Not listed
Password Protection	Not listed
Static IPs (shared pool)	Not listed	Custom
HIPAA BAA	Not listed	Custom

Bandwidth / egress

AWS S3: 100 GB free, then $0.09/GB
Vercel Pro: Not listed

Compute

AWS S3: N/A
Vercel Pro: Not listed

Storage

AWS S3: $0.023/GB-month
Vercel Pro: Not listed

Builds & deploys

AWS S3: N/A
Vercel Pro: Not listed

Regions

AWS S3: 30+ regions
Vercel Pro: Not listed

Team members

AWS S3: IAM
Vercel Pro: Not listed

Uptime SLA

AWS S3: 99.99%
Vercel Pro: Not listed

Support

AWS S3: AWS support plan
Vercel Pro: Not listed

CDN Requests

AWS S3: Not listed
Vercel Pro: Custom

Fast Data Transfer

AWS S3: Not listed
Vercel Pro: Custom

Custom Firewall Rules

AWS S3: Not listed
Vercel Pro: Up to 1,000

IP Blocking

AWS S3: Not listed
Vercel Pro: Up to 1,000

System Bypass Rules

AWS S3: Not listed
Vercel Pro: Up to 100

Firewall Rate Limit Requests

AWS S3: Not listed
Vercel Pro: Custom

OWASP Core Ruleset (managed)

AWS S3: Not listed
Vercel Pro: Custom

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AWS S3 features & plan notes

Industry standard
Lifecycle rules

Full pricing Official Pricing API

Vercel Pro features & plan notes

Edge network
Preview deploys
All Hobby features, plus:
$20 of included usage credit
Flat Rate CDN with traffic spike protection
Advanced spend management
Team collaboration & free viewer seats
Cold start prevention
Free custom domain

Full pricing Official Pricing API

How to compare compute & storage providers

Separate application hosting, serverless requests and object storage. A GB of storage is not a GB of egress. Budget for compute duration, requests, builds and network transfer where charged, and check region and minimum-spend requirements.

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