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What it is

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage stores and retrieves unstructured data, including analytics data, images, and videos. This regional service is accessed over the internet through Oracle Console, CLI, API, or SDK. Storage tiers include Standard, Infrequent Access, and Archive; Archive objects must be restored before reading, and the first byte can take up to an hour to retrieve. Objects can be replicated between buckets, versioned for recovery, and protected with retention dates or legal holds. Data is encrypted by default, with customer-provided keys, Vault keys, and client-side encryption also supported. Permissions can be set at object, bucket, and compartment levels through OCI Identity and Access Management. Oracle states that buckets can hold unlimited objects and an object can be up to 10 TiB. Infrequent Access is $0.01 a month per gigabyte of storage capacity, with retrieval at $0.01 per gigabyte retrieved per month and a 31-day minimum retention. The service is Always Free eligible; the Oracle Cloud Free Tier includes a US$300 credit for up to 30 days on eligible services.

Spec sheet

What it does
OCI Object Storage stores unstructured data at internet scale with scalable capacity and stated 11-nines durability.Read 15 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Purpose
OCI Object Storage stores and retrieves unstructured data, including analytics data, images, and videos.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Integrations
Oracle describes integrations with Autonomous AI Database, MySQL HeatWave, Data Flow, Events, Functions, and Oracle NoSQL Database Cloud.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Security
Object data can be encrypted at bucket or object level, including with customer-managed Vault keys, and IAM controls access.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Support
Oracle provides support resources including My Oracle Support login, a service health dashboard, and customer forums.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Availability
The FAQ says the service is designed for 99.9% availability; the Archive tier requires restoration before objects can be read, taking at most an hour to retrieve the first byte.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Billing
Pay-as-you-go charges are based on storage, requests, and outbound internet transfer; the first 10 TB of outbound transfer is free and delete requests are free.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Bulk operations
Oracle advertises bulk operations capable of acting on billions of objects in one task.Read 15 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Capacity limits
Oracle states that a bucket can contain an unlimited number of objects and that an object can be up to 10 TiB; multipart upload is recommended above 100 MiB.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Company facts
LinkedIn lists Oracle as a public company founded in 1977, headquartered in Austin, Texas, with more than 10,001 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Data protection
Objects can be replicated between buckets, versioned for recovery, and protected with retention dates or legal holds.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Documentation depth
Oracle documentation includes API references, endpoint details, task guides, tutorials, release notes, troubleshooting and SDK documentation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Durability design
Objects are redundantly stored across multiple servers, with checksum monitoring and automatic repair or replica creation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Encryption
Stored data is encrypted by default, with customer-provided keys, Vault keys, and client-side encryption also supported.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Extensibility tools
Developer tooling includes a Terraform provider, Resource Manager, an HDFS connector, Eclipse tooling and Visual Studio tools.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Free offer
Object Storage is Always Free eligible, and Oracle Cloud Free Tier includes a US$300 credit for up to 30 days on eligible services.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Integrity and durability
Oracle says the service provides 11 nines of durability and monitors data integrity with checksums, repairing corrupt data automatically.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Interfaces
Users can manage Object Storage through the browser Console, CLI, REST APIs and SDKs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Interoperability
An Amazon S3 Compatibility API supports some S3 APIs, but feature parity with the native OCI API is not guaranteed.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Legal name and funding
Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Oracle Corporation and lists public-company status, Austin headquarters and post-IPO debt as the last funding type.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Lifecycle management
Lifecycle policies can automatically move objects to Archive or delete objects and versions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Limit: Android app complaints
Recent Google Play reviewers report that Android navigation bars can hide the agreement buttons and prevent completing first-time setup.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Limit: G2 reviewers
Repeated complaints include high pricing, confusing bucket or folder organization, difficult menus, weaker regional coverage and inefficient big-data migration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: Gartner reviewers
A listed dislike is the time required to implement and get the service operational.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Mobile support
The OCI mobile app supports Android 8 or later and iOS 11 or later and can manage Object Storage buckets.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Object limits
Maximum object size is 10 TiB; PutObject is limited to 50 GiB, multipart parts to 50 GiB and 10,000 parts, with 4,000 bytes of metadata.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Permissions
Access is integrated with OCI Identity and Access Management and can be controlled at object, bucket, and compartment level.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Praise: G2 reviewers
Reviewers repeatedly praise simple uploads, Oracle ecosystem integration, scalability, storage tiers, S3 compatibility, security and support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Praise: Gartner reviewers
Gartner reviewers mention tier structure, price point, customer service, ease of provisioning and rapid support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Private connectivity
Private access is available through VCN service gateways and private endpoints, with IAM or network-source restrictions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Public APIs
The service exposes native Object Storage, Amazon S3 Compatibility and Swift APIs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Rating on Apple App Store
4.6 out of 5 from 32 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on G2
4.3 out of 5 from 12 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Gartner Peer Insights
4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Rating on GetApp
4.7 out of 5 from 17 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Rating on Google Play
4.1 out of 5 from 1.13K reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Recent news
Release notes dated August 11, 2026 announce dual-stack IPv6 and IPv4 Object Storage endpoints.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Replication
Bucket replication copies objects between buckets to support disaster recovery and redundancy requirements.Read 15 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Retention controls
Retention rules can impose legal holds or dates that prevent object deletion or overwriting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Scalability
The service is designed to scale storage as data grows without stated capacity limits or performance degradation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Scale and access
It is a regional service accessible over the internet through Oracle's management interfaces, including Console, CLI, API, and SDK.Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
SDK coverage
OCI publishes SDKs for Java, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, .NET, Go, Ruby and PL/SQL.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
SDK licence
The OCI Java and Python SDKs are open source and dual-licensed under UPL 1.0 or Apache 2.0, while the hosted Object Storage service is proprietary.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Storage tiers
Buckets use Standard by default and OCI also offers Infrequent Access and Archive tiers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Strong consistency
Reads return the newest copy of data written to Object Storage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
System requirements
The web Console supports the latest three major versions of Edge, Firefox, Chrome and Safari; Firefox private browsing is unsupported.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Use cases
Oracle highlights databases, media files, data lakes and long-term archiving as Object Storage use cases.Read 15 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Versioning
Bucket versioning preserves prior object versions so accidental or malicious overwrites and deletions can be recovered.Read 15 Oct 2026 · oracle.com

Plans and prices

Always Free Object Storage Free unlimited time 20 GB combined Standard, Infrequent Access and Archive after trial · 50,000 API requests/month Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Archive pay-as-you-go Free per GB/month after first 10 GB 90-day minimum retention · 10 TB egress included · $0.0034 per 10,000 requests Read 15 Oct 2026 · s3providers.com
Object Storage - Infrequent Access $0.01 a month Per gigabyte of storage capacity per month; retrieval is $0.01 per gigabyte retrieved per month 31-day minimum retention · retrieval fee applies Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Standard pay-as-you-go $0.03 a month per GB/month after first 10 GB 10 TB egress included · $0.0034 per 10,000 requests Read 15 Oct 2026 · s3providers.com
Object Storage - Standard Price not published Pay as you go; storage capacity billed per month Price not listed on the opened price list · unlimited data and objects per bucket · objects up to 10 TiB Read 4 Oct 2026 · oracle.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Objects can be versioned and replicated between buckets
  • Default encryption with additional key options
  • IAM permissions can apply at three levels
  • Buckets can contain unlimited objects

Limits

  • Archive objects need restoration before reading
  • S3 API support does not guarantee feature parity
  • Infrequent Access has a 31-day minimum retention
  • Retrieval charges apply to Infrequent Access

Who it suits

It suits organizations storing unstructured data that need tiered storage, access controls, and recovery protections. Users considering Archive should account for the restoration step before objects can be read.

Verdict

OCI Object Storage offers multiple tiers and controls for protecting and retrieving stored objects. Compare access patterns and retrieval conditions across tiers, especially before choosing Archive or Infrequent Access.

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