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Price per GB-Month (What It Means + Examples)

How GB-month pricing works, how to explain it on a pricing page, and example workloads.

Quick checklist

  • Explain GB-month in one sentence with a numeric example.
  • Show how averages work across the month.
  • Include storage and request costs separately when needed.
  • Publish sample bills for 100 GB, 1 TB, and 10 TB.
  • Use a base fee if fixed overhead is meaningful.

Step-by-step

  1. Define GB-month and explain how daily storage averages roll up to monthly usage.
  2. Estimate blended cost per GB-month using your actual storage mix.
  3. Add fixed overhead and choose a target gross margin.
  4. Set a base fee or included storage to protect margin at low usage.
  5. Validate pricing with CSV exports and example bills.

Example workloads

  • 100 GB average: starter tier with a small base fee.
  • 1 TB average: mid-tier storage with volume discount.
  • 10 TB average: enterprise tier with negotiated pricing.

Common mistakes

  • Using peak storage instead of monthly average.
  • Hiding request pricing when it is material.
  • Leaving out replication or backup overhead.

Tools to use