The Cloud Backup Pricing Problem
Traditional cloud backup vendors advertise low storage prices but hide the real costs in egress fees, API charges, and rehydration costs. When you actually need to recover data during an outage, you can face bills that are 10-100x your monthly storage cost.
Our Transparent Pricing Model
Air Gap Recover uses a simple, predictable pricing structure with no hidden fees:
Storage Costs
You pay only for the storage you use, calculated as:
- Protected Data Volume - Based on your source data size (before snapshot compression)
- Snapshot Retention - Incremental storage for additional snapshots
- Replication - Additional storage in secondary regions (optional)
No Egress Fees
Recovery is free. When you restore data from Air Gap Recover:
- No charges for data transfer out of storage
- No charges for snapshot access or listing
- No charges for creating recovery instances
- No rehydration delays or costs
No API Charges
We don't charge for:
- Creating backups (PUT operations)
- Listing snapshots (LIST operations)
- Initiating recovery (GET operations)
- API calls for monitoring and alerting
Cost Comparison
Example: 100TB Database Recovery
| Provider | Monthly Storage | Recovery Cost | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competitor A | $500 | $9,000 | $9,500 |
| Competitor B | $400 | $8,500 | $8,900 |
| Air Gap Recover | $600 | $0 | $600 |
Additional Cost Savings
Incremental Snapshots
AWS EBS and RDS snapshots are inherently incremental. You only pay for changed blocks, not full copies. For databases with 5-10% daily change rate, this reduces storage costs by 90%+.
Intelligent Retention
Configure retention policies to automatically delete old snapshots:
- Hourly snapshots - Retain for 24 hours
- Daily snapshots - Retain for 30 days
- Weekly snapshots - Retain for 1 year
- Monthly snapshots - Retain for 7 years
Data Transfer Optimization
Cross-region replication only transfers changed blocks, not entire snapshots. For a 10TB database with 1% daily change, replication costs are ~$1/day instead of $100+/day.
Enterprise Pricing
For customers protecting 500TB+, we offer:
- Volume Discounts - Tiered pricing based on total protected data
- Reserved Capacity - Commit to storage capacity for additional savings
- Custom Contracts - Multi-year agreements with fixed pricing
- AWS Marketplace Private Offers - Integrate with existing AWS agreements
ROI Calculator
Want to estimate your costs? Our ROI calculator considers:
- Current infrastructure size and change rate
- Desired snapshot frequency and retention
- Cross-region replication requirements
- Compliance and audit requirements