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Object Storage
S3-compatible storage with zero egress fees — keep your tools, drop the bill.
Overview
Fully S3-compatible object storage that works with the AWS-ecosystem tools your teams already use, with no re-architecting. Ingress and egress are free and unmetered, so the costs that surprise you on hyperscalers simply are not there.
What's included
- Works with your existing S3 tools, unchanged
- Free, unmetered ingress and egress
- Transfer to your VMs is always free
- No minimum commitment
- Data stays in the region you select
Why teams choose Object Storage
Storage at $0.024/GB per month in CAD, with free, unmetered ingress and egress — no minimum commitment.
Drop the egress bill, keep your tools
Fully S3-compatible storage works with your existing AWS-ecosystem tooling while ingress and egress stay free.
No re-architecting
Point your existing S3 SDKs, CLIs, and backup tools at ZCP and they work unchanged.
No minimum commitment
Pay only for what you store, with no minimum spend and no upfront commitment.
Your data stays in Canada
Objects live in the Canadian region you select, with data residency you control.
Object Storage features
Everything you need to build and scale.
S3-compatible API
Standard S3 calls work out of the box with your existing tools and SDKs.
Free, unmetered transfer
Ingress and egress are never metered, and transfer to your VMs is always free.
Capacity and performance tiers
Choose Ottawa HDD capacity storage or Montreal SSD performance storage to match your access pattern.
Flat per-gigabyte pricing
Storage is $0.024/GB per month in Canadian dollars, with no minimum commitment.
Bucket and object management
Create buckets and manage objects from the portal or any S3-compatible client.
Regional data residency
Data stays in the Canadian region you select for the bucket.
How Object Storage compares
See why teams choose ZSoftly Cloud Platform.
| Capability | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Free, unmetered egress | Downloading your own data costs nothing, unlike per-gigabyte egress and retrieval fees on S3. |
| S3 compatibility | Keep the tools your teams already use, with no migration or re-architecting. |
| No minimum commitment | Pay only for what you store, with no floor and no upfront spend. |
| Transparent CAD pricing | Flat $0.024/GB per month with no request-tier traps or surprise retrieval charges. |
| Sovereign Canadian infrastructure | Objects sit on infrastructure ZSoftly owns in Canada, with data residency you control. |
Use cases for Object Storage
- Application assets, media, and user uploads
- Backups and long-term archives
- Data-lake and analytics source storage
- Static website and content hosting
- Build artifacts and container layers
- Disaster-recovery copies kept in Canada
How Object Storage works
- 1
Create a bucket
In the portal, choose a Canadian region and create a bucket.
- 2
Get your access keys
Generate S3 access and secret keys for the bucket.
- 3
Point your tools
Configure your existing S3 client or SDK with the ZCP endpoint and keys.
- 4
Upload your objects
Move data in over free, unmetered ingress.
- 5
Read and serve freely
Download and serve objects with no egress charges.
Get started with Object Storage
Launch in minutes, scale when ready.
- Sign up and create a bucket in your Canadian region
- Generate S3 access keys
- Point your existing S3 tools at the ZCP endpoint
- Store and serve data with no egress bill
S3-compatible storage with zero egress fees — keep your tools, drop the bill.
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