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Cloud PACS Storage Cost Calculator

Estimate monthly cloud PACS storage, retrieval, egress, and platform costs.

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Total Monthly Cost
Storage Cost$5,400.00
Retrieval Cost$25.00
Egress Cost$50.00
Billable Storage300

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Assumptions

  • All prices are user-entered because provider and PACS vendor pricing changes.
  • The estimate does not include taxes, implementation, migration labor, network circuits, or support terms unless entered as a platform fee.
  • Results are for budget planning only and are calculated locally.

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Stored Archive Size -10%: Total Monthly Cost $5,685.00

Stored Archive Size Current: Total Monthly Cost $6,225.00

Stored Archive Size +10%: Total Monthly Cost $6,765.00

Formula: Total monthly cost = storage TB * redundancy multiplier * storage price + retrieval GB * retrieval price + egress GB * egress price + platform fee.

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About this Cloud PACS Storage Cost Calculator

Cloud PACS cost is usually more than raw storage. Retrieval, egress, redundancy, and minimum platform fees can all affect the monthly bill.

Who this calculator is for

  • PACS administrators comparing archive scenarios.
  • Radiology IT teams preparing cloud migration budgets.
  • Healthcare finance or operations teams checking vendor quotes.

When to use it

  • Estimate monthly storage cost with a redundancy multiplier.
  • Model retrieval and egress charges for image viewing and sharing.
  • Compare archive-only storage against active clinical workflow storage.

How to use this calculator

  1. Enter stored archive size in TB and the monthly storage price per TB.
  2. Enter monthly retrieval and egress volumes with their user-entered rates.
  3. Add redundancy and platform fees if they apply to your quote.
  4. Review storage, retrieval, egress, and total monthly cost.

Key assumptions

  • All prices are user-entered because provider and PACS vendor pricing changes.
  • The estimate does not include taxes, implementation, migration labor, network circuits, or support terms unless entered as a platform fee.
  • Results are for budget planning only and are calculated locally.

Dataset sources

Storage vendor public pricing pages and APIs
Effective date
2026-05-05
Last reviewed
2026-05-05

Storage pricing varies by region, tier, operations, retrieval, minimum duration, egress, support plan, and contract terms.

Public storage-provider list-price references summarized for backup/archive/PACS planning.

Accuracy and testing

Review formula sources, default test cases, assumptions, unit handling, rounding rules, and changelog for this calculator.

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How this calculator works

Storage cost = Storage TB x Redundancy multiplier x Price per TB-month. Retrieval cost = Retrieved GB x Retrieval price. Egress cost = Egress GB x Egress price. Total monthly cost adds these parts plus platform fees.
Total monthly cost = storage TB * redundancy multiplier * storage price + retrieval GB * retrieval price + egress GB * egress price + platform fee.

Inputs explained

Storage TB

Billable archive capacity before applying the redundancy multiplier.

Redundancy multiplier

A multiplier for replicated copies or multi-region storage when billed separately.

Retrieval and egress

Retrieved images and outbound data may be priced separately from storage.

Platform fee

Any fixed monthly PACS, VNA, support, or minimum commitment charge.

Understanding your results

If storage is stable but retrieval or egress is high, clinical access patterns may drive more cost than archive size.

Example scenarios

Cloud archive scenario

250 TB at $18/TB-month with 1.2x redundancy costs $5,400/month before retrieval, egress, and platform fees.

Key Features

  • Instant Calculation
  • Private & Secure
  • Mobile Optimized

Tips & Best Practices

  • Ask vendors whether replicas, thumbnails, caches, and indexes count toward billable storage.
  • Separate archive retention cost from diagnostic viewer and image exchange usage.
  • Run best-case and high-use scenarios for retrieval and egress.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the calculator ask for prices instead of using default vendor prices?
Cloud and PACS pricing changes by vendor, contract, region, access tier, and minimum commitment. User-entered pricing keeps the estimate transparent.
Does this include migration cost?
No. Add recurring platform commitments in the monthly platform fee field, but one-time migration labor and professional services should be modeled separately.
Are archive sizes or prices stored?
No. The calculation runs locally in your browser.