Cloud PACS Storage Cost Calculator accuracy and testing

Formula source

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

Test cases

Known limitations

• This page documents the checked-in calculator logic and does not certify results for every real-world edge case.
• Use the result as a planning estimate unless the calculator page states a stricter purpose.

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.

Unit handling

• Storage Vendor Preset accepts one of the configured options.
• Stored Archive Size accepts values in TB.
• Storage Price accepts values in $/TB-mo.
• Redundancy Multiplier accepts values in x.
• Monthly Retrieval accepts values in GB.
• Retrieval Price accepts values in $/GB.
• Monthly Egress accepts values in GB.
• Egress Price accepts values in $/GB.
• Monthly Platform Fee accepts values in $.
• Total Monthly Cost is displayed as currency.
• Storage Cost is displayed as currency.
• Retrieval Cost is displayed as currency.
• Egress Cost is displayed as currency.
• Billable Storage is displayed in TB.

Rounding rules

• Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
• Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
• Input precision follows configured step values where provided.

Version history

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