Methodology
Costs are computed from each provider's published list pricing for a single 8 vCPU / 32 GB virtual machine, plus a per-GB monthly rate for fast SSD or NVMe-class block storage. Real bills will differ by region, commit term, network egress, snapshots, support tier, and credits.
- Box shape 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM — the public-RPC recommended shape from the Downloads requirements table.
- Full node 2 TB storage — modern Geth v1.17.3 PBSS full node sits at ~303 GB today, with headroom for growth.
- Archive node 6 TB storage — PBSS archive is ~1.6 TB today, again with headroom. Legacy hash-scheme archives run larger.
- Reserved 1-year reserved instance discount applied to compute only. Vultr and DigitalOcean have no reserved tier, so on-demand and reserved are identical for those two.
- Storage Provider's per-GB monthly block-storage rate. No snapshot, backup, or egress costs included.
- Network egressNot modelled. A typical full node consumes ~3–8 TB/mo of outbound traffic; most providers include a free tier (e.g. AWS 100 GB, GCP 200 GB, Oracle 10 TB) and bill overage at $0.01–0.09/GB.
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If you're running on bare-metal or a colocated box, the dominant cost is the NVMe drive and the box's amortized monthly figure. A 2 TB enterprise NVMe is ~$300 one-time + electricity; a 6 TB set runs ~$1,000 one-time. A 16-vCPU / 64 GB used-server amortized over 36 months at home or in a colo is typically $60–150/mo all-in — below every cloud option for archive workloads, with the trade-off of operational responsibility.