Cutting Cloud Egress Costs with Hybrid R2 and S3 Architecture

Cloud egress fees remain a major cost driver for enterprises, with AWS S3 alone accounting for 38% of the $62 billion spent industry-wide in 2024. By leveraging Cloudflare R2's zero-egress model alongside AWS S3, organizations can reduce storage egress spend by up to 82% while maintaining enterprise-grade durability, making this a critical cost-optimization strategy as multi-cloud adoption accelerates.