The following costs are valid at the time of writing but might change over time. Please inquire if you need to know the latest numbers.

Data storage fee

Data storage is free for the first 100 Gb. Any usage beyond costs CHF 50.00 per Tb and year. The amount of data on an account is averaged on a weekly bases and costs are calculated accordingly.

An example

A user has on average 1.8 Tb (SI units) of data in its account: (1.8 [average] - 0.1 [free amount]) x 50 = CHF 85 per year

Although the cost is low, please bear in mind that this is intended for short- to medium-term storage only. Important files should be backed up using a more secure file system GDC Data Management Policy.

External user fee

All users from ETH, Eawag and WSL can have an account for free because these institutions contribute yearly to the computing hardware. All other users (e.g. from other Swiss universities) are considered "external users". Currently, the fee for external frequent users is CHF 500.00, for external non-frequent users CHF 2,000.00 per year.