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IDCF Cloud review

Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026

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Our verdict

IDCF Cloud suits teams that want Japanese hosting with a wide bandwidth allowance and hourly billing, and suits them less if they need a wider region spread. The entry plan is Light.S1: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 15 GB volume at ¥560, and the service runs in JP across 2 locations.

Key facts

Best for
Japanese workloads wanting hourly or monthly billing and a wide bandwidth allowance
Entry price
¥560↗
Entry plan
Light.S1: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 15 GB volume↗
Bandwidth allowance
3,240 GB/month free↗
Billing models
Hourly, Monthly↗
Locations
2↗
Regions
JP↗
SLA uptime
99.999%↗
Compliance certifications
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (JIS Q 27001:2023), ISO/IEC 27017:2015 (JIP-ISMS517-1.0), ISMAP↗
Server types
VPS, Bare-metal↗
Legal entity
IDC Frontier Inc. (株式会社IDCフロンティア)↗
Headquarters
Japan↗
Founded
1986↗
Support channels
Email, Phone, Help-centre, Community↗
Pricing model
Hourly billing
Official website
idcf.jp

Storage

Price per GB per month
$0.010 to $0.026↗
Egress price per GB
$0.080 to $0.14↗
Free egress
10GB/month of data downloads free to destinations in Asia↗
Minimum storage period
30 to 90 days↗
Free egress (GB)
10↗
Storage types
Object, Block↗

Facts checked September 26, 2026, 9 sources

Apps and profiles

Elsewhere
WikidataXyoutube.com

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Pros and cons

Pros

  • Entry plan is Light.S1: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 15 GB volume at ¥560 with hourly and monthly billing
  • Bandwidth allowance of 3,240 GB/month free keeps transfer-heavy workloads predictable
  • Support runs on email, phone and help centre with an uptime commitment of 99.999%
  • Certifications include ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (JIS Q 27001:2023), ISO/IEC 27017:2015 (JIP ISMS517 1.0) and ISMAP

Cons

  • Coverage is JP across 2 locations, and reach ranks 177 of 239
  • Storage egress is $0.08 to $0.14 per gigabyte, with 10GB/month of data downloads free to destinations in Asia free
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Who it suits

  • Teams serving users in Japan who want a single market with low latency
  • Workloads with heavy transfer, given the 3,240 GB/month free
  • Buyers who need a stated uptime commitment of 99.999%

Who should look elsewhere

  • Teams needing multi-region failover, since coverage is JP only
  • Cost-first buyers who want a lower entry price, such as Aruba at €1.99
  • Workloads outside VPS and bare metal, since vps and bare metal are the listed types

What it does well

Compute starts at Light.S1: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 15 GB volume, a small footprint that covers light web work and staging servers. Transfer is generous, with 3,240 GB/month free included, which suits services that push a lot of data to users in Japan. The footprint is compact: 2 locations in Japan.

How IDCF Cloud compares

Frequently asked questions

What does the cheapest IDCF Cloud plan cost?+

The entry plan is Light.S1: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 15 GB volume at ¥560, and that figure sets the floor for a small server. The site entry price median is €5.83, so this sits below the middle of the market.

How is IDCF Cloud billed?+

Billing models are hourly and monthly and the pricing model is hourly, so a server can run for part of an hour or settle into a monthly charge. Short test runs and steady production workloads share the same plans.

Where does IDCF Cloud run its servers?+

Servers sit in JP across 2 locations, which keeps latency short for users in Japan and keeps the footprint easy to reason about. The site location count median is 4.

How much bandwidth comes with a plan?+

The bandwidth allowance is 3,240 GB/month free, which is generous for services that push large files or stream media to users. Storage egress is billed separately at $0.08 to $0.14 per gigabyte, with 10GB/month of data downloads free to destinations in Asia included.

Does IDCF Cloud sell object and block storage?+

Storage types are object and block, and storage is billed at $0.01 to $0.026 per gigabyte per month. The entry plan Light.S1: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 15 GB volume already carries a volume, and downloads are charged separately.

Is there free egress on IDCF Cloud storage?+

Free egress is 10GB/month of data downloads free to destinations in Asia, so downloads inside that allowance cost nothing. Traffic beyond it is billed at $0.08 to $0.14 per gigabyte, and storage terms run 30 to 90, so short-lived buckets can cost more than the headline rate suggests.

How do IDCF Cloud customers get support, and what is promised on uptime?+

Support channels are email, phone and help centre, so phone and email sit alongside a help centre and a community. The uptime commitment is 99.999% under the cloud service level agreement.

Which certifications does IDCF Cloud hold?+

Compliance certifications include ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (JIS Q 27001:2023), ISO/IEC 27017:2015 (JIP ISMS517 1.0) and ISMAP. The service is operated by IDC Frontier Inc. (株式会社IDCフロンティア), headquartered in Japan, and in operation since 1986. That record matters for buyers who must answer a security questionnaire before signing.

Sources

  • idcf.jp/cloud/gcp/storage checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Egress price per GB, Free egress, Free egress (GB), Minimum storage period, Price per GB per month

    “Nearline and Coldline have a minimum storage period; deleting within that period is still charged (30 days / 90 days)”

  • idcf.jp/cloud/price checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Storage types

  • idcf.jp/company/about/history.html checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Founded

  • idcf.jp/cloud/price.html checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Bandwidth allowance, Billing models, Entry plan, Entry price, Pricing model, Server types

    “Light.S1 1CPU 1GB 0.52円 260円”

  • idcf.jp/cloud/sla/cloud.html checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: SLA uptime

  • idcf.jp/cloud/spec/region_zone.html checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Locations, Regions

    “西日本エリア 西日本リージョン augusta monstera 東日本リージョン tesla pascal henry joule radian newton lux weber farad candela kelvin volt ampere”

  • idcf.jp/cloud/spec/support.html checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Support channels

  • idcf.jp/company/about/certification_compliance.html checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Compliance certifications

    “ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (JIS Q 27001:2023) 認証取得 / ISO/IEC 27017 (JIP-ISMS517-1.0) 認証取得 / 政府情報システムのためのセキュリティ評価制度（ISMAP）”

  • idcf.jp/company/about/company_profile.html checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Headquarters, Legal entity

    “社名 株式会社IDCフロンティア（IDC Frontier Inc.）”

Compiled from 9 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.

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Japanese workloads wanting hourly or monthly billing and a wide bandwidth allowance

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