Comment 36 for bug 1039511

I don't see it as duplicity's job to educate users on which backend to use and associated cost. Additionally, if you're doing a full restore, a few manifest files will be the least of your associated costs depending on the size of your backup. You can always increase the volume size so that you minimize the number of volumes duplicity creates. Play around with various options to help you find a solution that makes sense to you. Also make sure your backup is in its own bucket so you don't have to worry about other files being affected by your backup.

Personally I went for nearly $250/month and using Reduced Redundancy Storage to just under $100/month using Standard storage and using archive rules with glacier. I only move items into glacier after 90 days and it is extremely rare for me to have to go that far back when doing a restore.