Independent · sourced · Updated September 2026
Best Object Storage (2026)
8 object storage options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest object storage is Cloudflare R2 at $0/mo. 3 offer a free tier. All 8 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated September 2026.
As of Sep 5, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
Key takeaways
- Free tier: Cloudflare R2, Storj, Backblaze B2.
- HIPAA-ready: Storj, Vultr Object Storage, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Wasabi.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-09-05.
Comparison
| # | Object Storage | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudflare R2 | $0/mo R2 Free Tier | Yes | — | Yes | Egress-heavy workloads where S3 bandwidth costs are prohibitive | developers.cloudflare.com | Visit → |
| 2 | Storj | $0/mo Storj Free Trial | No | Yes | Yes | Privacy-first and zero-knowledge storage requirements | storj.io | Visit → |
| 3 | DigitalOcean Spaces | $5/mo Spaces Subscription | No | — | Yes | Developers already on DigitalOcean who want simple, predictable billing | docs.digitalocean.com | Visit → |
| 4 | Vultr Object Storage | $6/mo Vultr Archival Object Storage | No | Yes | Yes | Multi-tier storage strategy where different data sets have different performance needs | vultr.com | Visit → |
| 5 | Akamai Cloud Object Storage | not priced monthly | No | — | — | Developers already running VMs/Kubernetes on Akamai Cloud (Linode) | akamai.com | Visit → |
| 6 | Amazon S3 | usage-priced | No | Yes | Yes | Enterprise data lakes and analytics at petabyte scale | aws.amazon.com | Visit → |
| 7 | Backblaze B2 | not priced monthly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cost-sensitive backup and archival (70% cheaper than S3 Standard) | backblaze.com | Visit → |
| 8 | Wasabi | not priced monthly | No | Yes | Yes | Backup and DR workloads where egress fees from AWS/Azure are painful | wasabi.com | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest object storage?
Cloudflare R2 has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (R2 Free Tier), as of 2026-09-03.
Which object storage have a free plan?
Cloudflare R2, Storj, Backblaze B2 offer a free tier.
Which object storage support HIPAA?
Storj, Vultr Object Storage, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Wasabi state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.
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