Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Object Storage (2026)
The cheapest object storage is Cloudflare R2 at $0/mo. 3 offer a free tier (Cloudflare R2, Storj, Backblaze B2). This page compares 8 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
8 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Cloudflare R2 at $0/mo (R2 Free Tier).
- Free tier: Cloudflare R2, Storj, Backblaze B2.
- HIPAA-ready: Storj, Vultr Object Storage, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Wasabi.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Object Storage | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudflare R2 | $0/mo R2 Free Tier | Yes | — | Yes | Egress-heavy workloads where S3 bandwidth costs are prohibitive | developers.cloudflare.com |
| 2 | Storj | $0/mo Storj Free Trial | No | Yes | Yes | Privacy-first and zero-knowledge storage requirements | storj.io |
| 3 | DigitalOcean Spaces | $5/mo Spaces Subscription | No | — | Yes | Developers already on DigitalOcean who want simple, predictable billing | docs.digitalocean.com |
| 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 |
| 5 | Akamai Cloud Object Storage | — | No | — | — | Developers already running VMs/Kubernetes on Akamai Cloud (Linode) | quote-only |
| 6 | Amazon S3 | — | No | Yes | Yes | Enterprise data lakes and analytics at petabyte scale | quote-only |
| 7 | Backblaze B2 | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cost-sensitive backup and archival (70% cheaper than S3 Standard) | quote-only |
| 8 | Wasabi | — | No | Yes | Yes | Backup and DR workloads where egress fees from AWS/Azure are painful | quote-only |
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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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest object storage?
Cloudflare R2 has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (R2 Free Tier), as of 2026-06-15.
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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How we compiled this
Pricing fetched from each vendor's official pricing page using WebFetch. AWS S3 per-GB storage rates were confirmed directly from the AWS pricing CSV (pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonS3/current/us-east-1/index.csv, effective 2026-06-01); egress rate corroborated via cloudzero.com/blog/cloud-storage-pricing. Cloudflare R2 rates from developers.cloudflare.com/r2/pricing. Backblaze B2 and DigitalOcean Spaces from their respective official pricing pages. Wasabi pricing from wasabi.com/pricing (note: price increases to $7.99/TB on 2026-07-01). Storj from storj.io/pricing (note: minimum monthly fee increases to $50 on 2026-07-01). Akamai Cloud (formerly Linode) from akamai.com/cloud/pricing. Vultr from vultr.com/products/object-storage. Google Cloud Storage page was too large to extract pricing numbers; GCS was excluded rather than guessing. All prices are US-region, pay-as-you-go unless noted. monthlyUsd is null for purely usage-metered services (no flat tier). billingModel=custom for usage-metered services. billingModel=flat for fixed monthly plans.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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