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Best Object Storage · head-to-head

Cloudflare R2 vs Storj

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for object storage. Cloudflare R2 has the lower 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.

Cloudflare R2 has the lower entry price — Cloudflare R2 starts at $0/mo, Storj at $0/mo. Free tier: Cloudflare R2 Yes, Storj No. HIPAA: Cloudflare R2 —, Storj Yes.

As of 2026-09-03 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

Cloudflare R2

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (R2 Free Tier)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forEgress-heavy workloads where S3 bandwidth costs are prohibitive

Storj

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Storj Free Trial)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forPrivacy-first and zero-knowledge storage requirements

Sources — Cloudflare R2: developers.cloudflare.com (verified 2026-09-03) · Storj: storj.io (verified 2026-09-03)

Key features

Cloudflare R2: Zero egress fees to internet (core differentiator vs. S3); S3-compatible API — drop-in replacement for existing S3 workloads; Native Cloudflare Workers integration for edge compute; Infrequent Access storage class at $0.01/GB-month; Jurisdiction-based data residency controls

Storj: Decentralized storage across tens of thousands of global nodes — no single point of failure; End-to-end encryption with zero-knowledge architecture; HIPAA, GDPR, CJIS, and MPA compliance; SOC 2 Type 2 facilities; Up to 80% cost reduction vs. hyperscalers per vendor claims; Object Mount for file-system-like access to stored objects

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