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Vultr Object Storage vs Cloudflare R2

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 — Vultr Object Storage starts at $6/mo, Cloudflare R2 at $0/mo. Free tier: Vultr Object Storage No, Cloudflare R2 Yes. HIPAA: Vultr Object Storage Yes, Cloudflare R2 —.

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

Side by side

Vultr Object Storage

$6/mo entry
Entry price$6/mo (Vultr Archival Object Storage)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forMulti-tier storage strategy where different data sets have different performance needs

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

Sources — Vultr Object Storage: vultr.com (verified 2026-09-03) · Cloudflare R2: developers.cloudflare.com (verified 2026-09-03)

Key features

Vultr Object Storage: Five performance tiers from Archival ($6/TB) to Accelerated ($100/TB) — match cost to workload; SOC 2+ (HIPAA) certified; BAA available for healthcare workloads; ISO 27001 and GDPR/DPA compliant; S3-compatible API across all tiers; No per-request API charges on any tier

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

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