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Vultr Object Storage vs Storj

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for object storage. Storj 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.

Storj has the lower entry price — Vultr Object Storage starts at $6/mo, Storj at $0/mo. Free tier: Vultr Object Storage No, Storj No. HIPAA: Vultr Object Storage Yes, Storj Yes.

As of 2026-11-01 · figures link to their source below STALE

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

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 — Vultr Object Storage: vultr.com (verified 2026-09-03) STALE · 2026-09-03 · Storj: storj.io (verified 2026-11-01)

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

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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