# Storj pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Storj Free Trial). Among the 4 object storage we track it is the cheapest; median entry $3/mo.
**Domain:** storj.io
**Free tier:** No · 30-day free trial
**Compliance:** HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** Veeam, Rclone, FileZilla, Acronis, LucidLink, Splunk, TrueNAS (iX Systems)
**Best for:** Privacy-first and zero-knowledge storage requirements; Media and entertainment backup/archive needing global distribution; Organizations needing HIPAA/GDPR compliance at lower cost than AWS; Active archive and CDN origin for globally distributed content

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Storj Free Trial | $0 | — | flat | 25 GB storage for 30 days. No credit card required. Includes 2 Object Mount licenses. After trial, account converts to paid Standard plan. | storj.io |
| Storj Standard | Quote-only | — | custom | Storage: $7/TB-month ($0.007/GB-month). Egress/download: $7/TB ($0.007/GB). No segment fees. 50 KB minimum object size. 30-day minimum retention (early deletion fees apply). Minimum monthly fee of $50 effective 2026-07-01 (STORJ token payers exempt). Distributed globally across tens of thousands of nodes. | storj.io |
| Storj Advanced | Quote-only | — | custom | Storage: $10/TB-month ($0.01/GB-month) for Object Mount license. Egress: $7/TB ($0.007/GB). Data stored in US SOC2 Type 2 compliant data centers. Includes 2 Object Mount licenses. Same $50/month minimum applies from 2026-07-01. | storj.io |

**Key features:** 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.

**Plan limits:** Free trial: 25 GB storage for 30 days, no credit card required; No permanent free tier — trial converts to paid Standard plan after 30 days; Minimum monthly fee of $50 effective 2026-07-01 (STORJ token payers exempt); 50 KB minimum billable object size; 30-day minimum retention on Standard plan.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: Official Storj pricing page at storj.io/pricing fetched directly. Standard and Advanced plan rates, free trial, and minimum monthly fee changes confirmed.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/object-storage/storj/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Storj's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-14 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/object-storage/storj/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl