Top object storage compared

About Top object storage compared

Object storage bills split into what you pay to keep data and what you pay to send it out. This ranking covers 243 object storage providers and weighs per-gigabyte pricing, the allowance each plan includes, what the catalogue covers, and how many places the service runs. The trade-off runs straight across the field. Aruba pairs a low per-gigabyte storage price with a free transfer bundle on its entry package, while UCloud and Vultr list block storage next to object storage, so a single account holds volumes and buckets. Google Cloud and Vultr carry the widest footprints, at 46 and 33 regions, though Google Cloud asks more for outbound traffic while Vultr builds an allowance into the plan. Across the ranking, per-gigabyte storage prices cluster around €0.01 a month and egress sits near €0.01 a gigabyte, and the median member runs 6 locations. S3 compatibility is close to standard across the field, so migration rarely decides the outcome.

How we picked

Every entry in this ranking is scored on published figures rather than on impressions. Cost carries the largest weight at 40%, and it is read from per-gigabyte monthly storage prices plus per-gigabyte outbound transfer prices. Offer holds an equal weight of 40% and covers what the plan includes: free transfer allowances, the storage types listed, and S3 compatibility, which lets an existing bucket move without rewriting an application. Trust accounts for 20% and draws on the named legal entity behind each brand, where the provider is headquartered, how long it has traded, and which support channels a customer can reach. Figures come from each provider's own pricing and product pages, supplemented by company records for corporate details, and every number shown here traces back to one of those sources. Where a provider publishes several prices for the same item, the full range is given rather than a single figure, and plan names sit next to the price they belong to, so an introductory rate is never read as a later one. Partners that serve your country are listed first in this ranking, then the rest by score.

Our top picks

1. 4. Aruba

   Aruba takes the next place in this ranking on value. Storage costs €0.011 a month and egress runs €0.05 a gigabyte, and the entry package carries 40 TB per month with the entry package, an allowance larger than the one at SberCloud above and enough to make transfer effectively free for many workloads. The API is S3-compatible, and the catalogue spans object and block storage, so a team can buy volumes and buckets from a single account. Footprint is narrower, with 7 regions, fewer than the members further down in this ranking. Support runs on phone, email and help centre only. The company is Aruba S.p.A., headquartered in IT and founded in 1994. UCloud below widens the reach at a higher starting price per gigabyte.

   • Entry price: €1.99
   • Entry plan: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB storage
   • Bandwidth allowance: 2 TB/month

   Pros

   • The VPS entry plan costs €1.99, below the site median of €5.83 for the same field.
   • Object storage egress runs at €0.05 per GB, with 40 TB per month with the entry package included on the entry package.
   • The entry plan ships 2 TB/month, well above what most small plans carry.
   • Object storage is S3-compatible, so existing buckets and tooling can be pointed at it rather than rewritten.
   • Server types cover both vps and bare metal, so a team can move from virtual to dedicated hardware inside one account.

   Cons

   • Compute is listed for a single market: IT is the only region, so latency-sensitive users elsewhere pay for the trip.
   • Support runs on phone, email and help centre, with live chat not among the listed channels alongside email, phone and the help centre.
   • The entry plan is small at 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB storage, which leaves little room for a database and a build pipeline on the same box.

2. 8. SberCloud: best for top-pick

   SberCloud sits at the top of this ranking because it pairs a large included transfer allowance with the widest support mix of any member here. Storage is billed at RUB 814.68 a month and egress at RUB 1.15 a gigabyte, both in roubles, and the free tier adds 10 TB of outgoing traffic per month, so a workload that moves less than that each month pays only for the space it keeps. The API is S3-compatible and the catalogue covers object storage only, which keeps a migration simple and the bill narrow. Support runs on email, phone and chat, the widest set in this ranking, and the provider is headquartered in RU, contracting through a named local entity. Aruba, directly below, prices in euros at a far lower per-gigabyte rate and pairs objects with block storage.

   • Price per GB per month: RUB 814.68
   • Egress price per GB: RUB 1.15
   • Free egress: 10 TB of outgoing traffic per month

   Pros

   • Outgoing traffic includes 10 TB of outgoing traffic per month each month, so routine transfers cost nothing before RUB 1.15 per GB applies.
   • A free tier plus bonus credits for individuals, legal entities and sole proprietors keeps early testing cheap.
   • Evolution compute starts at RUB 23.75 with 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 30 GB NVMe, billed hourly.
   • GPU capacity covers B300, H100, A100, V100 and A40 from RUB 240 an hour, billed per minute.

   Cons

   • Kubernetes has no free control plane, so every cluster adds RUB 2.98 on top of the node price.
   • Infrastructure sits in RU across 9 locations, so there is no reach outside that market.
   • Storage covers object only, so block and file tiers are not part of the same plan.

3. AC10. Alibaba Cloud

   Alibaba Cloud earns a place in this ranking on a narrow, low storage band plus an egress allowance. Per-gigabyte prices run $0.016 to $0.017 a month, and a free quota for internet egress is available, which softens the line that lifts bills at the members above. The service spans 30 regions, among the widest footprints here, and the API is S3-compatible, so moving an existing bucket means changing an endpoint rather than rewriting an application. The storage types listed are object only. Support runs on email, chat and help centre, among the broader mixes in this ranking. The contract sits with Alibaba Cloud (Singapore) Private Limited, a company founded in 2009. HostKey below publishes a wider range of per-gigabyte prices in euros and a bundled transfer allowance on its Standard plan.

   • Entry price: $4
   • Entry plan: 2 vCPU, 0.5 GiB RAM, 20 GiB ESSD system disk
   • Bandwidth allowance: 200 Mbit/s maximum bandwidth

   Pros

   • The entry server costs $4 and carries 2 vCPU, 0.5 GiB RAM, 20 GiB ESSD system disk, a clear spec for a modest monthly outlay.
   • 31 locations cover Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, far more than the 4 typical count here.
   • Billing runs on monthly and reserved terms, and monthly is the pattern shared by 90.8% of the brands compared.
   • Free credits sit alongside a free tier, so a project can run across products before any charge begins.
   • DDoS protection comes with the compute plans, and object storage is S3-compatible with a free quota for internet egress.

   Cons

   • Support runs on email, chat and help centre only, and phone support is not among that list.
   • Reserved commitments are the least common billing pattern, shared by 15.6% of the brands compared.
   • The entry plan is small, with 200 Mbit/s maximum bandwidth, so transfer-heavy workloads need a larger plan.

What to look for

Storage price per gigabyte a month

The headline number for data kept at rest. Across this ranking the median sits at €0.01, and the spread between the cheapest and priciest member is far wider than that, so the median alone will not pick a provider for you.

What egress costs per gigabyte

Transfer out often becomes the larger bill once an app gains users. The median member charges €0.01 a gigabyte, with published rates running from €0 to €0.29. Check this line before the storage line.

Free transfer bundled with the plan

An included allowance cuts the effective egress price faster than a low headline rate does. Note which tier the allowance sits on, since a premium plan and a cold plan at the same provider can differ sharply, and check whether inbound transfer is free as well.

Where the buckets can sit

Residency and latency follow the region list. The median member in this ranking runs 6 locations, while the widest reach 3,000, so a multi-region requirement narrows the field quickly.

S3 compatibility

Compatibility decides whether an existing bucket can be repointed at a new provider. 98.4% of the field speaks S3, so it is close to a given and rarely a reason to rule a provider out; look instead at the storage types listed beside it.

Request charges on top of storage

Small objects add up, and requests are billed separately from bytes. The median member charges €0.22 for its request bundle, alongside a free request allowance of 1,000,000 at the median.

Frequently asked questions

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