MEGA review
Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
MEGA is the pick for teams and developers whose storage bill is dominated by download traffic, since egress is billed at €0 per GB. Storage itself is cheap at €0.0013 to €0.0035 per GB per month, and the API is S3 compatible, so existing tooling moves over without rewrites.
Key facts
- Best for
- Low cost object storage where download traffic is the bigger bill
- Price per GB per month
- €0.00125 to €0.0035↗
- Egress price per GB
- €0↗
- Free egress
- Up to 5x average monthly stored data free egress per month (MEGA S4, Pro Flexi and other eligible plans)↗
- S3-compatible
- Yes↗
- Regions
- 9↗
- Storage types
- Object↗
- Legal entity
- MEGA Privacy Kft↗
- Headquarters
- Hungary↗
- Founded
- 2013↗
- Support channels
- Email, Help-centre, Community↗
- Official website
- mega.io
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 5 sources
Apps and profiles
- Get the app
- App StoreGoogle Play
- Elsewhere
- WikidataWikipediaLinkedInXgithub.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- Egress is billed at €0 per GB, and eligible plans add free egress each month against the average monthly stored data.
- MEGA storage runs €0.0013 to €0.0035 per GB per month, below the €0.01 median for the category.
- S3 compatibility is available, so existing clients and libraries connect without a rewrite.
- Ranked 4 of 103 on price per GB per month, with an overall score of 7.7.
Cons
- Support runs on email, help centre and community, without a phone channel.
- Storage spans 9 regions, a smaller footprint than the 6 median in the category.
- Storage types cover object only, so anything beyond object storage needs a second provider.
Who it suits
- Developers shipping media, backups or archives where downloads outgrow writes.
- Small teams already on S3 compatible tooling that want steady per GB spend.
- Buyers who check who holds the data: the operator is MEGA Privacy Kft, headquartered in Hungary and in business since 2013.
Who should look elsewhere
- Teams wanting a euro-priced object store outside the MEGA family: Aruba lists €0.011 per GB per month.
- Buyers who prefer SberCloud's listed RUB 814.68 per GB per month in rubles.
- Workloads sized around UCloud's $0.063 to $0.24 per GB per month range rather than MEGA's €0.0013 to €0.0035.
How MEGA compares
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- MEGA vs MarsProxies9.3 vs 9.0
MEGA vs Dell ECS / ObjectScale9.3 vs 8.0
Frequently asked questions
How much does MEGA charge for object storage each month?+
MEGA storage runs €0.0013 to €0.0035 per GB per month across the tiers. That sits below the €0.01 median for the providers on this site, and MEGA places 4 of 103 on price per GB per month. Storage is billed as a monthly per GB rate, so the unit price carries over to a renewal.
What does MEGA charge for data leaving its storage?+
Egress is billed at €0 per GB, and eligible plans add free egress each month, measured against the average monthly stored data. In the egress ranking MEGA holds position 1 of 72 among the providers compared here.
Can existing S3 tools connect to MEGA?+
Yes, MEGA is S3 compatible, so standard S3 clients, SDKs and tools can point at it without a rewrite. Storage types cover object only, so anything needing block or file storage belongs on a different provider. A move mostly means changing endpoint and keys rather than reworking the application.
Where does MEGA keep the data?+
MEGA runs object storage across 9 regions, a modest footprint next to the 4 median for the providers listed here. The set of regions is the practical limit for data residency requests, so teams with a fixed country requirement should check coverage before committing.
How do you reach MEGA support?+
Support runs on email, help centre and community. There is no phone channel listed, so urgent incidents go through email or the community forum. For a storage product where configuration mistakes are easy to make, the help centre is the quickest starting point before opening a ticket.
Who is behind MEGA and how long has it operated?+
The service is run by MEGA Privacy Kft, headquartered in Hungary and operating since 2013. Object storage comes from the same company behind the consumer MEGA account, so the same entity signs the agreement and the invoices.
How does MEGA score against other storage providers?+
MEGA scores 7.7 overall, with the cost side stronger at 8.5 and the offer side at 6.8. The cost score is driven by the €0 egress rate and the €0.0013 to €0.0035 storage rate, while the offer score is held back by region count and support channels.
Sources
- mega.io/about checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters, Support channels
“Championing online privacy and security since 2013”
- mega.io/objectstorage checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Egress price per GB, Free egress, S3-compatible, Storage types
“No egress fees, no API charges, no minimum usage”
- mega.io/pricing checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Price per GB per month
“MEGA 1.25 per TB per month ... Pro Flexi ... charged at EUR 3.50 per TB for the greater of extra storage used or extra transfer used”
- mega.io/server-locations checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Regions
“These countries are: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden”
- mega.io/terms checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Legal entity
“your agreement for all these services is with MEGA Privacy Kft (Hungarian Cg. 13-09-239012, with its registered office at Templom utca 17, 2161 Csomad, Hungary)”
Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.