📦 Free Cloud Object Storage Tools 2026

Cloudflare R2

Freemium

Zero egress S3 storage on Cloudflare's network

5.0 (203)

Cloudflare R2 is S3-compatible object storage with zero egress fees — ever. $0.015/GB/month storage, no data transfer costs. Tightly integrated with Cloudflare Workers and CDN.

Best for: Applications serving large amounts of user-generated content or assets where egress costs are a major expense

Filebase

Freemium

S3-compatible object storage with Web3 integration and multi-cloud redundancy

4.9 (63)

Filebase provides S3-compatible API over decentralized storage networks (IPFS, Sia, Storj). Redundancy through multiple blockchains. US-based with competitive pricing.

Best for: Developers building decentralized apps or projects requiring multi-chain data redundancy with S3 API compatibility.

Storj

Freemium

Decentralized S3-compatible cloud storage

4.8 (151)

Storj is a decentralized cloud storage network. Data is encrypted, split into pieces, and distributed across 16,000+ nodes globally. S3-compatible with $4/TB pricing and free 25GB trial.

Best for: Privacy-focused developers who want encrypted decentralized storage at below-AWS pricing

Tigris

Freemium

Globally distributed database built for modern apps

4.8 (108)

Tigris is a serverless NoSQL database with built-in search and S3-compatible object storage. Global distribution, no connection pools needed, and developer-first design. Used on Fly.io.

Best for: Fly.io users and serverless developers who want database, search, and object storage from a single platform

Leviia

Freemium

S3-compatible object storage with transparent pricing and no surprise bills

4.7 (115)

Leviia is a French sovereign cloud storage provider offering S3-compatible object storage in French datacenters. French data sovereignty, GDPR compliance, and competitive pricing.

Best for: Development teams and small-to-medium companies looking for S3-compatible storage with predictable costs and minimal vendor lock-in.

Scaleway Object Storage

Freemium

S3-compatible storage in EU from €0.01/GB

4.6 (221)

Scaleway Object Storage is S3-compatible cloud storage hosted in Amsterdam and Paris. €0.01/GB with generous free tier. GDPR-compliant French company. Easy migration from AWS S3.

Best for: EU developers and businesses needing GDPR-compliant S3-compatible storage at competitive pricing

Backblaze B2

Freemium

S3-compatible storage at a quarter of AWS S3 pricing

4.5 (110)

Backblaze B2 offers S3-compatible object storage at $6/TB/month. Free egress when used with Cloudflare. Used by thousands of developers as a budget S3 alternative.

Best for: Developers and startups who need S3-compatible storage at the lowest possible price and don't require EU data residency

IDrive e2

Freemium

Cheapest S3-compatible storage at $2.49/TB

4.4 (78)

IDrive e2 is S3-compatible object storage from the trusted backup company IDrive. $2.49/TB/month — the cheapest S3-compatible storage available. US and EU datacenters with no egress fees on US to US transfers.

Best for: Budget-conscious developers wanting the absolute cheapest S3-compatible storage with decent reliability

Cloudflare

Freemium

Global CDN and DDoS protection with object storage

4.4 (122)

Cloudflare provides distributed content delivery, DDoS mitigation, and R2 object storage. Designed for developers and enterprises needing reliable infrastructure with minimal latency.

Best for: Teams building web applications requiring global distribution, DDoS protection, and cost-efficient object storage without egress fees.

Bunny.net

Freemium

Global CDN and object storage with per-gigabyte pricing

4.3 (202)

Bunny.net provides globally distributed object storage with integrated CDN, designed for developers and businesses needing affordable, high-speed content delivery without enterprise commitments.

Best for: Startups and mid-market companies prioritizing cost efficiency and global reach over extensive cloud ecosystem depth.

Google Cloud Storage

Freemium

Scalable object storage for any data type, integrated with Google Cloud

4.3 (194)

Cloud object storage service for storing and retrieving unstructured data at scale. For developers, data engineers, and enterprises managing backups, archives, and analytics workloads.

Best for: Teams already using Google Cloud services or building analytics pipelines that query data directly in storage.

Amazon S3

Freemium

Scalable object storage for any data size or type

4.2 (198)

AWS S3 stores and retrieves unlimited amounts of data via a simple web interface. Built for developers, enterprises, and anyone needing reliable, durable cloud storage with pay-as-you-go pricing.

Best for: Teams building on AWS who need reliable, scalable object storage for backups, data lakes, static content, or application data.

Ceph

Free

Unified, scalable storage platform for objects, blocks, and files

4.1 (301)

Open-source distributed storage system providing object, block, and file storage through a single cluster. Designed for organizations building cloud infrastructure or managing petabyte-scale data.

Best for: Enterprise teams and cloud providers building self-managed, large-scale storage infrastructure with multi-protocol requirements.

AWS EC2

Freemium

The original cloud — 750+ instance types

4.1 (128)

Amazon EC2 is the original IaaS cloud, offering 750+ instance types across compute, memory, storage, and GPU. On-demand, reserved, and spot pricing. 99 availability zones globally.

Best for: Enterprise teams with AWS expertise who need the broadest instance selection and global availability

Azure Blob Storage

Freemium

Scalable cloud object storage for unstructured data at enterprise scale

3.8 (232)

Microsoft Azure's object storage service for storing massive amounts of unstructured data like documents, images, and backups. Built for enterprises needing reliable, cost-effective cloud storage with compliance options.

Best for: Enterprises committed to Microsoft Azure needing cost-effective, compliant object storage with native integration to Azure compute and analytics services.