IDrive e2 vs Storj
SEPT 2026 auditA comparison of IDrive e2 and Storj built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
Choose IDrive e2 if…
Bulk storage where the per-GB rate dominates — $6 per TB is roughly a quarter of S3's and well under Wasabi's, with no API fees and no minimum retention period.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose Storj if…
Workloads that want data spread across many independent locations rather than one provider's region, at a storage rate close to the cheapest here.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- IDrive e2: The minimum charge is billed per whole terabyte, so a 100 GB workload pays for 1 TB, and egress is only free up to three times what you store.
- Storj: Egress is charged at the same $7 per TB as storage, so a read-heavy workload costs roughly double what the storage line suggests — the three free-egress providers here charge nothing for it.
3 sourced criteria separate them — see where, with sources, below.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
IDrive e2 0
Storj 0
At a glance.
| Criterion | IDrive e2 | Storj |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Egress over allowance | Free up to three times your active storage volume each month — the same shape as Backblaze B2's allowance rather than the unconditional free egress R2 and Wasabi advertise. | $7 per TB, the same rate as storage — reduced from $20 per TB on the Standard tier. Storj charges for egress where R2, Wasabi and Tigris do not, but at a tenth of what S3 charges. |
| Storage | ||
| Storage price | $0.006 per GB per month, or $6 per TB, tierless — the cheapest published rate here. SSD storage is $0.01 per GB per month. | $7 per TB per month, which is $0.007 per GB. A $5 monthly minimum applies to Standard and Advanced accounts. |
| Operations price | None. IDrive e2 states no additional charges for API transactions across class A, B and C. | Segment fees have been eliminated across all new tiers. They still apply to accounts on legacy plans. |
| S3-compatible API | Supported | Supported |
Where they differ.
Egress over allowance
- IDrive e2
- Free up to three times your active storage volume each month — the same shape as Backblaze B2's allowance rather than the unconditional free egress R2 and Wasabi advertise.
- Storj
- $7 per TB, the same rate as storage — reduced from $20 per TB on the Standard tier. Storj charges for egress where R2, Wasabi and Tigris do not, but at a tenth of what S3 charges.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — IDrive e2 ↗
“Free egress policy Download less than or equal to 3X your active storage volume for free!”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Storj ↗
“Egress $7/TB [...] to reduce egress on the Standard tier from $20/TB to $7/TB”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Storage price
- IDrive e2
- $0.006 per GB per month, or $6 per TB, tierless — the cheapest published rate here. SSD storage is $0.01 per GB per month.
- Storj
- $7 per TB per month, which is $0.007 per GB. A $5 monthly minimum applies to Standard and Advanced accounts.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — IDrive e2 ↗
“Straight-forward and tierless pricing $0.006/GB per month ($6/TB per month) [...] $0.01/GB per month (SSD Storage)”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Storj ↗
“MONTHLY STORAGE $7/TB Egress $7/TB [...] Minimum monthly fee for Storj Object Storage Standard and Advanced plan accounts is $5.”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Operations price
- IDrive e2
- None. IDrive e2 states no additional charges for API transactions across class A, B and C.
- Storj
- Segment fees have been eliminated across all new tiers. They still apply to accounts on legacy plans.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — IDrive e2 ↗
“Free API Calls IDrive e2 does not impose any additional charges [...] No Fees for API transactions class A, B, C”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Storj ↗
“Are segment fees still charged? No. Segment fees have been eliminated across all new tiers. Segment fees still apply for users on legacy plans.”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
When these numbers change, hear about it. Sources are re-checked monthly; a repricing goes out as a short note.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.
Questions this comparison answers.
Egress over allowance: IDrive e2 or Storj?
IDrive e2: Free up to three times your active storage volume each month — the same shape as Backblaze B2's allowance rather than the unconditional free egress R2 and Wasabi advertise.
Storj: $7 per TB, the same rate as storage — reduced from $20 per TB on the Standard tier. Storj charges for egress where R2, Wasabi and Tigris do not, but at a tenth of what S3 charges.
Should I choose IDrive e2 or Storj?
Pick IDrive e2 if Bulk storage where the per-GB rate dominates — $6 per TB is roughly a quarter of S3's and well under Wasabi's, with no API fees and no minimum retention period.
Pick Storj if Workloads that want data spread across many independent locations rather than one provider's region, at a storage rate close to the cheapest here.