Storj vs Tigris
SEPT 2026 auditA comparison of Storj and Tigris built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
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
Choose Tigris if…
Globally distributed buckets with no egress fees and tiered storage, where cold data drops to $0.004 per GB-month without a separate archive product to manage.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- 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.
- Tigris: Retrieval is charged on the Infrequent Access and Glacier tiers, so the tiering that lowers the storage bill can raise the access one. The cheapest tier is not the cheapest for data you actually read.
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.
Storj 0
Tigris 0
At a glance.
| Criterion | Storj | Tigris |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Egress over allowance | $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. | None. Tigris charges no egress fees; retrieval is free on Standard and Archive tiers and $0.01–$0.03 per GB on the Infrequent Access and Glacier tiers. |
| Storage | ||
| Storage price | $7 per TB per month, which is $0.007 per GB. A $5 monthly minimum applies to Standard and Advanced accounts. | $0.02 per GB-month for Standard, $0.01 for Infrequent Access, $0.004 for Archive and Glacier tiers |
| Operations price | Segment fees have been eliminated across all new tiers. They still apply to accounts on legacy plans. | $0.005 per 1,000 Class A requests and $0.0005 per 1,000 Class B, on every tier. DELETE and CANCEL are free. Object notifications cost $0.01 per 1,000 events. |
| S3-compatible API | Supported | Supported |
Where they differ.
Egress over allowance
- 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.
- Tigris
- None. Tigris charges no egress fees; retrieval is free on Standard and Archive tiers and $0.01–$0.03 per GB on the Infrequent Access and Glacier tiers.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — Storj ↗
“Egress $7/TB [...] to reduce egress on the Standard tier from $20/TB to $7/TB”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Tigris ↗
“Globally distributed, S3-compatible object storage. Zero egress fees. [...] Data Retrieval Free $0.01/GB Free $0.03/GB”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Storage price
- Storj
- $7 per TB per month, which is $0.007 per GB. A $5 monthly minimum applies to Standard and Advanced accounts.
- Tigris
- $0.02 per GB-month for Standard, $0.01 for Infrequent Access, $0.004 for Archive and Glacier tiers
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- 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
- Pricing — Tigris ↗
“Data Storage $0.02/GB/month $0.01/GB/month $0.004/GB/month $0.004/GB/month”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Operations price
- Storj
- Segment fees have been eliminated across all new tiers. They still apply to accounts on legacy plans.
- Tigris
- $0.005 per 1,000 Class A requests and $0.0005 per 1,000 Class B, on every tier. DELETE and CANCEL are free. Object notifications cost $0.01 per 1,000 events.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- 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
- Pricing — Tigris ↗
“Class A Requests $0.005/1000 requests [...] Class B Requests $0.0005/1000 requests [...] DELETE, CANCEL Free [...] Object Notifications $0.01/1000 events”
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: Storj or Tigris?
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.
Tigris: None. Tigris charges no egress fees; retrieval is free on Standard and Archive tiers and $0.01–$0.03 per GB on the Infrequent Access and Glacier tiers.
Should I choose Storj or Tigris?
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.
Pick Tigris if Globally distributed buckets with no egress fees and tiered storage, where cold data drops to $0.004 per GB-month without a separate archive product to manage.