# Storj vs Wasabi

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/compare/storj-vs-wasabi/

Every value below is read from Storj's and Wasabi's own documentation. See https://inetgeek.com/methodology/ for how.

## At a glance

| Criterion | Storj | Wasabi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. Wasabi charges for capacity only, with no egress or API request fees. |
| Regions | Distributed across tens of thousands of storage locations globally rather than named regions; a US-only option runs on SOC 2 type 2 compliant data centres. | 22 storage regions across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, addressed as S3 service URLs |
| Storage price | $7 per TB per month, which is $0.007 per GB. A $5 monthly minimum applies to Standard and Advanced accounts. | $7.99 per TB per month, flat, with no separate charge for egress or API requests |
| Operations price | Segment fees have been eliminated across all new tiers. They still apply to accounts on legacy plans. | None. API requests are not charged separately. |
| 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. ([source](https://www.storj.io/pricing))
- Wasabi: None. Wasabi charges for capacity only, with no egress or API request fees. ([source](https://wasabi.com/pricing))

### Regions

- Storj: Distributed across tens of thousands of storage locations globally rather than named regions; a US-only option runs on SOC 2 type 2 compliant data centres. ([source](https://www.storj.io/pricing))
- Wasabi: 22 storage regions across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, addressed as S3 service URLs ([source](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/what-are-the-service-urls-for-wasabis-different-storage-regions))

### Storage price

- Storj: $7 per TB per month, which is $0.007 per GB. A $5 monthly minimum applies to Standard and Advanced accounts. ([source](https://www.storj.io/pricing))
- Wasabi: $7.99 per TB per month, flat, with no separate charge for egress or API requests ([source](https://wasabi.com/pricing))

### Operations price

- Storj: Segment fees have been eliminated across all new tiers. They still apply to accounts on legacy plans. ([source](https://www.storj.io/pricing))
- Wasabi: None. API requests are not charged separately. ([source](https://wasabi.com/pricing))

## Which should you choose?

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 Wasabi if Anyone who wants one number. Capacity is the only charge — no egress fees, no API request fees — which makes the bill predictable in a way nothing else in this category manages.

Consider something else: 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.

Consider something else: Wasabi — The flat rate is $7.99 per terabyte whether you store a gigabyte or a terabyte of it, so small buckets pay for capacity they are not using. Check Wasabi's own terms for minimum storage duration before storing anything short-lived.

## Documented by only one

- Free tier: Wasabi: No
- Storage (entry plan): Wasabi: None. Wasabi includes no free storage at any price. Pay-as-you-go carries a minimum monthly charge equal to 1 TB of active storage, so an account storing less than 1 TB is billed for 1 TB — a floor on the bill, not an allowance. Wasabi Cloud NAS has a 10 TB monthly minimum.
- Minimum storage duration: Wasabi: 90 days on pay-as-you-go. Deleting an object sooner incurs a Timed Deleted Storage charge equal to the storage charge for the remaining days. Objects under 4 KB are billed as 4 KB.

## Questions this comparison answers

**Egress over allowance: Storj or Wasabi?**

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.
Wasabi: None. Wasabi charges for capacity only, with no egress or API request fees.

**Should I choose Storj or Wasabi?**

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 Wasabi if Anyone who wants one number. Capacity is the only charge — no egress fees, no API request fees — which makes the bill predictable in a way nothing else in this category manages.