# Wasabi vs Tigris

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

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

## At a glance

| Criterion | Wasabi | Tigris |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Egress over allowance | None. Wasabi charges for capacity only, with no egress or API request fees. | 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 price | $7.99 per TB per month, flat, with no separate charge for egress or API requests | $0.02 per GB-month for Standard, $0.01 for Infrequent Access, $0.004 for Archive and Glacier tiers |
| Operations price | None. API requests are not charged separately. | $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

- Wasabi: None. Wasabi charges for capacity only, with no egress or API request fees. ([source](https://wasabi.com/pricing))
- 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. ([source](https://www.tigrisdata.com/docs/pricing/))

### Storage price

- Wasabi: $7.99 per TB per month, flat, with no separate charge for egress or API requests ([source](https://wasabi.com/pricing))
- Tigris: $0.02 per GB-month for Standard, $0.01 for Infrequent Access, $0.004 for Archive and Glacier tiers ([source](https://www.tigrisdata.com/docs/pricing/))

### Operations price

- Wasabi: None. API requests are not charged separately. ([source](https://wasabi.com/pricing))
- 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. ([source](https://www.tigrisdata.com/docs/pricing/))

## Which should you choose?

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.

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.

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.

Consider something else: 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.

## Documented by only one

- Free tier: Tigris: Yes
- Storage (entry plan): Tigris: 5 GB free, shown against a modelled $1.90 Tigris cost versus $8.75 on AWS and $11.00 on GCS for the same scenario
- Regions: Wasabi: 22 storage regions across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, addressed as S3 service URLs

## Questions this comparison answers

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

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

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.
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.