Amazon S3 alternatives 2026: 8 options compared by facts

Services from our Object storage (S3-compatible) ranking you can choose instead of Amazon S3, by Score. For each one we show the factors where it beats Amazon S3.

Amazon S3: Our Score 44/100 See the full ranking Amazon S3 pricing

  1. 1

    Backblaze B2

    85/100

    Stronger than Amazon S3 in: Price, API and features, Reliability and trust

    Storage price per GB-month (standard class)
    $0.00695
    Egress price per GB (to the internet)
    $0.01
    Permanent free tier
    Yes
    S3 API compatible
    Yes
    Regions (provider's count)
    4
    Object Lock (immutable storage)
    Yes
    Uptime SLA
    99.9%
  2. 2

    Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage

    76/100

    Stronger than Amazon S3 in: Price, API and features, Reliability and trust

    Storage price per GB-month (standard class)
    $0.00799
    Egress price per GB (to the internet)
    $0.00
    Permanent free tier
    No
    S3 API compatible
    Yes
    Regions (provider's count)
    16
    Object Lock (immutable storage)
    Yes
    Uptime SLA
    Not verified
  3. 3

    OVHcloud Object Storage

    74/100

    Stronger than Amazon S3 in: Price, API and features, Reliability and trust

    Storage price per GB-month (standard class)
    $0.01463
    Egress price per GB (to the internet)
    $0.00
    Permanent free tier
    Not verified
    S3 API compatible
    Yes
    Regions (provider's count)
    10
    Object Lock (immutable storage)
    Yes
    Uptime SLA
    Not verified
  4. 4

    Cloudflare R2

    70/100

    Stronger than Amazon S3 in: Price, Reliability and trust

    Storage price per GB-month (standard class)
    $0.015
    Egress price per GB (to the internet)
    $0.00
    Permanent free tier
    Yes
    S3 API compatible
    Yes
    Regions (provider's count)
    Not verified
    Object Lock (immutable storage)
    Yes
    Uptime SLA
    99.9%
  5. 5

    Storj Object Storage

    67/100

    Stronger than Amazon S3 in: Price, Reliability and trust

    Storage price per GB-month (standard class)
    $0.007
    Egress price per GB (to the internet)
    $0.007
    Permanent free tier
    No
    S3 API compatible
    Yes
    Regions (provider's count)
    Not verified
    Object Lock (immutable storage)
    Yes
    Uptime SLA
    99.95%
  6. 6

    Google Cloud Storage

    63/100

    Stronger than Amazon S3 in: Price, Reliability and trust

    Storage price per GB-month (standard class)
    $0.022
    Egress price per GB (to the internet)
    $0.11176
    Permanent free tier
    Yes
    S3 API compatible
    Not verified
    Regions (provider's count)
    46
    Object Lock (immutable storage)
    Yes
    Uptime SLA
    99.95%
  7. 7

    DigitalOcean Spaces

    63/100

    Stronger than Amazon S3 in: Price, Reliability and trust

    Storage price per GB-month (standard class)
    $0.01863
    Egress price per GB (to the internet)
    $0.00931
    Permanent free tier
    No
    S3 API compatible
    Yes
    Regions (provider's count)
    Not verified
    Object Lock (immutable storage)
    Not verified
    Uptime SLA
    99.9%
  8. 8

    IDrive e2

    63/100

    Stronger than Amazon S3 in: Price, API and features, Reliability and trust

    Storage price per GB-month (standard class)
    $0.006
    Egress price per GB (to the internet)
    Not verified
    Permanent free tier
    No
    S3 API compatible
    Yes
    Regions (provider's count)
    15
    Object Lock (immutable storage)
    Yes
    Uptime SLA
    Not verified