Cloudflare R2 vs Storj Object Storage: which is better? Comparison 2026
By our public methodology Cloudflare R2 scores 70 out of 100 and Storj Object Storage scores 67. Below: the factors and facts where they differ, each fact with its source.
Score breakdown
| Cloudflare R2 | Storj Object Storage | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 75 | 69 |
| API and features | 50 | 50 |
| Data protection | 60 | 60 |
| Reliability and trust | 91 | 88 |
Pros and cons
Cloudflare R2
- Free or cheap egress
- Object Lock for immutable backups
- High uptime in a published SLA
- Works with the Amazon S3 API
- No confirmed object versioning
Storj Object Storage
- Free or cheap egress
- Object Lock for immutable backups
- High uptime in a published SLA
- Works with the Amazon S3 API
- No permanent free tier
- No confirmed lifecycle rules
Facts side by side
| Fact | Cloudflare R2 | Storj Object Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Storage price per GB-month (standard class) | $0.015 developers.cloudflare.com | $0.007 storj.io |
| Egress price per GB (to the internet) | $0.00 developers.cloudflare.com | $0.007 storj.io |
| Permanent free tier | Yes developers.cloudflare.com | No storj.io |
| Minimum storage duration | Not verified | 30 days storj.io |
| S3 API compatible | Yes developers.cloudflare.com | Yes storj.io |
| Object versioning | No developers.cloudflare.com | Yes storj.dev |
| Lifecycle rules | Yes developers.cloudflare.com | No storj.dev |
| Object Lock (immutable storage) | Yes developers.cloudflare.com | Yes storj.dev |
| Encryption at rest | Yes developers.cloudflare.com | Yes storj.io |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% cloudflare.com | 99.95% storj.io |
| Public status page | Yes cloudflarestatus.com | Yes status.storj.io |
| Founded | 2009 cloudflare.com | 2014 storj.io |
| Company headquarters | United States cloudflare.com | Not verified |
| Company | Cloudflare, Inc. cloudflare.com | Storj Inc. storj.io |
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