# Amazon S3 vs Storj

| Attribute | Amazon S3 | Storj |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.5 (73% (medium)) | 63.3 (75% (high)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Amazon S3 is a distributed cloud storage platform that allows organizations to store, retrieve, and manage any volume of data. It offers multiple storage classes optimized for different access patterns and use cases, along with built-in analytics, compliance controls, and security features. It is indexed under File Storage.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?loc=ft","question":"What is Amazon S3?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon S3 offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.03. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?loc=ft","question":"Is Amazon S3 free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon S3 supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?loc=ft","question":"What platforms does Amazon S3 support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Amazon S3, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_hub","question":"Can Amazon S3 be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 19 integrations for Amazon S3, including Apache Iceberg, Dremio, DuckDB, HighByte Intelligence Hub, Ryft, AWS CloudFront, AWS Lambda and AWS API Gateway, plus 11 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?loc=ft","question":"What does Amazon S3 integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Amazon S3. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Amazon S3 not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/trust-center/?nc1=f_cc","question":"What security certifications does Amazon S3 have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform that allows files to be encrypted, fragmented, and stored across a globally distributed network of computers. Users retrieve their own data through an S3-compatible interface. It is indexed under File Storage.","source":"https://www.storj.io/","question":"What is Storj?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Storj offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.storj.io/blog/announcing-pioneer-2-and-tardigrade-io-pricing","question":"Is Storj free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Storj supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.storj.io/blog/announcing-pioneer-2-and-tardigrade-io-pricing","question":"What platforms does Storj support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Storj, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.storj.io/blog/announcing-pioneer-2-and-tardigrade-io-pricing","question":"Can Storj be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Storj. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Storj not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.storj.io/object-storage/compliance/hipaa","question":"What security certifications does Storj have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Amazon S3 is a distributed cloud storage platform that allows organizations to store, retrieve, and manage any volume of data. It offers multiple storage classes optimized for different access patterns and use cases, along with built-in analytics, compliance controls, and security features. | A decentralized, S3-compatible cloud storage platform that breaks encrypted data into pieces and distributes them across a global network of storage nodes. It delivers performance comparable to local file access while reducing storage costs through distributed architecture. |
| features.capabilities | `{"versioning":true,"storage_tiering":true,"object_lock_worm":true,"object_versioning":true,"s3_api_compatible":true,"encryption_at_rest":true,"lifecycle_policies":true,"event_notifications":true,"customer_managed_keys":true,"cross_region_replication":true,"multi_region_replication":true,"object_lock_immutability":true,"free_or_discounted_egress":true}` | `{"versioning":true,"open_source":true,"erasure_coding":true,"object_lock_worm":true,"object_versioning":true,"s3_api_compatible":true,"encryption_at_rest":true,"customer_managed_keys":true,"cross_region_replication":false,"multi_region_replication":false,"object_lock_immutability":true}` |
| integrations.count | 19 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Apache Iceberg"},{"name":"Dremio"},{"name":"DuckDB"},{"name":"HighByte Intelligence Hub"},{"name":"Ryft"},{"name":"AWS CloudFront"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"AWS API Gateway"},{"name":"AWS Analytics Services"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Brave Search API"},{"name":"Pokee AI"},{"name":"Tailscale"},{"name":"TrendAI Vision One"},{"name":"Orca Security"},{"name":"Cast AI"},{"name":"LucidLink"},{"name":"Vanta"}]` | `[{"name":"Arq Backup"},{"name":"Slack","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Veeam"},{"name":"TrueNAS"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"s3fs"},{"name":"FileZilla"},{"name":"LucidLink"},{"name":"Cyberduck"},{"name":"Rucio"},{"name":"Elements"},{"name":"Dataverse"},{"name":"Zerto"},{"name":"Unitrends"},{"name":"MSP360"},{"name":"Atempo"},{"name":"Acronis"},{"name":"Docker Container Registry"},{"name":"Amove"},{"name":"Iconik"},{"name":"Photos+"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US","EU"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"S3 Standard","features":["Full availability and durability guarantees"],"description":"General-purpose storage with frequent access","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"S3 Intelligent-Tiering","features":["Automatic tiering between access tiers","No retrieval charges","Up to 80% cost reduction"],"description":"Automatic cost optimization through access pattern monitoring","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"S3 Tables","features":["Native Apache Iceberg support","Automatic table compaction","Higher transaction throughput"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gb"},"kind":"metered","note":"first 50 TB per month","amount":0.0265,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Optimized for Apache Iceberg analytics","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval","features":["Cost-effective archival storage"],"description":"Long-term archival with retrieval fees","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"S3 Glacier Deep Archive","features":["Deep archival for compliance and long-term retention"],"description":"Lowest-cost archival storage with longer retrieval times","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"S3 Express One Zone","features":["Fastest cloud object storage","Single availability zone"],"description":"Highest-performance storage class","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Management & Insights"},{"name":"Data Transfer"},{"name":"API Requests"}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing with metered storage (per GB), request charges (per 1,000 operations), and data transfer costs. Free tier includes $200 in AWS Free Tier credits for 6 months.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?loc=ft","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:05:23.304Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"gb","amount":0.0265,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Object Storage Standard","summary":"$5 minimum monthly fee plus $7/TB egress","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"TB"},"kind":"metered","amount":7,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go distributed object storage with competitive egress pricing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Object Storage Advanced","summary":"$5 minimum monthly fee plus $7/TB egress","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"TB"},"kind":"metered","amount":7,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced tier for higher-volume use cases with same pricing structure","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Object Mount Teams","summary":"$29/month per license with 500 GB Storj storage included","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"License to mount Storj Object Storage as a local filesystem","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"500 GB/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Object Mount Any S3","summary":"$39/month per license for any S3-compatible storage","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"License to mount any S3-compatible storage as a local filesystem","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Object Storage from $5/month minimum; Object Mount from $29/month. Free 30-day trial with 25 GB storage.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.storj.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-28T11:39:56.164Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.0265,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.95 |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmp | https://www.storj.io/object-storage/compliance |

## Capabilities (File Storage)

| Capability | Amazon S3 | Storj |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| S3 API compatible | ✓ | ✓ |
| Storage tiering | ✓ | - |
| Multi region replication | ✓ | ✗ |
| Erasure coding | - | ✓ |
| Object versioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Object lock immutability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Encryption at rest | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customer managed keys | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free or discounted egress | ✓ | - |
| Open source | - | ✓ |
| CDN integration | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-15T21:52:53.308Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*