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IBM Cloud Object Storage vs Storj

No clear leader: Storj (63.3) and IBM Cloud Object Storage (61.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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IBM Cloud Object Storage62
Storj63
Score
vioscaleAI score
IBM Cloud Object Storage62 / 100low · 32%
Storj63 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
IBM Cloud Object Storage✓
Storj✓
Model
IBM Cloud Object Storagefreemium
Storjfreemium
Price level
IBM Cloud Object Storagelow
Storjlow
Starting price
IBM Cloud Object Storage–
Storj$5
Transparent
IBM Cloud Object Storage✓
Storj✓
Integrations
Count
IBM Cloud Object Storage–
Storj20
Security
Certifications
IBM Cloud Object Storage–
StorjSOC 2 Type II
Gdpr
IBM Cloud Object Storage✓
Storj✓
Hipaa
IBM Cloud Object Storage✓
Storj✓
Iso27001
IBM Cloud Object Storage✓
Storj–
Soc2
IBM Cloud Object Storage✓
Storj✓
Trust center
IBM Cloud Object Storage–
Storjhttps://www.storj.io/object-storage/compliance
Reliability
Sla pct
IBM Cloud Object Storage–
Storj99.95
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
IBM Cloud Object Storage5 items
Storj5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for object storage. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Lifecycle policies
IBM Cloud Object Storage-
Storj-
Versioning
IBM Cloud Object Storage-
Storj✓
Object lock worm
IBM Cloud Object Storage-
Storj✓
Cross region replication
IBM Cloud Object Storage✓
Storj✗
Erasure coding
IBM Cloud Object Storage-
Storj✓
Event notifications
IBM Cloud Object Storage-
Storj-
Open source
IBM Cloud Object Storage-
Storj✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

IBM Cloud Object Storage

Enterprise cloud storage service with built-in encryption, multi-region resiliency, and high-performance data transfer, optimized for AI, data lakehouses, and cloud-native applications.

Independently observed

Storj

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

IBM Cloud Object Storage

Usage-basedFree tier
  • One-RateAll-inclusive with no hidden charges
as of verify ↗

Storj

from $5/moUsage-basedFree tier30-day trial

Object Storage from $5/month minimum; Object Mount from $29/month. Free 30-day trial with 25 GB storage.

  • Object Storage Standard$5 minimum monthly fee plus $7/TB egress
  • Object Storage Advanced$5 minimum monthly fee plus $7/TB egress
  • Object Mount Teams$29/month per license with 500 GB Storj storage included
  • Object Mount Any S3$39/month per license for any S3-compatible storage
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
IBM Cloud Object Storage–
Storj✓
CLI
IBM Cloud Object Storage–
Storj✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
IBM Cloud Object Storage✓
Storj✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

IBM Cloud Object Storage

Not documented yet.

Storj

21 total
  • Arq Backup
  • Slack
  • Veeam
  • TrueNAS
  • Splunk
  • s3fs
  • FileZilla
  • LucidLink
  • Cyberduck
  • Rucio
  • Elements
  • Dataverse
  • Zerto
  • Unitrends
  • MSP360
  • Atempo
  • Acronis
  • Docker Container Registry
  • Amove
  • Iconik
  • Photos+
Independently observed
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