# Cloudflare R2 vs Storj

| Attribute | Cloudflare R2 | Storj |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 74.3 (26% (low)) | 34.6 (62% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based object storage service with S3-compatible APIs that eliminates data egress fees and vendor lock-in, integrating directly into Cloudflare's serverless and edge computing platform. | A globally distributed cloud storage service that encrypts and spreads data across a network of nodes, providing S3-compatible access with enhanced security, redundancy, and significant cost savings |
| integrations.count | 2 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Cloudflare Workers"}]` | `[{"name":"Arq Backup"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Standard Storage","summary":"$0.015/GB beyond free tier; Class A operations $4.50/M; Class B operations $0.36/M","features":["S3-compatible API","Zero egress fees","Global edge access","Workers integration"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.015,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":4.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.36,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"General-purpose object storage with standard performance operations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"10 GB-month","class_a_operations":"1 million","class_b_operations":"10 million"}},{"free":false,"name":"Infrequent Access Storage","summary":"$0.01/GB storage; Class A $9.00/M; Class B $0.90/M; Retrieval $0.01/GB","features":["S3-compatible API","Zero egress fees","Lower storage cost"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":9,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.9,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Reduced-cost storage tier for infrequently accessed data","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier includes 10 GB-month standard storage. From $0.015/GB-month beyond free allocation.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:06:16.718Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"GB","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"summary":"Free 30-day trial with 25GB storage","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.storj.io/blog/announcing-pioneer-2-and-tardigrade-io-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:08:01.048Z","freeTrialDays":30}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |

## Capabilities (File Storage)

| Capability | Cloudflare R2 | 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:09:38.213Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*
