# DigitalOcean Spaces vs JuiceFS

| Attribute | DigitalOcean Spaces | JuiceFS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.4 (26% (low)) | 43.9 (26% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A scalable object storage service for storing and delivering large amounts of unstructured data globally via S3-compatible APIs, with built-in CDN and predictable per-gigabyte pricing. | A high-performance file system that separates metadata from data storage, enabling scalable access to cloud object storage with POSIX, HDFS, and S3 protocol compatibility. Designed for AI, big data, and cloud-native applications. |
| integrations.count | 2 | 18 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS CLI"},{"name":"Flexify.IO"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Alibaba Cloud OSS"},{"name":"Tencent Cloud COS"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"TiKV"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"SQLite"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Podman"},{"name":"Hadoop"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Pyroscope"},{"name":"Graphite"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CN","primaryMarkets":["CN","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard Storage","summary":"$5/month for 250 GiB with 1 TiB outbound transfer","features":["S3-compatible API","Global CDN","Free inbound bandwidth","Access logs for compliance tracking","AWS CLI and S3-compatible tool support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Object storage with included outbound transfer","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"250 GiB","outbound_transfer":"1 TiB/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cold Storage","summary":"$0.007/GiB per month","features":["S3-compatible API","Instant retrieval","Petabyte-scale capacity","30-day minimum retention"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GiB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.007,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Low-cost archival for infrequently accessed data","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"minimum_retention":"30 days","retrieval_frequency":"Once per month at no additional cost"}}],"summary":"From $5/month for 250 GiB with 1 TiB included outbound transfer. Cold storage at $0.007/GiB/month.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/calculator","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:08:27.105Z","startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Free tier with storage quota limits","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","commitment":"monthly","description":"Paid subscription with increased quotas","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","description":"Custom contract-based enterprise deployment","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available; Professional and Enterprise plans with pricing on request","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://juicefs.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:06:22.281Z","freeTrialDays":30}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |

## Capabilities (File Storage)

| Capability | DigitalOcean Spaces | JuiceFS |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T17:32:49.760Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*