# DigitalOcean Spaces vs Storj

| Attribute | DigitalOcean Spaces | Storj |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.4 (26% (low)) | 34.6 (62% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":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 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 CLI"},{"name":"Flexify.IO"}]` | `[{"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":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"]}` | `{"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 |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |

## Capabilities (File Storage)

| Capability | DigitalOcean Spaces | 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 2026-09-01T15:19:45.477Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*