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Storj
Storj is object storage built around a distributed network rather than a single storage server you administer. It suits backup destinations, media collections and applications that can read and write objects through an S3-compatible connection.
Prices and details last checked against Storj's own pages.
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About Storj
Hosting options
Its storage system divides encrypted data into pieces and distributes them across storage nodes. Applications can connect through S3 credentials containing an access key, secret and endpoint. Credentials can be restricted to particular buckets and operations, which is useful when a backup process should write files without having broad account access.
Object Mount is a separate product for accessing object storage through a filesystem-style interface. Treat that interface and its licensing as a distinct choice from using an application’s S3 integration.
Prices and billing
Storj generally has a $5 minimum monthly bill for standard accounts, with exceptions for trials, USDC payments and custom contracts. Standard objects have a 50 KB billing minimum and a 30-day retention period; early deletion can leave a storage charge. Egress is another line item, so price both the stored data and expected downloads.
Where your data is hosted
A distributed storage network is not the same as selecting a VPS region. Check location controls for the chosen tier if the project has a specific data-location requirement.
Support
Storj provides customer support and a community forum. For a backup application that connects to Storj, its software vendor may need to help with application-specific problems.
Things to consider
Keep the encryption and access configuration with recovery documentation. A backup is of little practical use if the replacement machine cannot authenticate or decrypt it. Do not treat an object-storage bucket as a drop-in database disk.