Exoscale vs Wasabi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Wasabi grades higher than Exoscale: 2.2 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Wasabi grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Exoscale
European cloud provider with S3-compatible object storage
Wasabi
S3-compatible cloud object storage at a flat per-TB rate
Which one is for you
Pick Exoscale if
- Fits if your data must stay in European data centers
- Works for backup jobs that already write to an S3 endpoint
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a file-sharing app, as there are no desktop sync clients or folder sharing
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, since nothing is free and no trial is shown
- Watch out: outbound traffic costs $0.02 per GiB on top of storage
- Watch out: prices exclude tax and may show in EUR, CHF or USD, and Archival Storage has no published rate
Pick Wasabi if
- Fits if you already run backup software that speaks S3 and want a flat bill
- Works for IT teams buying capacity of 25 TB or more for a few years at a time
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a folder that syncs to your laptop, as it is object storage only
- Pricey if you store little, because you pay for at least 1 TB a month
- Watch out: deleted data is billed for 90 days on Pay as You Go and 30 days on reserved capacity
- Watch out: Reserved Capacity is 1, 3 or 5 years, from 25 TB, and auto-renews unless you cancel 30 days ahead
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAExoscaleWeak | 2.2GPAWasabiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CAbout $0.0198 per GiB-month at 720 hours, plus $0.02 per GiB of outbound traffic. Metered, so it does not line up with the category's $7 subscription middle. | C$7.99 per TB a month on Pay as You Go, a little above the $6.95 middle of file storage, and billing has a monthly minimum tied to 1 TB. Reserved Capacity starts at 25 TB and has no published price. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial is listed. You pay from the first byte. | CThe trial is 100 GB for 30 days with a company email, or 10 GB for 14 days with a free email address. The listing does not say whether a card is needed, and there is no free plan. |
| Features | CS3 API, versioning, object lock and volume tiers across European zones. Archival Storage is listed as available on request, with no published rate. | CFlat per-TB pricing, object lock, 16 regions and S3 compatibility cover the job for backup. The listing's own gaps keep it at C: a 90-day minimum on deleted data and no sync app at all. |
| Ease of use | DSet up through an S3 endpoint, keys and tools such as Terraform. There is no end-user app and no store rating on record. | CNo store rating on record. You connect it through S3 tools or backup software such as Veeam, which means keys, buckets and settings to work out first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and API only, no desktop or phone app, though it works with Terraform, Kubernetes, Packer and Pulumi. | BWeb console only, with no desktop or phone apps, but it works with backup and AI tools such as Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity, MLflow and LangChain. |
| Best for | S3-compatible storage hosted in European data centers | cheap object storage for backups with no egress fees |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Exoscale and Wasabi. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Exoscale | Wasabi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $0.0000275 per GiB / hour of standard object storage | $7.99 per TB / month |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial: 100 GB for 30 days with a company email, 10 GB for 14 days with a free email address |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Exoscale | Wasabi Technologies |
| Price read from | exoscale.com | wasabi.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Exoscale
- This is infrastructure, not a file-sharing app: there are no desktop sync clients or folder sharing for end users.
- Prices are listed per GiB-hour; at 720 hours that is about $0.0198 per GiB-month, plus $0.02 per GiB of outbound traffic.
- Prices exclude any applicable tax and can be shown in EUR, CHF or USD.
- Archival Storage is listed as available on request, with no published rate.
Wasabi
- Deleted data is still billed for the minimum storage duration: 90 days on Pay as You Go, 30 days on reserved capacity.
- Pay as You Go has a monthly minimum tied to 1 TB of active storage per account.
- Reserved Capacity starts at 25 TB, is bought for 1, 3 or 5 years and auto-renews annually unless canceled with 30 days' notice.
- It is object storage for developers and IT teams, not a consumer sync app.
Key features
Exoscale
- S3-compatible API
- Existing S3 clients and libraries work with the service, and it can also be used through a web interface or scripts.
- European zones
- Data is held in zones across Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Croatia, in data centers the vendor says are ISO 27001 certified.
- Versioning and object lock
- Versioning, object lock and bucket replication are offered for backups and long-term archives.
- Volume tiers
- The per-GiB rate falls beyond 512 TiB and again beyond 1 PiB; the pricing page lists three storage tiers.
- Usage-based billing
- Resources are billed by the second with no long-term commitment, and the same rates apply across zones.
Wasabi
- Flat capacity pricing
- One rate per TB covers storage; the pricing page lists $0 for egress and API requests on both purchase options.
- S3-compatible storage
- The site describes S3-compatible storage that works with AI frameworks and backup products such as Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik and Cohesity.
- Immutability and object lock
- Object-lock immutability and Multi-User Authorization are offered to protect backups from ransomware.
- 16 storage regions
- Regions span North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, with a stated 11 nines of durability.
Plans
Exoscale
Simple Object Storage$0
Pay as you go, no up-front cost. Storage $0.0000275 per GiB-hour up to 512 TiB; outbound traffic $0.02 per GiB.
Wasabi
Pay as You Go$7.99
per TB / month, billed on actual usage
Billed per GB per day, no egress or API fees. 90-day minimum storage and a monthly minimum tied to 1 TB. Basic support.
Reserved Capacity StorageCustom
A fixed capacity block bought for 1, 3 or 5 years, from 25 TB. Larger and longer terms are discounted. Premium support.
Ways to pay less
Exoscale
No public discounts listed.
Wasabi
- Other savings
Migration incentives through December 31, 2026
The homepage says special migration incentives for moving data to Wasabi are available through December 31, 2026; terms are not stated.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Exoscale or Wasabi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Exoscale starts at $0.0000275 per GiB / hour of standard object storage, and Wasabi starts at $7.99 per TB / month.
Which has a free plan, Exoscale or Wasabi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Exoscale nor Wasabi has a free plan. Wasabi has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.