Filebase vs Tigris (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Filebase and Tigris share a 2.0 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about ease of use, where Filebase grades higher, or features, where Tigris does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Filebase
S3-compatible object storage with IPFS pinning and free egress
Free plan · from $7.50/mo
Which one is for you
Pick Filebase if
- Fits if you build apps and want S3 storage with IPFS pinning
- Works for small projects that fit in 5 GB for free
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a desktop folder that syncs, because it's a developer service
- Tight if you're staying free: 5 GB, 500 pinned files and 1 bucket
- Watch out: extra storage and IPFS bandwidth are $0.015 a GB, and Pro requests are billed on top
- Watch out: custom domains and bucket CIDs aren't on the free plan, and the SLA is Enterprise only
- Too light for anyone who wants listed integrations, as none are named
Pick Tigris if
- Fits if you read the same data from many regions and want no egress bill
- Works for developers who already use S3 tools and want a swap-in endpoint
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a folder to drop files into, as it is infrastructure with no sharing app
- Tight if you stay free, because 5 GB is the whole free storage
- Watch out: Infrequent Access and Archive objects carry 30 to 90 day minimum storage charges and retrieval fees
- Watch out: Dropbox plans to acquire Tigris, and the company says pricing and product stay the same
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAFilebaseFair | 2.0GPATigrisFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$7.50 a month for 500 GB on Pro, between the middle ($7) and the dearer quarter ($9.99) of file storage. Extra storage is $0.015 a GB. | CStandard is $0.02 per GB a month, with requests billed beyond the free allowance. It is metered rather than a subscription, so it cannot be lined up against the category's $7 middle, and egress is free. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree is 5 GB shared across storage and IPFS, 500 pinned files and 1 bucket. Enough to test, not much to live on. | CEvery month gives 5 GB of Standard storage, 10,000 write and list requests and 100,000 reads, with no card. A real project goes past that fast. |
| Features | CS3 API, IPFS pinning, hosted sites and a web dashboard. It's a storage service for developers, not a sync app, and custom domains and the SLA are held back. | BS3 API, global distribution, storage tiers, bucket forking, soft deletes and object notifications. Nothing in the listing is missing from object storage's job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. A web dashboard makes buckets, but you work with it through S3 tools and keys. | DYou work through the S3 API, access keys and a command line, as it is a developer service with no end-user app. No store rating is on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb dashboard and an S3 API. The listing names no integrations and no apps. | CWeb console and API only, with no desktop or phone app. It lists Amazon S3 compatibility and nothing else. |
| Best for | S3 storage with IPFS pinning for developers | S3-style object storage without 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: Filebase and Tigris. How we grade
Where they differ
In commonFree planWebPublic APIFile management
At a glance
| Filebase | Tigris | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.50 per month, billed monthly | Not published |
| Free plan | 5 GB shared across object storage and IPFS, 500 pinned files, 10 GB IPFS egress, 1 bucket. | Every month: 5 GB of Standard storage, 10,000 write and list requests and 100,000 read requests. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Filebase, Inc. | Tigris Data |
| Price read from | filebase.com | tigrisdata.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Filebase
- Storage beyond the included amount is $0.015 per GB, and extra IPFS bandwidth is $0.015 per GB.
- Extra Class A requests cost $4.50 per million and Class B $0.36 per million on Pro.
- Custom domains, bucket CIDs and an uptime SLA are not on the free plan; the SLA is Enterprise only.
- It is a developer-oriented storage service, not a desktop sync app.
Tigris
- Standard storage is $0.02 per GB per month; Infrequent Access is $0.01 and Archive tiers $0.004.
- Requests are billed: $0.005 per 1,000 Class A and $0.0005 per 1,000 Class B, beyond the free allowance.
- Infrequent Access and Archive objects carry 30 to 90 day minimum storage charges and retrieval fees.
- Dropbox plans to acquire Tigris; the company says pricing and the product stay the same.
Key features
Filebase
- S3-compatible storage
- Object storage reachable through the S3 API on both free and Pro plans, with no charge for object egress.
- IPFS pinning
- Pins files on the IPFS network, with IPNS names, gateways and a CDN; Pro raises the pinned-file limit to unlimited.
- Filebase Sites
- Hosts websites from IPFS content with IPNS; 1 site on Free and 10 on Pro.
- Image storage
- Stores images and transforms them on demand, with unlimited transformations on Pro.
- Web dashboard
- Buckets, access keys, gateways and billing are managed in a browser dashboard on every plan.
Tigris
- S3-compatible API
- Applications talk to one S3-compatible endpoint, so existing S3 tools and libraries can point at Tigris.
- Global distribution
- The default bucket type distributes data globally and follows access patterns, with single-region, multi-region and dual-region options.
- Storage tiers
- Standard, Infrequent Access, Archive and Archive Instant Retrieval tiers, with minimum retention of 30 to 90 days on the colder ones.
- Bucket forking and soft deletes
- Bucket forking, lifecycle rules and soft deletes carry no separate charge; you pay for stored data at its tier's rate.
- Object notifications
- Changes to objects in a bucket can trigger webhook events, charged per event.
- No egress fees
- Reads from any region, any cloud or the open internet cost nothing for data transfer.
Plans
Filebase
Free$0
5 GB of storage, 500 pinned files, 10 GB IPFS egress, 1 bucket and the S3 API.
Pro$7.50
per month, billed monthly
500 GB, unlimited pinned files, 250 GB IPFS egress, 100 buckets and custom domains.
EnterpriseCustom
Volume pricing, SLA, dedicated support and higher bucket and gateway limits.
Tigris
Free tier$0
Monthly allowance of 5 GB Standard storage, 10,000 Class A and 100,000 Class B requests; no card needed.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom pricing and service contract for larger workloads; contact the company.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Filebase or Tigris?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Filebase starts at $7.50 per month, billed monthly, and Tigris publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, Filebase or Tigris?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Filebase and Tigris have a free plan.
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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.