Tigris vs Wasabi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Wasabi grades higher than Tigris: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Tigris grades higher on features. Wasabi grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Wasabi
S3-compatible cloud object storage at a flat per-TB rate
Free trial · from $7.99/mo
Which one is for you
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
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
| 2.0GPATigrisFair | 2.2GPAWasabiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 | BS3 API, global distribution, storage tiers, bucket forking, soft deletes and object notifications. Nothing in the listing is missing from object storage's job. | 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 | 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. | 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 | CWeb console and API only, with no desktop or phone app. It lists Amazon S3 compatibility and nothing else. | 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-style object storage without egress fees | 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: Tigris and Wasabi. How we grade
Where they differ
In commonWebPublic APIFile management
At a glance
| Tigris | Wasabi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $7.99 per TB / month |
| Free plan | Every month: 5 GB of Standard storage, 10,000 write and list requests and 100,000 read requests. | 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 | Tigris Data | Wasabi Technologies |
| Price read from | tigrisdata.com | wasabi.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
Tigris
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, Tigris or Wasabi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Tigris publishes no starting price, and Wasabi starts at $7.99 per TB / month.
Which has a free plan, Tigris or Wasabi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Tigris has a free plan. Wasabi does not, though it has a free trial.
More comparisons
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.