Storj review (2026): is it worth $7 a month?
Distributed S3-compatible object storage priced per terabyte
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Storj report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for developers who want S3 storage priced by the terabyte
Storj is distributed S3-compatible storage at $7 per TB stored plus $7 per TB of egress, with a 30-day trial. A $5 monthly minimum applies after the trial, and it is for developers, with the plans bought through sales.
Who Storj is for
- Fits if you're a developer who wants S3 storage and is fine with a trial first
- Works for teams that store a lot and read it back rarely
Who Storj is not for
- Skip it if you want a drive that syncs, as this is object storage
- Watch out: a $5 monthly minimum applies after the trial and is a floor, not a credit
- Pricey if you read data often: egress is another $7 per TB
- Watch out: Standard bills a 30-day minimum retention, and Object Mount licenses are $29 or $39 a month
Why Storj gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$7 per TB stored and $7 per TB egress, with a $5 monthly minimum, puts it around the category's $6.95 middle before egress.
- CFree plan and trialA 30-day trial with 25 GB and no credit card, and no free plan after it.
- CFeaturesS3-compatible storage and a mount tool, but Standard and Advanced are bought through sales and small objects round up to 50 KB.
- DEase of useIt needs an S3 setup with keys and tooling, so it's for developers. No store rating on record.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb, Mac, Windows and Linux are listed, with no phone apps and no integrations.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Storj's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Storj's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 1 of the 45 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on value for money (C, above 9 of 45) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $7 a month, against a middle price of $6.32 for the category: 21 of the 37 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. 21 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 46 file storage and sync services we grade, cut by the letter each got. Storj’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 9 of 45, level with 23
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 45, level with 29
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 45, level with 33
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 45, level with 8
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 45, level with 11
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 40 file storage and sync services. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Storj, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Storj does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 42 of the 45 other file storage and sync services grade higher. It costs $84 a year.
What you could not
- A file manager working directly on your disk.
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- An API that other software can build on.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: SOC 2.
What this rests on. Storj’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Storj?
Storj sells object storage that is spread across a global network of storage locations and accessed through S3-compatible apps. Pricing is per terabyte stored and downloaded, with a $5 monthly minimum after a 30-day free trial. Object Mount, a separate product, makes cloud storage appear like a local drive.
Worth knowing
- A $5 monthly minimum fee applies after the trial; it is a floor, not a usage credit, and USDC payers are exempt.
- Standard bills a 30-day minimum retention and rounds objects under 50 KB up to 50 KB.
- Paid Object Mount licenses are $29 per license per month (500 GB of Storj storage included) or $39 for use with other S3 storage.
- Standard and Advanced are bought through sales contact on the pricing page.
Key features
- Distributed storage
- Data is stored across tens of thousands of locations and designed for 11 nines of durability using erasure coding.
- S3-compatible access
- The pricing page calls it a drop-in replacement for AWS S3 that works with S3-compatible apps; segment and API fees are not charged on new tiers.
- Object Mount
- A desktop client for Mac, Windows and Linux that streams cloud files as if they were local, working with Storj or any S3 storage.
- Regional option
- The Advanced tier keeps data in U.S. SOC 2 Type 2 compliant data centers for buyers who need to control where data lives.
Storj pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Storj is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $7 per TB / month stored, plus $7 per TB egress, $5 monthly minimum.
- Starts at
- $7 per TB / month stored, plus $7 per TB egress, $5 monthly minimum
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial with 25 GB of storage, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | $0for 30 days | S3-compatible storage with 25 GB for 30 days and 2 free Object Mount licenses. No credit card needed. |
| Standard | $7per TB / month stored, plus $7 per TB egress | Globally distributed storage. 30-day minimum retention, 50 KB minimum object size and a $5 monthly minimum fee. |
| Advanced | $10per TB / month stored, plus $7 per TB egress | Storage kept in U.S. SOC 2 Type 2 compliant data centers. $5 monthly minimum fee. |
Read from storj.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Storj before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Storj have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Storj is listed for Web, macOS, Windows and Linux.
Does Storj have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Storj is listed for Web, macOS, Windows and Linux.
Is Storj open source?
Storj is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Storj have an API?
Yes. Storj offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.