# Storj review (2026): is it worth $7 a month? > Distributed S3-compatible object storage priced per terabyte Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** File Storage & Sync - **Made by:** Storj - **Website:** https://www.storj.io - **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a drive that syncs, as this is object storage. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## 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. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **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 | $0 for 30 days | S3-compatible storage with 25 GB for 30 days and 2 free Object Mount licenses. No credit card needed. | | Standard | $7 per 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 | $10 per 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 https://www.storj.io/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Storj before buying. ## 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. ## Good for - Developers who need S3-compatible storage with simple rates - Teams that want to mount cloud storage as a local drive - Buyers comparing low-cost object storage providers ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: C.** $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. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 30-day trial with 25 GB and no credit card, and no free plan after it. - **Features: C.** S3-compatible storage and a mount tool, but Standard and Advanced are bought through sales and small objects round up to 50 KB. - **Ease of use: D.** It needs an S3 setup with keys and tooling, so it's for developers. No store rating on record. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web, Mac, Windows and Linux are listed, with no phone apps and no integrations. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it stands among file storage and sync services - 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/file-storage ## Keep it, 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. - You could not: A file manager working directly on your disk. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. - You could not: An API that other software can build on. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: SOC 2. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Public API, File management ## Alternatives - [Backblaze B2](https://toolgpa.com/tools/backblaze-b2): S3-compatible object storage billed per terabyte. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/backblaze-b2-vs-storj) - [Wasabi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wasabi): S3-compatible cloud object storage at a flat per-TB rate. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/storj-vs-wasabi) - [Filen](https://toolgpa.com/tools/filen): End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from Germany with open source apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/filen-vs-storj) - [Internxt](https://toolgpa.com/tools/internxt): Open source, zero-knowledge cloud storage with lifetime plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/internxt-vs-storj) - [pCloud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pcloud): Swiss cloud storage sold by subscription or one-time payment. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pcloud-vs-storj) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.storj.io/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/storj Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).