Wasabi review (2026): is it worth $7.99 a month?
S3-compatible cloud object storage at a flat per-TB rate
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Wasabi report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for cheap object storage for backups with no egress fees
Wasabi sells S3-compatible object storage at one rate per TB with no egress or API charges. But it is built for IT teams and backup software rather than for people who just want a folder in the cloud, and you pay for 1 TB a month and for 90 days on anything you delete.
Who Wasabi is for
- 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
Who Wasabi is not for
- 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
Why Wasabi gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$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.
- CFree plan and trialThe 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.
- CFeaturesFlat 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.
- CEase of useNo 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.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Wasabi'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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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/wasabi#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/wasabi.svg" alt="Wasabi: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Wasabi stands among file storage and sync services
Wasabi's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 13 of the 45 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 12 of 45) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $7.99 a month, against a middle price of $6.32 for the category: 24 of the 37 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 17 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. Wasabi’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
- CEase of useAbove 9 of 45, level with 13
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 45, level with 15
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 Wasabi, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Wasabi does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 2 things listed below take a company.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 28 of the 45 other file storage and sync services grade higher. It costs $95.88 a year.
What you could not
- A file manager working directly on your disk.
- It plugs into other products, Veeam, Commvault and Rubrik among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Wasabi’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 Wasabi?
Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage is object storage billed by the terabyte, with no separate charges for egress or API requests. It targets backups, archives and AI datasets and works through S3-compatible tools rather than a file-sync app. Pay as You Go and Reserved Capacity are the two ways to buy.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Wasabi pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Wasabi is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $7.99 per TB / month.
- Starts at
- $7.99 per TB / month
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial: 100 GB for 30 days with a company email, 10 GB for 14 days with a free email address
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pay as You Go | $7.99per 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 Storage | Custom | A fixed capacity block bought for 1, 3 or 5 years, from 25 TB. Larger and longer terms are discounted. Premium support. |
Read from wasabi.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Wasabi before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savingsMigration 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.
Stated on wasabi.com
Works with
- Veeam
- Commvault
- Rubrik
- Cohesity
- MLflow
- LangChain
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Common questions
Does Wasabi have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Wasabi is listed for Web.
Does Wasabi have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Wasabi is listed for Web.
Is Wasabi open source?
Wasabi is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Wasabi have an API?
Yes. Wasabi 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.