Home Compare Vultr Object Storage vs Storj Vultr Object Storage vs Storj: which costs less for backups Prices checked 27 September to 12 October 2026
On a 10 TB backup, Vultr Object Storage (Archive) costs less until the month you restore about 5 TB; from there Storj costs less. Each vendor is priced on its cheapest class for each month, however long that class takes to read; the bills below keep the class each one names.
Data you back up GB TB PB Downloaded in a normal month GB TB PB Downloaded the month you restore GB TB PB
Both sides use the same numbers, and the bills follow as you type. Files, requests, download speed and restore deadlines use the calculator defaults .
Vu Based in the United States Standard · New Jersey
$180.00 Normal month
$280.00 Restore month
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$162.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $18.00
St Based in the United States Standard · Globally distributed
$77.00 Normal month Cheaper
$147.00 Restore month
Ready at once
$70.00 $0.00 $7.00 $0.00 $0.00
Three standard backups, both bills Each bill is the vendor's cheapest class with a complete total for that month. 1 TB, 10 TB and 50 TB kept; a tenth, a tenth and a twentieth downloaded in a normal month; everything downloaded in the month you restore. The lower bill in each pair of columns is underlined.
What decides it besides the price Downloads: the first 1 TB of downloads free each month. Minimums: bills at least 1 TB a month. Where the data sits: United States (New Jersey). Downloads: every GB downloaded charged. Minimums: 30-day minimum per object. Where the data sits: Distributed worldwide. Price both on your own workload , with your region, an Object Lock requirement or a restore deadline.
Fixed example: 10 TB, line by line These bills are for the standard 10 TB workload and do not follow the controls above. Prices checked 27 September to 12 October 2026 .
Vultr Object Storage: Standard , New Jersey
Normal month
$180.00 Normal-month bill, line by line Vultr Object Storage Standard New Jersey , priced per GB , normal month
$162.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $18.00
Smallest billed file size Not published Minimum billable object size is not published . No object-size adjustment was applied.
Storage $162.00 How the storage charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Storage 1,000 GB-month 0.00 $0.00 Storage 9,000 GB-month 0.018 $162.00
10,000 GB-months billed, after any minimum object size, rounding or minimum capacity the vendor sets.
Downloads (egress) $0.00 1,000 GB internet egress is within the published allowance.
Requests (Class A and B) $0.00 How the Class A and Class B request charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Class A operations 500 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00 Class B operations 2,000 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00
Class A and Class B operations after published allowances.
Retrieval $0.00 How the retrieval charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Retrieval 1,000 GB 0.00 $0.00
A restore only reads your data; nothing is deleted, so there is no early-deletion charge.
Fixed fees $18.00 How the fixed fees is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Standard tier base price 1 month 18.00 $18.00
Published fixed monthly fees.
Normal month total $180.00 Calculated from the provider's listed rates.
Month you restore
$280.00 Restore-month bill, line by line Vultr Object Storage Standard New Jersey , priced per GB , month you restore
$162.00 $0.00 $100.00 $0.00 $18.00
Smallest billed file size Not published Minimum billable object size is not published . No object-size adjustment was applied.
Storage $162.00 How the storage charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Storage 1,000 GB-month 0.00 $0.00 Storage 9,000 GB-month 0.018 $162.00
10,000 GB-months billed, after any minimum object size, rounding or minimum capacity the vendor sets.
Downloads (egress) $100.00 How the download charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Downloads to the internet 10,000 GB 0.01 $100.00
10,000 GB billable after the published allowance.
Requests (Class A and B) $0.00 How the Class A and Class B request charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Class A operations 500 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00 Class B operations 3,000 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00
Class A and Class B operations after published allowances.
Retrieval $0.00 How the retrieval charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Retrieval 11,000 GB 0.00 $0.00
A restore only reads your data; nothing is deleted, so there is no early-deletion charge.
Fixed fees $18.00 How the fixed fees is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Standard tier base price 1 month 18.00 $18.00
Published fixed monthly fees.
Month you restore total $280.00 Calculated from the provider's listed rates.
Storj: Standard , Globally distributed
Normal month
$77.00 Normal-month bill, line by line Storj Standard Globally distributed , priced per GB , normal month
$70.00 $0.00 $7.00 $0.00 $0.00
Storage $70.00 How the storage charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Storage 10,000 GB-month 0.007 $70.00
10,000 GB-months billed, after any minimum object size, rounding or minimum capacity the vendor sets.
Downloads (egress) $7.00 How the download charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Downloads to the internet 1,000 GB 0.007 $7.00
1,000 GB billable after the published allowance.
Requests (Class A and B) $0.00 How the Class A and Class B request charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Class A operations 500 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00 Class B operations 2,000 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00
Class A and Class B operations after published allowances.
Retrieval $0.00 How the retrieval charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Retrieval 1,000 GB 0.00 $0.00
A restore only reads your data; nothing is deleted, so there is no early-deletion charge.
Fixed fees $0.00 Published fixed fees; an invoice floor contributes only the top-up needed to reach the floor.
Normal month total $77.00 Calculated from the provider's listed rates.
Month you restore
$147.00 Restore-month bill, line by line Storj Standard Globally distributed , priced per GB , month you restore
$70.00 $0.00 $77.00 $0.00 $0.00
Storage $70.00 How the storage charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Storage 10,000 GB-month 0.007 $70.00
10,000 GB-months billed, after any minimum object size, rounding or minimum capacity the vendor sets.
Downloads (egress) $77.00 How the download charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Downloads to the internet 11,000 GB 0.007 $77.00
11,000 GB billable after the published allowance.
Requests (Class A and B) $0.00 How the Class A and Class B request charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Class A operations 500 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00 Class B operations 3,000 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00
Class A and Class B operations after published allowances.
Retrieval $0.00 How the retrieval charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Retrieval 11,000 GB 0.00 $0.00
A restore only reads your data; nothing is deleted, so there is no early-deletion charge.
Fixed fees $0.00 Published fixed fees; an invoice floor contributes only the top-up needed to reach the floor.
Month you restore total $147.00 Calculated from the provider's listed rates.
Price both on your own workload , including the day you restore.
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