Yes, Storj has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $7.00/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
Storj is a distributed cloud storage and compute platform that provides S3-compatible object storage, Object Mount file access, and cloud compute resources. The storage service distributes and replicates data across a global network, with regional, archive, and global storage tiers documented on the pricing page.
The pricing page lists perpetual paid tiers rather than a free allowance: Regional storage at $10/TB per month with included egress, Archive storage at $6/TB per month with $0.02/GB egress, and Global storage at $15/TB per month with included egress. Object Mount is licensed separately at $199 per month paid annually for the pay-per-license plan, with an enterprise option starting at 300TB minimum footprint. The service is aimed at teams that need object storage, file mounting, and compute close to their data.
- S3-compatible distributed object storage
- Regional, Archive, and Global storage tiers
- Archive tier at $6/TB monthly
- Regional tier at $10/TB monthly
- Global tier at $15/TB monthly
- Object Mount licensing at $199/month
- Enterprise Object Mount minimum 300TB
- Cloud compute with CPU and GPU options
Free Tier Value
This free trial lasts 30 days and does not require a credit card, so it has real value but only for a limited time. The closest paid entry point is Storj’s $7/month-per-TB storage pricing, so a 30-day trial is worth about $7/month on a normalized basis; the included Object Mount access adds convenience, but the time limit keeps the score well below a perpetual free tier.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Start free trial access to Storj Distributed Storage.
- Start free trial access to Storj Object Mount.
- Start free trial access to Storj Cloud Compute.
See Storj pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Standard
- storage
- $7/TB
- egress
- $7/TB
- minimum_monthly_fee
- $5
- Globally distributed storage
- Consistently fast worldwide
- No API fees
- Enterprise-grade security and availability
- Drop-in replacement for AWS S3
Advanced
- license_pricing
- $10/TB
- egress
- $7/TB
- minimum_monthly_fee
- $5
- U.S. SOC2 Type 2 compliant data centers
- Distributed across U.S. data centers
- Consistently fast performance
- No API fees
- Enterprise-grade security and availability
Teams
- license
- 1
- included_storage
- 500 GB
- Works with Storj Object Storage
- Optimized for collaboration
- Customer support
- Includes Object Mount
- Includes 500 GB of Storj Object Storage per license
Bring Your Own Cloud
- license
- 1
- Works with AWS, GCP, Azure and more
- Everything in Teams plan
- Works with Storj Object Storage
- Works with any S3 storage
- Mount multiple clouds at once
Pricing extracted from Storj's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Storj free forever?
Yes. Storj has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does Storj require a credit card?
No. You can start on Storj's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Storj's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Storj's cheapest paid plan is Standard at $7 / month.
What is Storj's free tier worth?
Storj's free tier is worth about $7.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 35/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
