Side-by-side decision briefs that show when each product tends to fit, what usually breaks first, and how pricing behavior differs.
Both are hyperscaler-grade object stores; the right choice is usually ecosystem alignment and operating model. Pick S3 if you’re AWS-first or need broad third-party compatibility. Pick GCS if you’re GCP-first and want native IAM/networking and data workflow adjacency. For both, model egress and requests early—those usually dominate total cost.
Both are hyperscaler-grade object stores; the best choice is usually ecosystem alignment. Choose S3 if you’re AWS-first or rely on broad third-party tooling and AWS adjacency. Choose Azure Blob if you’re Microsoft-centric and want Azure-native governance and integration. Either way, egress and transaction patterns are the real cost driver—model them early.
Choose S3 when you need the deepest enterprise controls and AWS adjacency, and you can own cost governance across egress and requests. Choose R2 when egress dominates your cost model or you’re Cloudflare-centric and want a different pricing approach for delivery-heavy workloads. The right answer depends on access pattern and network paths, not storage size.
Pick S3 when you need AWS ecosystem depth, enterprise controls, and adjacency to AWS services—and you can own cost governance. Pick B2 when the use case is backups, archives, or media libraries and you’re optimizing for cost-driven object storage economics. The key is modeling access pattern: egress and requests often dominate more than storage volume.
S3 is the right default when you want AWS ecosystem depth and enterprise governance and can manage cost drivers across egress and requests. Wasabi is a strong shortlist when storage footprint is large and you want cost-driven economics with S3-compatible workflows. The deciding factor is your access pattern and policy constraints, not storage size alone.
Both are cost-driven alternatives, but they fit different contexts. R2 is compelling when egress and delivery patterns dominate and you’re Cloudflare-centric. B2 is compelling when you want cost-driven object storage for backups, archives, or media libraries and can model requests and restore frequency. The right choice depends on access pattern and network paths.
Both are cost-driven object stores most often used for backups, archives, and media libraries. The right choice depends on access pattern and constraints: how often you restore, how request-heavy the workload is, and what policy terms apply. If your restores are predictable and you can model requests/egress, either can be a strong alternative to hyperscalers.
Both are good SMB object storage options and the best choice is usually “which VPS ecosystem are you already in” plus region fit. Choose DigitalOcean Spaces if you want the simplest path inside a DigitalOcean setup. Choose Linode Object Storage if your compute is on Linode and you want S3-style workflows aligned to that platform. Either way, bandwidth and request patterns matter more than storage size.
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