Storj review
A focused object storage service for distributed data and S3-compatible workflows.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Storj provides cloud object storage for organizations managing backups, media, AI data, and other large files. Its hosted service offers an S3-compatible REST API and gateway, while Gateway ST supports self-hosted deployments. Data is split and distributed across a global network using erasure coding rather than conventional regional replication. That positioning makes Storj a strong fit for teams seeking distributed storage with S3 access, versioning, retention controls, and support for large objects.
The pricing structure has a 30-day free trial with 25 GB of free storage, S3-compatible app support, and no credit card required. The Standard plan costs $7 per TB per month and provides globally distributed storage with $7/TB egress. Advanced costs $10 per TB per month and adds region-specific storage, while also listing U.S. SOC 2 Type 2 compliant data centers and $7/TB egress. The paid tiers therefore separate global placement from region-specific placement, giving buyers a direct choice between the two storage models.
Storj’s feature set is strongest around object controls and S3-oriented workflows. Object versioning, Object Lock with governance, compliance, and legal hold modes, object-level TTL expiration, and multipart uploads address retention and large-file management. Integrations include Amazon S3-compatible clients, Rclone, Veeam, and Google Cloud Pub/Sub for bucket event notifications. Teams that need conventional replication scope or AWS lifecycle configuration may prefer another service: Storj’s S3 API does not support AWS PutBucketLifecycleConfiguration, and its lifecycle behavior uses Storj-specific TTL controls. Choose Storj for erasure-coded distribution and focused object storage; look elsewhere when regional replication is central.
Storj pros and cons
- Where it wins
- S3-compatible REST API, gateway, and broad client support
- Erasure-coded global distribution for large files and backups
- Versioning, Object Lock, TTLs, and multipart uploads
- Where it doesn't
- No replication scope for conventional regional replication workflows
- Advanced storage costs more than Standard
- Lifecycle configuration differs from AWS S3 workflows
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