File Storage
Store, manage, and serve files, images, and media content
Key Considerations
- ✓ Storage costs and data transfer fees
- ✓ Global CDN performance
- ✓ Image/video processing capabilities
- ✓ Security and access controls
- ✓ Integration complexity
Allscreenshots
Developer-focused screenshot API. Capture screenshots of any URL programmatically with Playwright-powered rendering.
Amazon S3
Scalable object storage with 11 9s durability. Standard: $0.023/GB/mo, Glacier Deep Archive: $0.001/GB/mo.
Azure Blob Storage
Microsoft object storage. Hot: $0.018/GB, Cool: $0.01/GB, Cold: $0.0036/GB, Archive: $0.00099/GB. 5GB free.
Backblaze B2
Budget-friendly S3-compatible object storage at $6/TB. Free egress up to 3x storage volume. No minimum file size, duration, or hidden fees.
Cloudflare R2
S3-compatible object storage with zero egress fees. Store large amounts of unstructured data without costly bandwidth charges. Integrated with Cloudflare's edge network.
Cloudinary
Cloud-based image and video management with automatic optimization. Credit-based pricing: 1 credit = 1GB storage = 1GB bandwidth = 1000 transformations.
Dropbox API
Cloud storage API for file synchronization and sharing. Core API is free; Sign API has separate pricing.
Filestack
File upload and processing API. Plans from $59/mo. 21-day free trial. Uploads, transforms, and storage with CDN.
Google Cloud Storage
GCP object storage. Standard: $0.020/GB/mo. Nearline: $0.010/GB. Archive: $0.0012/GB. Egress from $0.12/GB.
ImageKit
Image CDN and optimization. Free: 20GB bandwidth/mo. Paid from $49/mo (225GB). Real-time URL transforms.
MinIO
High-performance, S3-compatible object storage. Open source and self-hostable. Kubernetes-native with enterprise features for AI/ML data lakes.
Supabase Storage
Supabase Storage is an S3-compatible object storage service integrated with the Supabase platform. It provides file uploads with Row Level Security (RLS), image transformations, and seamless integration with Supabase Auth and Database.
Tigris
Tigris is a globally distributed S3-compatible object storage service backed by Fly.io. It automatically replicates data close to users, provides zero-egress fees, and offers seamless integration with Fly.io applications for ultra-low latency access.
Uploadcare
File upload and CDN API. Free: 3K uploads, 30GB traffic. Pro from $79/mo. 325K+ CDN nodes worldwide.
UploadThing
UploadThing is a file upload solution built specifically for the Next.js and React ecosystem. It provides type-safe file uploads with a simple API, automatic optimization, and generous free tier. Extremely popular in the T3 stack community.
Wasabi
Hot cloud storage with S3 compatibility. No egress fees, no API fees. 80% cheaper than AWS S3 with predictable pricing.