Linode Object Storage vs Storj
Neither wins outright: Linode Object Storage is cheaper for 2 of 3 workloads and Storj for the rest.
List prices checked
Rate cards side by side
Only the axes at least one of them bills on. A dash means that provider does not charge for it.
| Billing axis | Linode Object Storage | Storj | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $5.00/mo | — | — |
| Storage | $0.020/GB-mo | $0.0070/GB-mo | 2.9× Storj |
| Data transfer out | $0.0050/GB | $0.0070/GB | 1.4× Linode Object Storage |
| Free tier | No | Yes | — |
Source: Akamai pricing (May 2026) · Storj pricing (August 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.
Monthly cost for three real workloads
The rate cards applied to identical usage. This is where the winner changes.
| Workload | Linode Object Storage | Storj | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side projectA personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process. | $0.40 | $0.84 | Linode Object Storagesaves $0.44/mo (52%) |
| Growing SaaSA funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers. | $10 | $11 | Linode Object Storagesaves $0.50/mo (5%) |
| Media-heavy siteA publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought. | $85 | $84 | Storjsaves $1.00/mo (1%) |
Workload definitions are identical on every comparison page, so figures here can be read against any other pair in the same category.
What each one is for
Linode Object Storage
by Akamai
A flat $5 per month for 250 GB and 1 TB of transfer, with no per-request charges — which removes the API-call line item that complicates S3 modelling.
Storj
by Storj
Erasure-coded shards distributed across independent node operators at a flat $7/TB worldwide with no regional tiers. Latency on first byte is higher than a centralised bucket.
Free tier: 25 GB of storage and 25 GB of egress per month
Common questions
- Is Linode Object Storage or Storj cheaper in 2026?
- It depends on volume — Linode Object Storage wins 2 of the 3 modelled workloads and Storj wins 1. The scenario table above shows where the crossover falls.
- What is the difference in egress cost between Linode Object Storage and Storj?
- Linode Object Storage charges $0.0050 per GB against Storj's $0.0070, roughly 1.4× cheaper. Egress usually dominates the bill once traffic is measured in terabytes.
- Which has the better free tier, Linode Object Storage or Storj?
- Storj does — 25 GB of storage and 25 GB of egress per month. Linode Object Storage bills from the first unit of usage.
- What do these estimates not include?
- Committed-use and reserved discounts, regional price variation, per-request API charges, support plans, and minimum retention periods. All of those move real invoices, sometimes by a lot. These figures compare published list prices for the same workload, which is the comparison the rate cards alone cannot give you.