Object Storage: Tiered Pricing
As of November 1, 2025, Storj has transitioned to a new tiered pricing model for object storage.
Projects created before November 1, 2025 retain legacy pricing for one calendar year or until they upgrade or migrate, whichever comes first.
See details on our legacy pricing model.
Overview
Storj’s new pricing model introduces three distinct storage tiers designed to meet different performance, compliance, and budget requirements:
| Global Collaboration | Regional Workflows | Active Archive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Consistent performance for global teams. Powered by a globally distributed edge network and a redundant global region for low-latency anywhere. | Region-specific storage built for compliance and predictable performance. Keeps data local while meeting residency and regulatory requirements. | Cost-effective region for long-term retention. Archive and backup data are instantly accessible without paying for peak performance. |
| Storage cost | $15/TB/month | $10/TB/month | $6/TB/month |
| Egress cost | 1X included, $0.02/GB additional | 1X included, $0.01/GB additional | $0.02/GB |
| Minimum storage duration | None | None | 30 days |
| Minimum object size | 50 kB | 50 kB | 100 kB |
Billing Units and Rounding Policy
Storj bills based on GB and GB-months (not MB or MB-months).
To ensure consistency across all tiers, usage is always rounded up to the nearest whole GB before billing.
Examples:
- If usage is 500 MB, it is rounded up to 1 GB.
- If usage is 1 byte, it is rounded up to 1 GB.
- If usage is 1001 MB, it is rounded up to 2 GB.
This rounding rule applies to both storage and egress bandwidth.
Also, Storj uses simple base 10 conversion to convert between Bytes, KB, GB, TB, etc.
Example: 1 TB = 1,000 GB = 1,000,000 KBytes.
Storage Fees
Storage costs are calculated per GB per month, rounded up to the nearest GB.
Example:
- Storing 1 TB in the Regional Workflows tier for a full month = $10.
- Calculation: 1 TB × 1 month × $10 / TB = $10.
Storage is measured continuously (per hour) throughout the month, based on the actual bytes stored.
Egress Fees
Egress (download) bandwidth is billed per GB and rounded up to the nearest GB.
- Global Collaboration: 1X included; $0.02/GB additional
- Regional Workflows: 1X included; $0.01/GB additional
- Active Archive: $0.02/GB (no free allowance)
Bandwidth includes all data transferred out of the Storj network.
Example:
- Downloading 1 TB from the Global Collaboration tier (after the 1× included egress)
- Calculation = 1000 GB × $0.02 = $20.00.
Minimums
Each tier has a few minimums that affect billing:
- Minimum Object Size: Objects smaller than the listed minimum (50-100 kB, depending on tier) are billed as if they meet that minimum threshold.
- Minimum Storage Duration (Active Archive tier only): Data deleted before 30 days will still be billed for the full 1 month period.
- Minimum Monthly Usage: A $5 minimum monthly fee applies to all active storage accounts. You won’t be charged the minimum if:
- Your usage exceeds $5
- You pay with STORJ token
- You purchased a starter package prior to August 1, 2025 (valid until expiration).
Project Limits
All Projects have Project Limits on certain important constructs. Increases in Project Limits may impact the price of your use of Storj services.
To learn more, check out the Usage Limits and Usage Limit Increases sections of the documentation.
Effective Date: November 1, 2025
Last Updated: October 22, 2025