S3 PDM Vault works with any S3-compatible storage. Here's what ten providers charge, what you can get for free, and what your vault would cost each month.
Enter how much your vault holds and how much you download each month. A solo designer's downloads are usually small: Get Latest on a second machine, or restoring an old version.
Every version is kept, so include your history, not just the latest files.
Estimates in US dollars for standard (hot) storage, using list prices checked September 2026. 1 TB is treated as 1,000 GB. Request fees are left out; they're free or negligible at this scale for every provider shown. Hetzner is converted at €1 = $1.15. Sign-up credits from AWS and Google aren't included because they expire.
A permanent free tier renews every month. A trial or credit runs out. For a small vault, a permanent tier can cover you indefinitely.
Permanent
First 10 GB of storage free, every month.
Permanent
10 GB of storage, 1 million writes and 10 million reads per month. Downloads are always free.
Permanent
5 GB of Standard storage in selected US regions, plus $300 of credit for new customers.
Permanent
5 GB free with no credit card. See the IPFS note below before storing client work.
Credit
New accounts get up to $200 of credit, with a free plan that lasts 6 months.
Trial
30 days with up to 1 TB and no card required.
Trial
10 GB free to try.
Trial
30 days with 25 GB.
None
No free tier. Both are flat monthly plans with storage and downloads included.
List prices for standard storage. Minimums matter most for a small vault: a 1 TB minimum means paying for 1 TB even if you store 50 GB.
| Provider | Storage | Downloads | Minimums | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backblaze B2 | $6.95 per TB/month | Free up to 3× what you store, then $0.01/GB | None | Pay for exactly what you store. A good default for S3 PDM Vault. In Lifecycle settings change to ' Keep only the last version of the file'. |
| Wasabi | $7.99 per TB/month | Free while downloads stay at or below your storage | 1 TB billed minimum; each object billed for at least 90 days | Price rose from $6.99 in July 2026. Good value above 1 TB. |
| Cloudflare R2 | $15 per TB/month | Always free | None | Small per-request fees beyond the free tier. |
| AWS S3 Standard | $23 per TB/month | First 100 GB/month free, then about $0.09/GB | None | US East price. Request fees are extra. The most expensive here for storage. |
| Google Cloud Storage | $20 per TB/month | From about $0.12/GB | None | US regional price. Works through Google's S3 interoperability mode with HMAC keys. |
| DigitalOcean Spaces | $5/month includes 250 GB, then $0.02/GB | 1 TB/month included, then $0.01/GB | $5 per month | Simple bundle with a built-in CDN. |
| Hetzner Object Storage | €6.49/month includes 1 TB, then about €6.50/TB | 1 TB/month included, then €1/TB | €6.49 per month | Data centers in Germany and Finland. Price rose from €4.99 in April 2026. |
| IDrive e2 | $6 per TB/month | Free up to 3× what you store, then $0.01/GB | 1 TB billed minimum | Annual plans work out cheaper: $59.50 per TB per year, with 50% off the first year. |
| Storj | $7 per TB, or part of, stored | $7 per TB, or part of, downloaded | $5 monthly minimum | Decentralized and encrypted. Check the current pricing before signing up. |
| Filebase | Paid plans from $7.50/month (500 GB) | Varies by plan | None on the free plan | IPFS-backed storage is publicly retrievable. See below. |
Filebase stores files on IPFS, a public network. A "private" bucket only hides the S3 address: anyone who has or finds a file's content ID can download it. That's fine for public files, but not for confidential designs.
S3 PDM Vault never deletes file contents from storage, so the 90-day minimum only touches its small history files. The 1 TB minimum is what counts: below 1 TB, you pay for 1 TB.
S3 PDM Vault can also store a vault in a folder on a network drive or NAS, or in a self-hosted S3 server such as Garage or MinIO, with no storage fees at all. It's worth considering if you already run a server, though your data is then only as safe as that hardware and its backups.
Prices change often. Always check the provider's own pricing page before committing.
Prices checked September 2026. USD, except Hetzner in EUR.