Pricing trends for Storage: 17 tracked pricing changes across 55 vendors. Direction: prices rising.

Storage Pricing Trends

Pricing direction: ↑ Prices rising

55
Vendors
3%
of All Tracked Changes
8
At-Risk Vendors
reduced 6 increased 4 removed 3 restructured 1 deprecated 1 rebranded 1 oss killed 1

Pricing Change Timeline

restructured Storj discovered 2026-09-09 · effective date unknown medium
The free trial now includes 25GB of storage and 2 Object Mount licenses. The page details a $5 minimum monthly fee that is waived during the trial and for accounts paying in STORJ token. Source ↗
increased transfernow discovered 2026-09-07 · effective date unknown medium
The free tier now offers 5 GB per transfer and 100 GB of storage, with files available for 7 days. A 'Starter' plan with 10 GB per transfer and 100 GB of storage for 3 EUR/month has also been added. Source ↗
reduced ImageKit discovered 2026-09-05 · effective date unknown high
The free tier now offers 3 GB of DAM storage and 500 video units instead of 20 GB storage and 1,000 video processing units. Bandwidth is 20 GB. Source ↗
increased Uploadcare discovered 2026-09-03 · effective date unknown medium
The free tier now includes 1,000 operations per month and a 500 MB max file size, instead of 100 MB. It also includes features like uploading widget, basic image transformations, and adaptive bitrate streaming. Source ↗
increased Filebase discovered 2026-09-01 · effective date unknown medium
The free tier is now 500GB, not 5GB. Source ↗
reduced transfernow discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknown medium
The free tier now has a 5 GB transfer limit and files are available for 7 days. There are now paid tiers with increased limits and features. Source ↗
increased ImgBB discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknown medium
While a free tier still exists, the image size limit has increased to 64MB with a Pro account. The free tier is still available, but the Pro plans offer unlimited space. Source ↗
reduced packagecloud.io discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknown medium
The free tier is now limited to specific repositories (Maven, Python, Helm, Alpine). Source ↗
reduced Pinata IPFS discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknown medium
The free tier now offers 500 pinned files, 1GB storage, 1 gateway, 10GB bandwidth per month, and 10k requests per month. Source ↗
removed ImageEngine effective 2026-04-19 medium
ImageEngine's free developer program is no longer on offer. Only access path is a 30-day free trial (no credit card), followed by flat-rate enterprise licensing. Reclassified to Trial tier. Source ↗
reduced LibreQR effective 2026-04-12 low
Now freemium with very limited free tier (0 AI QR, 2 saved) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set LibreQR's rating.
deprecated Redbooth effective 2026-04-12 low
Not a P2P file syncing service — mischaracterized (PM tool) We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Redbooth's rating.
reduced Kraken.io effective 2026-04-12 low
Free tier changed to 100MB testing quota only We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Kraken.io's rating.
rebranded Otixo effective 2026-04-12 low
Rebranded to We.Team We hold no source for this record, so it does not set Otixo's rating.
removed odrive effective 2026-03-31 medium
odrive free tier discontinued effective March 31, 2026. Previously free unified cloud storage sync across multiple providers (Google Drive, Dropbox, S3, etc.). Source ↗
oss killed MinIO effective 2026-02-12 high
MinIO archived its open-source GitHub repository. All development moved to proprietary MinIO AIStor. No new Docker images, PRs, or contributions accepted. Only case-by-case critical security fixes Source ↗
removed Storj effective 2025-07-01 high
Storj introduced a $5 minimum monthly usage fee for all accounts, announced 2025-05-30 and effective 2025-07-01, leaving a 30-day trial where the free tier used to be. The pricing page, read 2026-08-27, offers '25GB free storage for 30 days' with 'no credit card required' and applies the minimum fee once the trial ends, except for accounts paying in STORJ token. Source ↗

We hold one more record filed under this category that is not counted above: entries the vendor has since reversed, our own index housekeeping, and corrections to earlier entries of our own. Read the full change log.

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