Best free object & file storage (2026)

These services give you object, file, or dataset storage on a free tier that renews rather than expires. They are ranked by our free-value score, which weighs stored capacity and egress against the caps and conditions attached. One-time credits and eligibility programs are shown in a separate block so a temporary grant never sits above a permanent free tier.

How these scores work

Renewable free tiers

Ranked by free-value score. Every tier here renews rather than expiring.

#ServiceScore
1Cloudflare R2 / KVObjects, snapshots, manifests, and small hot config near Workers.6.6/10
2GitHub repositoryMarkdown, JSON configs, snapshots, and artifacts owned by technical users.6.5/10
3Pinata IPFSIPFS pinning service with a friendly UI and API for uploading and managing files, offering a free 1GB plan.6.2/10
4ImageKit.ioImage and video optimization, transformation, and CDN platform with a forever-free plan offering 20GB bandwidth and 3GB DAM storage per month.6.1/10
5FilebaseS3-compatible object storage backed by decentralized networks (IPFS), with a free 5GB plan and free object egress.5.9/10
6Supabase StorageFiles and assets next to Supabase auth/database.5.7/10
7Tigris DataGlobally distributed S3-compatible object storage with zero egress fees and a free tier of 5GB plus monthly request allowances.5.7/10
8Hugging Face DatasetsUser-owned dataset repos for exports and structured artifacts.5.6/10
9CloudinaryImage and video storage, transformation, and CDN delivery platform with a forever-free plan of 25 monthly credits and no credit card required.4.3/10
10Google Drive appDataFolderHidden app-specific storage inside the user's Google Drive account.3.5/10
11Puter.jsKeyless, serverless object storage you call straight from the browser — each end user stores files on their own Puter account, so the developer pays nothing at any scale.3.0/10
12Cloudflare R2S3-compatible object storage with ZERO egress fees and a free tier of 10 GB storage plus 1M Class A and 10M Class B operations each month.7.7/10
13Telnyx Cloud StorageDistributed S3-compatible object storage with zero egress fees and a recurring monthly free tier.7.1/10
14Backblaze B2S3-compatible always-hot object storage with a free tier and no credit card required to start.6.9/10
15IDrive e2S3-compatible cloud object storage with a 10 GB free starter allowance and no charges for API calls, ingress, or data deletion.5.4/10
16Oracle Cloud Object StorageS3-compatible object storage with a no-time-limit free allotment of 20 GB across Standard, Infrequent Access, and Archive tiers plus 50,000 API requests per month.4.9/10
17AWS S3 StandardIndustry-standard hot object storage, 11 nines durability, instant access, full ecosystem; egress $0.09/GB after free tier; tiered down to $0.021/GB above 500 TB4.7/10
18Azure Blob StorageHot-tier online block blob storage; cheapest hyperscaler hot rate; egress billed ($0.087/GB after 100 GB free); tiered cheaper above 50 TB4.7/10
19Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageS3-compatible hot object storage, first 10 GB free, free egress up to 3× monthly average storage then $0.01/GB; no minimum retention4.7/10
20Cloudflare R2S3-compatible, ZERO egress fees; IA class at $0.01/GB; data-retrieval $0.01/GB; 30-day minimum; first 10 GB free (Standard)4.7/10
21IDrive e2S3-compatible hot object storage, 10 GB free, NO egress fees, NO API-call fees; $6 minimum monthly fee (=1 TB)4.7/10
22Impossible CloudS3-compatible, NO egress fees, NO API fees, no minimum storage time, billed per TB; 5 TB free 30-day trial4.7/10
23Scaleway Object StorageS3-compatible; One Zone €0.0123/GB (single AZ), Multi-AZ €0.01606/GB; 75 GB storage + 75 GB egress free; ingress free; EU regions4.7/10
24TigrisGlobally distributed, S3-compatible, ZERO egress fees, no per-region charges; 5 GB free; IA $0.01, Archive $0.0044.7/10
25BytescaleFile storage platform with on-the-fly image, video, and audio transformation APIs and a global CDN.2.7/10

One-time credits & programs

Kept separate from the ranking above: these are trial credits or eligibility-gated programs that eventually run out or require qualification, not renewable free tiers.