Filebase
S3-compatible object storage backed by decentralized networks (IPFS), with a free 5GB plan and free object egress.
- Card required
- No
Filebase scores 5.9/10 for free value in Storage. The main constraint: Free $0/month: 5 GB storage pooled across Object Storage or IPFS, free object egress.
Free value score
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Key metrics
What you get
Verified free $0/month plan with 5GB storage
S3-compatible API over decentralized/IPFS backend
Free object egress on the free plan
Storage pooled across object storage and IPFS
Gotchas
- 5 GB storage cap
Free plan includes 5 GB pooled across Object Storage and IPFS; no additional storage can be purchased on the free tier.
- 100K Class A ops/month
Write-heavy operations (uploads, copies, list actions) are capped at 100,000 per month on the free tier.
- 1M Class B ops/month
Read-heavy operations (downloads, metadata fetches) are capped at 1 million per month on the free tier.
- 1 GB IPFS egress/month
IPFS content delivery and retrieval is limited to 1 GB per month on the free plan; additional bandwidth is not purchasable.
- No custom domains
Custom domain support for buckets and gateways requires the paid Pro plan.
- 1 bucket only
Free plan is limited to a single bucket; Pro plan allows up to 100 buckets.
- 500 IPFS pinned files
IPFS pin count is capped at 500 files on the free tier; Pro provides unlimited pinning.
- 1 IPNS name
Only one IPNS name is available on the free plan; Pro allows 10.
- 1 IPFS site + CDN
Free plan supports only one IPFS-backed site with CDN delivery.
- Limited image transformations
Image transformations are limited on the free tier; Pro offers unlimited transformations.
- Basic threat monitoring only
Free tier provides only basic threat monitoring; standard-grade monitoring requires Pro.
- No uptime SLA or priority support
SLA guarantees and priority support channels are only available on Pro and Enterprise plans.
- API requests soft-limited
API requests are described as 'limited' on free; Filebase reserves the right to throttle or require plan upgrade for abnormally high request volumes.
Sources
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"Free $0/month ... Storage 5 GB Pooled across Object Storage or IPFS ... Object Egress Free"
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"Class A Ops Included ... 100K included ... Class B Ops Included ... 1M included ... IPFS Egress ... 1 GB ... Pinned Files 500 Files ... Bucket Count 1 ... IPNS Names 1"
https://filebase.com/pricing/ -
"Despite these challenges, we've chosen not to enforce credit card requirements at sign-up."
https://filebase.com/blog/upholding-a-free-tier-the-ipfs-challenge/ -
"Filebase ... today announced a $2M seed round led by Multicoin Capital with participation from Version One Ventures and notable angels like Ryan Selkis."
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