Category · 3 options
Choosing storage
File and object storage for uploads and exports. Watch egress (download) fees; they dominate cost for public files.
Free plans and prices
In Cuely's default order for the general case. Your needs change the order; see below.
| Tool | Free plan | Paid from | At 1,000 users |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare R2 S3-compatible storage with no egress fees. | Free each month: 10 GB-month of Standard storage, 1M Class A and 10M Class B operations. | $0.015 per GB-month (Standard); $4.50 per million Class A operations. | $0/month |
| Vercel Blob Zero setup on a Vercel project. | Hobby: 1 GB storage per month, 10,000 simple and 2,000 advanced operations, 10 GB data transfer. | Usage-based on Pro, e.g. in iad1: $0.023/GB storage and $0.05/GB transfer. | $0/month |
| Amazon S3 The reference object store, with the most storage classes and integrations. | New AWS customers get up to $200 in Free Tier credits; the first 100 GB per month of data out to the internet is free. | Not stated | $0/month |
Best pick by need
From the published scores Cuely ranks with. Only needs where one tool clearly leads.
- background jobs or long-running servers: Amazon S3. Fits AWS-based backends.
- fewer vendors: Vercel Blob. Part of the Vercel project; no separate account.
- global low latency: Cloudflare R2. Served from Cloudflare's network.
- high volume: Cloudflare R2. Free egress keeps download-heavy costs flat.
- keep costs as low as possible: Cloudflare R2. No egress fees and a 10 GB free allowance.
- Next.js or React: Vercel Blob. SDK built for Next.js on Vercel.
- regulated or compliance-sensitive: Amazon S3. Mature controls: object lock, encryption keys, access logs.