storage-providers:

Storage providers compared

FeatherVault stores backups in your own S3-compatible bucket. Here is a rough orientation across the providers it supports.

# indicative figures, USD, as of May 2026 - always verify with the provider

Provider	Storage	Egress	Free tier	Best for	Pricing
Cloudflare R2· recommended	~$0.015 / GB / mo	Free	10 GB storage	Frequent restores, with no egress fees at all.	View →
Backblaze B2	~$0.006 / GB / mo	Free up to 3× storage, then ~$0.01/GB	10 GB storage	The cheapest per-GB storage for archival backups.	View →
Wasabi	~$0.007 / GB / mo	Free (fair-use policy)	Trial only	Predictable flat pricing at scale (1 TB minimum).	View →
Amazon S3	~$0.023 / GB / mo	~$0.09 / GB	Limited intro tier	Existing AWS users who want everything in one place.	View →
MinIO (self-hosted)	Your own hardware	Your own bandwidth	Open source	Self-hosters who want full control of their data.	View →

Cloudflare R2

· recommended

Storage~$0.015 / GB / moEgressFreeFree tier10 GB storage

Frequent restores, with no egress fees at all.

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Backblaze B2

Storage~$0.006 / GB / moEgressFree up to 3× storage, then ~$0.01/GBFree tier10 GB storage

The cheapest per-GB storage for archival backups.

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Wasabi

Storage~$0.007 / GB / moEgressFree (fair-use policy)Free tierTrial only

Predictable flat pricing at scale (1 TB minimum).

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Amazon S3

Storage~$0.023 / GB / moEgress~$0.09 / GBFree tierLimited intro tier

Existing AWS users who want everything in one place.

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MinIO (self-hosted)

StorageYour own hardwareEgressYour own bandwidthFree tierOpen source

Self-hosters who want full control of their data.

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Backups compress well, but a busy modded server can still be several gigabytes. Egress cost matters most if you restore often. That is where a zero-egress provider like Cloudflare R2 pays off.