A credible S3 replacement with genuinely no egress or API fees and a real 99.9% SLA, held back by the 90-day minimum retention, the 1 TB floor and a fair-use egress ceiling that rules it out as a high-egress origin.
by the bestcloudmining editorial desk · review version 2 · prose updated 2026-09-24 · facts as of 2026-09-24 · how we verify
Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage is a centralized S3-compatible object storage provider from Wasabi Technologies LLC, offering pay-as-you-go and reserved capacity plans. It’s designed for users needing low-cost, high-durability storage with no egress or API fees. The main caveat: a 90-day minimum retention period and 1 TB monthly minimum make it unsuitable for short-term or low-volume use.
You can rent S3-compatible object storage in North America, EMEA, and APAC regions, billed per TB/month. Wasabi offers Pay-as-You-Go, Reserved Capacity (1/3/5-year), Cloud NAS, and physical transfer options like Wasabi Ball. You get access to storage via S3 API, but no self-custody, no crypto payments, and no GPU or mining services. Minimum active storage is 1 TB per month (10 TB for Cloud NAS).
Wasabi offers flexible (Pay-as-You-Go) and fixed-term (Reserved Capacity) contracts, but the exact term_days for flexible plans is not defined. A 90-day minimum storage duration applies, with early deletion incurring Timed Deleted Storage charges. Maintenance fees are not specified. Payout frequency and thresholds do not apply - this is storage, not mining. The SLA offers 99.9% uptime with service credits as the sole remedy.
Wasabi provides no customer-facing possession proofs. Data integrity is maintained via checksums and ETag verification, but the claimed 11-nines durability is an internal assertion, not externally auditable. You must trust Wasabi’s infrastructure and SLA without independent verification of data persistence or location.
Wasabi has operated since 2017, founded by Carbonite co-founders, with a public status page showing operational health. It’s well-regarded for performance and no egress fees, but Reddit threads and third-party reviews highlight the 90-day retention and fair-use egress limits as operational constraints. Data quality is verified, but long-term custody depends entirely on Wasabi’s continued operation.
Pricing starts at $7.99 per TB/month ($0.0078/GB-mo) for Pay-as-You-Go in all regions, with no egress or API fees under fair-use (egress must not exceed stored volume monthly). Minimum charge is $7.99 (1 TB). Reserved Capacity offers deeper discounts via quote. Payment is fiat-only (credit card or invoice), KYC is required, and there is no anonymous or crypto-based signup.
Wasabi is a credible S3 alternative if you need low-cost, durable storage with predictable egress costs and can commit to 90+ days of retention. Avoid it if you need short-term storage, high egress ratios, or want verifiable custody - consider Backblaze B2 or self-hosted solutions instead.
| Documented price | $7.99 per TB/mo · $0 per TB egress (free under fair-use policy) |
|---|---|
| Minimum | $7.99 |
| Notes | Observed 2026-09-24: Pay as You Go $7.99/TB/mo ($0.0078/GB-mo) in North America, EMEA and APAC, with ingress, egress and API requests free subject to Wasabi's fair-use policies. Wasabi Cloud NAS $9.99/TB/mo. Minimum monthly charge 1 TB active storage (10 TB for Cloud NAS); 90-day minimum storage duration; 4 KB minimum billable object. Reserved Capacity 1/3/5-year commitments give larger discounts (quote only). Wasabi Ball appliance $750 per 30 days (min 50 TB); Dell ObjectScale RCS min 25 TB/1 year. Price rose from the long-standing $6.99/TB to $7.99/TB. |
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Based on our checks as of 2026-09-24: Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage (legacy cloud benchmark) scores 8/10 in our weighted review. We logged 1 red flag (listed above). User reports and operator background are documented with dated sources in the meta-review below.
You get S3-compatible object storage access with no egress or API fees, but no hardware ownership, no crypto payouts, and no self-custody. Data is stored in Wasabi’s data centers under their control.
$7.99/TB/month minimum (1 TB), with no ingress/egress/API fees under fair-use. Early deletion within 90 days incurs Timed Deleted Storage charges. Reserved plans offer discounts but require long-term commitment.
Yes: 1 TB minimum monthly storage (10 TB for Cloud NAS) and a 90-day minimum retention. No free tier or trial - minimum charge is $7.99/month.
Payouts don’t apply - this is storage, not mining. You pay monthly for storage used, with billing per hour and no revenue generation from the service.
If Wasabi ceases operations, you risk permanent data loss unless you’ve migrated your data. There is no decentralized fallback or self-recovery - your data remains under their custody.
For most users, Wasabi is cheaper and more scalable than buying and maintaining hardware. But for high-egress or short-term needs, a VPS with raw storage or Backblaze B2 may offer better economics and flexibility.
S3-compatible centralised object storage at $6.95/TB/mo with free egress up to 3x stored volume and no minimums.
Centralised hyperscaler object storage: 11-nines durability design and a 99.9% SLA, but ~$23/TB plus $0.09/GB egress and fiat-only payment.
S3-compatible distributed object storage at $7/TB/mo with $7/TB egress and no API fees; operating under Chapter 11 after the Inveniam acquisition.
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