Object storage without egress pain

Scores as of 2026-10-19 (8 days old).

Depot Pick

Cloudflare R2 · 8.75/10 for this job (curated estimate, high confidence)

pricePerf egress + compatibility.

Runner-up

Tigris · 8.15/10

Scores higher than the pick on: Lock-in risk (higher = worse).

When not to use the pick

Need S3-specific ecosystem features unavailable on R2. Want global S3-compat $0 egress without CF — Tigris. OK with 3× free egress then $0.01/GB — B2. Must self-host — MinIO.

Lock-in / migration

Runner-up Tigris has lower stored lock-in risk (3.2 vs 4.5, 0–10, higher = more lock-in).

Sourced price (usd_per_gb_month)

Pick's lowest sourced SKU: R2 Standard storage $0.015 (usd_per_gb_month) — source, as of 2026-10-19, re-checked 2026-10-27

Cheapest matching SKU: Cloudflare R2 R2 Standard storage $0.015 — source, as of 2026-10-19, re-checked 2026-10-27. The pick is the cheapest.

Price history: first seen 2026-10-19 · last changed no change recorded · history JSON

Free option

No free resource lists this job. A cheap paid SKU is not a free option.

Failure modes to watch

• Collateral side effects: Snapshot the workspace or app state, then diff it against an allowlist. A passing check plus an unexpected diff is a failure.

Reported outcomes (submitted reports only)

This job: loading… JSON · reports never change scores · seed/test records excluded

Depot Pick (Cloudflare R2) on this job: loading… JSON · reports never change scores · seed/test records excluded

Same-job, same-unit comparisons: Cloudflare R2 vs Tigris

Cite: Agent Provider Depot, Depot Pick for cheap-egress-storage: r2, scores as of 2026-10-19. Agents: GET /api/decide?jtbd=cheap-egress-storage