8 Best Cloudflare R2 Alternatives (2026)

The closest alternatives to Cloudflare R2 are AWS S3, Backblaze B2, Bunny Storage and DigitalOcean Spaces, with 4 more below. Each shares a comparison category with it, so every rationale here names both tools' real values. Cloudflare R2 is marked No on Versioning, where Backblaze B2 records Yes, usually where a switch starts.

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Why do people look for Cloudflare R2 alternatives?

Most people searching for Cloudflare R2 alternatives are not shopping, they already run it and something has stopped fitting.
That something is usually a specific number rather than a feeling.
This page starts from the fields where Cloudflare R2 genuinely trails the rosters it appears in, and only then covers the reasons that never show up in a table.

The measured reasons.

Versioning, No. Backblaze B2 records Yes.
Class A $/M ops, $4.5 /M ops, 10th of 12. Backblaze B2 records $0 /M ops.
Class B $/M ops, $0.36 /M ops, 10th of 12. Backblaze B2 records $0 /M ops.
Storage $/TB/mo, $15 /TB/mo, 7th of 11. Storj records $4 /TB/mo.

Any one of those is enough on its own if you sized your architecture around it.
None of them is enough if you didn't, which is why the list is short and specific rather than a general case against Cloudflare R2.

The reasons that never make it into a table.

A price rise after a funding round.
A licence change that turns a self-host into a subscription.
A region you now need and they do not have.
An acquisition.
A support experience that quietly degrades.
None of those are fields, and all of them move teams, which is why every entry below links back to S3-compatible storage, where the full field set and its sources live.
The ones we catch get logged on the Cloudflare R2 timeline.

How the shortlist is ordered.

Every tool below shares at least one comparison category with Cloudflare R2, sorted by how many categories the two overlap in.
There is no editorial ranking, no sponsorship and no affiliate link, the order is the overlap count.
The rationale under each is generated from the two tools' own cells, so it names real values rather than adjectives.

1.AWS S3

AWS S3, The API everything else copies, and by far the most expensive egress in this roster.
It meets Cloudflare R2 in S3-compatible storage.
It is ahead on Versioning (Yes against No), IAM granularity (5 against 3) and Sydney region (Yes against Partial).
What you give up: Egress $/TB ($90 /TB, where Cloudflare R2 records $0 /TB) and True cost /mo (USD) ($472.6 /mo, where Cloudflare R2 records $22.74 /mo).
Best for workloads already inside AWS where traffic stays on the internal network.
Still the most capable object store, and thirty-eight times Hetzner's cost here, almost entirely bandwidth.

Where AWS S3 and Cloudflare R2 actually differ

Egress $/TB: $90/TBCloudflare R2: $0 /TB
True cost /mo (USD): $472.6/moCloudflare R2: $22.74 /mo
Versioning: YesCloudflare R2: No
True cost /mo (AUD): A$718.35/moCloudflare R2: A$34.56 /mo
IAM granularity: 5Cloudflare R2: 3
True cost from Sydney (AUD): A$900.14/moCloudflare R2: A$34.56 /mo

AWS S3 profile AWS S3 vs Cloudflare R2 Compare in S3-compatible storage

2.Backblaze B2

Backblaze B2, Cheap US and EU object storage with free egress up to three times stored volume.
It meets Cloudflare R2 in S3-compatible storage.
It is ahead on Versioning (Yes against No), Class A $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $4.5 /M ops) and Class B $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $0.36 /M ops).
What you give up: Official MCP server (No, where Cloudflare R2 records Yes) and Sydney region (No, where Cloudflare R2 records Partial).
Best for backup and archive targets where object lock matters and latency does not.
The sensible cheap, feature-complete middle, but no APAC region rules it out for Australia.

Where Backblaze B2 and Cloudflare R2 actually differ

Versioning: YesCloudflare R2: No
Official MCP server: NoCloudflare R2: Yes
Class A $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $4.5 /M ops
Sydney region: NoCloudflare R2: Partial
Class B $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $0.36 /M ops
CDN integration: partnerCloudflare R2: free-bundled

Backblaze B2 profile Backblaze B2 vs Cloudflare R2 Compare in S3-compatible storage

3.Bunny Storage

Bunny Storage, Edge storage built as a CDN origin, with its own API rather than a faithful S3 one.
It meets Cloudflare R2 in S3-compatible storage.
It is ahead on Class A $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $4.5 /M ops), Class B $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $0.36 /M ops) and Replication model (multi-region against multi-az).
What you give up: Lifecycle rules (No, where Cloudflare R2 records Yes) and Event notifications (No, where Cloudflare R2 records Yes).
Best for static sites, images and video served to a global audience through Bunny's CDN.
A CDN origin with storage attached, not an object store; superb Sydney delivery, but no S3 semantics.

Where Bunny Storage and Cloudflare R2 actually differ

Lifecycle rules: NoCloudflare R2: Yes
Event notifications: NoCloudflare R2: Yes
S3 API coverage: 30%Cloudflare R2: 82 %
Multipart upload: NoCloudflare R2: Yes
Official MCP server: NoCloudflare R2: Yes
Class A $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $4.5 /M ops

Bunny Storage profile Compare in S3-compatible storage

4.DigitalOcean Spaces

DigitalOcean Spaces, Bundled object storage plus free CDN, priced as a flat base fee with overages.
It meets Cloudflare R2 in S3-compatible storage.
It is ahead on Class A $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $4.5 /M ops), Class B $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $0.36 /M ops) and Sydney region (Yes against Partial).
What you give up: Event notifications (No, where Cloudflare R2 records Yes) and Object lock / WORM (No, where Cloudflare R2 records Partial).
Best for static assets and user uploads served from Sydney with a bundled CDN.
Buy it for the bundling and Sydney region, not the feature set; no versioning or bucket events.

Where DigitalOcean Spaces and Cloudflare R2 actually differ

Event notifications: NoCloudflare R2: Yes
Class A $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $4.5 /M ops
Class B $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $0.36 /M ops
Object lock / WORM: NoCloudflare R2: Partial
Sydney region: YesCloudflare R2: Partial
Lifecycle rules: PartialCloudflare R2: Yes

DigitalOcean Spaces profile Compare in S3-compatible storage

5.Hetzner Object Storage

Hetzner Object Storage, The cheapest credible S3 endpoint in Europe, with a deliberately thin feature set.
It meets Cloudflare R2 in S3-compatible storage.
It is ahead on Class A $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $4.5 /M ops), Class B $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $0.36 /M ops) and Storage $/TB/mo ($6.95 /TB/mo against $15 /TB/mo).
What you give up: Event notifications (No, where Cloudflare R2 records Yes) and TTFB from Sydney (300 ms, where Cloudflare R2 records 45 ms).
Best for CI artefacts, build caches and cold backups where the bill is the point.
Wins the headline number by a mile but loses on features; great for caches, wrong as a system of record.

Where Hetzner Object Storage and Cloudflare R2 actually differ

Event notifications: NoCloudflare R2: Yes
TTFB from Sydney: 300msCloudflare R2: 45 ms
Official MCP server: NoCloudflare R2: Yes
Class A $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $4.5 /M ops
CDN integration: diyCloudflare R2: free-bundled
Sydney region: NoCloudflare R2: Partial

Hetzner Object Storage profile Compare in S3-compatible storage

6.iDrive e2

iDrive e2, USD 4/TB S3-compatible storage with zero-egress marketing and a fair-use cap.
It meets Cloudflare R2 in S3-compatible storage.
It is ahead on Versioning (Yes against No), Class A $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $4.5 /M ops) and Class B $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $0.36 /M ops).
What you give up: CDN integration (none, where Cloudflare R2 records free-bundled) and Event notifications (No, where Cloudflare R2 records Yes).
Best for backup and MSP workloads where storage volume dominates and reads are rare.
Cheapest storage alongside Storj, object lock included, but egress terms too illegible to price; fine for backups.

Where iDrive e2 and Cloudflare R2 actually differ

Versioning: YesCloudflare R2: No
CDN integration: noneCloudflare R2: free-bundled
Event notifications: NoCloudflare R2: Yes
Official MCP server: NoCloudflare R2: Yes
Class A $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $4.5 /M ops
Class B $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $0.36 /M ops

iDrive e2 profile Compare in S3-compatible storage

7.MinIO

MinIO, The self-hosted S3 reference implementation, your hardware, your bandwidth, your SLA.
It meets Cloudflare R2 in S3-compatible storage.
It is ahead on Versioning (Yes against No), Class A $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $4.5 /M ops) and Class B $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $0.36 /M ops).
What you give up: CDN integration (diy, where Cloudflare R2 records free-bundled) and GA year (2015, where Cloudflare R2 records 2022).
Best for on-premises or air-gapped deployments where data cannot leave your control.
The reference point, not a competitor; run it only if you already operate storage hardware.
Note that we carry MinIO as the do-it-yourself baseline in that roster, the "what if we just ran this ourselves" reference point.
The honest answer is usually that it is cheaper and considerably more work.

Where MinIO and Cloudflare R2 actually differ

Versioning: YesCloudflare R2: No
Class A $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $4.5 /M ops
CDN integration: diyCloudflare R2: free-bundled
Class B $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $0.36 /M ops
IAM granularity: 5Cloudflare R2: 3
Sydney region: YesCloudflare R2: Partial

MinIO profile Compare in S3-compatible storage

8.Scaleway Object Storage

Scaleway Object Storage, European-sovereign S3 storage with multi-AZ classes and a real IAM system.
It meets Cloudflare R2 in S3-compatible storage.
It is ahead on Versioning (Yes against No), Class A $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $4.5 /M ops) and Class B $/M ops ($0 /M ops against $0.36 /M ops).
What you give up: TTFB from Sydney (300 ms, where Cloudflare R2 records 45 ms) and Official MCP server (No, where Cloudflare R2 records Yes).
Best for EU data residency obligations with a European legal entity behind them.
The most feature-complete non-hyperscaler, but 300 ms away; pick it when EU data residency is required.

Where Scaleway Object Storage and Cloudflare R2 actually differ

Versioning: YesCloudflare R2: No
TTFB from Sydney: 300msCloudflare R2: 45 ms
Official MCP server: NoCloudflare R2: Yes
Class A $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $4.5 /M ops
Sydney region: NoCloudflare R2: Partial
Class B $/M ops: $0/M opsCloudflare R2: $0.36 /M ops

Scaleway Object Storage profile Compare in S3-compatible storage

How this list was built

There is no editorial ranking on this page and no sponsorship behind it. The order is mechanical: every tool that shares a comparison category with Cloudflare R2, sorted by how many categories the two overlap in. A tool that meets Cloudflare R2 in three rosters sits above one that meets it in a single roster, because more overlap means the comparison is more like-for-like.

The rationale under each entry is composed from the two tools' own cells. Where they differ on a field we score, the sentence names both values and the unit. Where they don't differ, it says so instead of manufacturing a distinction, which is why some entries are short.

Values, sources and verification dates all live on the category tables: S3-compatible storage. If a figure here disagrees with a vendor's current pricing page, the vendor is right and we are stale.

Still deciding whether to move at all? The Cloudflare R2 profile has the when-to-use and when-not-to-use blocks, and the Cloudflare R2 timeline has the dated changes that usually trigger a migration.