Tigris

Tigris — Globally distributed S3-compatible storage that caches objects near readers. Tigris runs on Fly.io's global footprint and pitches itself as object storage that behaves like a CDN: objects are pulled toward the regions reading them, and there are no egress charges. It is the youngest product in this roster and the smallest company behind one, which cuts both ways — the API surface is modern and the Fly integration is tight, but the operational track record is short. Built by Tigris Data. Founded 2022.

We track it in 1 comparison — S3-compatible storage — so every claim below is a cell in a table you can open and check rather than an impression. Across those rosters it sits against 11 other tools, and what follows is where it visibly separates from them.

Where it wins.

• Egress $/TB — $0 /TB, tied for best across 4 of 11 tools.
• CDN integration — free-bundled, tied for best across 4 of 12 tools.
• S3 API coverage — 90 %, 3rd of 12.
• Replication model — multi-region, tied for best across 2 of 12 tools.

Each of those is ranked against the whole roster on its category page, not against a hand-picked subset, so a first place here means first of everything we list.

Where it gives ground.

• Storage $/TB/mo — $20 /TB/mo, 9th of 11. Storj records $4 /TB/mo.
• Class A $/M ops — $5 /M ops, 11th of 12. Backblaze B2 records $0 /M ops.
• Class B $/M ops — $0.5 /M ops, the weakest of the 12 here. Backblaze B2 records $0 /M ops.

None of these disqualify it on their own. They are the fields to check against your own requirements before you commit, because they are the ones where a competitor genuinely does better.

Provenance. 25 of 28 tracked fields carry a value for Tigris, and 5 of those cite a document you can open. Last verified 2026-07-23. Every figure keeps its own provenance — measured by us, claimed by the vendor, inferred, or community-reported — and we would rather print a dash than a guess.

Its nearest neighbour in our data is AWS S3. Tigris is ahead on Egress $/TB ($0 /TB against $90 /TB) and True cost /mo (USD) ($29.5 /mo against $472.6 /mo). AWS S3 takes Official MCP server (Yes against No) and IAM granularity (5 against 3). That pattern repeats across the rest of the roster — see Tigris alternatives for the other rivals, each compared the same way.

Company

Tigris Data

Founded

2022

Fields we track

25 of 28

Last verified

2026-07-23

The most interesting design here — data gravity handled for you, no egress bill, and a Sydney presence via Fly. It is also the youngest and smallest vendor in the roster with no published SLA, so weigh the operational track record before it becomes your system of record.

Egress $/TB

$0 /TB1st of 11

Vendor-claimedverified 2026-07-23source

True cost /mo (USD)

$29.5 /mo4th of 9

Inferredverified 2026-07-23source

CDN integration

free-bundled1st of 12

Inferred

S3 API coverage

90 %3rd of 12

Inferred

Replication model

multi-region1st of 12

Vendor-claimedverified 2026-07-23source

True cost /mo (AUD)

A$44.84 /mo4th of 9

Inferredverified 2026-07-23

Storage $/TB/mo

$20 /TB/mo9th of 11

Vendor-claimedverified 2026-07-23source

Class A $/M ops

$5 /M ops11th of 12

Inferred

Tigris is the right call in these situations, each one drawn from a field we actually record:

• Apps already deployed on Fly.io, where the integration is native.
• Globally distributed reads without running a CDN yourself.
• Zero egress without committing to Cloudflare's ecosystem.
• Egress $/TB is your binding constraint. Tigris records $0 /TB, the best figure in the S3-compatible storage roster. We define that field as marginal list price to transfer one terabyte (1,000 GB) out to the public internet, beyond any free allowance, excluding intra-provider and CDN origin-fetch transfer.
• CDN integration is your binding constraint. Tigris records free-bundled, the best figure in the S3-compatible storage roster. We define that field as how you get cached edge delivery in front of the bucket.
• S3 API coverage is your binding constraint. Tigris records 90 %, 3rd of 12 in the S3-compatible storage roster.
• Replication model is your binding constraint. Tigris records multi-region, the best figure in the S3-compatible storage roster.

Reach for something else when any of the following is a requirement rather than a nice-to-have:

• Storage $/TB/mo. Tigris records $20 /TB/mo, 9th of 11 in the S3-compatible storage roster. Storj records $4 /TB/mo on the same field. If that is a hard requirement rather than a preference, start elsewhere.
• Class A $/M ops. Tigris records $5 /M ops, 11th of 12 in the S3-compatible storage roster. Backblaze B2 records $0 /M ops on the same field. If that is a hard requirement rather than a preference, start elsewhere.
• Class B $/M ops. Tigris records $0.5 /M ops, the weakest of the 12 tools in the S3-compatible storage roster. Backblaze B2 records $0 /M ops on the same field. If that is a hard requirement rather than a preference, start elsewhere.

We publish this block because a comparison that only lists what a tool is good at is marketing. Every figure above sits on the same page as its source, and the field definitions are on the category tables if you want to check how we measured them.

What we don't know. 3 of the 28 fields we track for Tigris are still blank: Egress cap (x stored), Uptime SLA and Object lock / WORM. Those render as dashes rather than as zeroes or assumptions, because an empty cell and a bad cell are not the same thing and only one of them is honest. If you know any of these figures and can point at a document, tell us.