Ultimate S3 Storage Providers
Performance Comparison
Reproducible benchmark results across major S3‑compatible providers, powered by independent testing with MinIO warp v1.0.7
How We Evaluated S3-Compatible Object Storage
With so many S3‑compatible providers on the market, it can be difficult to understand which one truly fits your workload. To keep things objective, we used MinIO warp v1.0.7, a widely adopted open-source benchmarking tool.
Tests included upload, download, mixed workloads, small object throughput, and large object handling. All benchmarks were run under identical conditions on a Debian 13 VM with 16 GB RAM, located in US-East-1, using 8 concurrent threads and consistent object sizes.
Our methodology is fully reproducible: every parameter and setup detail is publicly available. View our complete benchmark methodology and replication guide with step-by-step instructions to run your own tests. All pricing information reflects rates publicly available as of October 1, 2025.
| PROVIDER | UPLOAD (Mbit/s) |
DOWNLOAD (Mbit/s) |
MIXED OPS (Mbit/s) |
SMALL OBJECTS (obj/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabata.io | 1,462 ★ | 1,107 | 346 ★ | 696 |
| Amazon S3 | 1,444 | 1,816 | 151 | 319 |
| DigitalOcean Spaces | 1,440 | 1,728 | 179 | 328 |
| Backblaze B2 | 1,054 | 2,075 ★ | 207 | 507 |
| iDrive e2 | 763 | 1,124 | 90 | 962 ★ |
| Cloudflare R2 | 436 | 791 | 44 | 42 |
| Hetzner | 577 | 350 | 34 | 58 |
Upload Speed (PUT)
Rabata leads with 1,462 MB/s, closely matched by AWS S3 and DigitalOcean.
Download Speed (GET)
Backblaze B2 takes the lead at 2,075 MB/s. Rabata delivers 1,107 MB/s, providing solid performance for content delivery.
Mixed Operations (1MB Objects)
Rabata dominates with 346 MB/s, more than double AWS S3's 151 MB/s.
1. Rabata — Premium Performance Without the Complexity
Our top pick in this benchmark comparison is Rabata. It positions itself as a drop-in replacement for Amazon S3, allowing applications to migrate by simply updating the endpoint and access keys.
Rabata achieved the fastest upload speeds at 1,462 MB/s and led in mixed workload performance at 346 MB/s. In small object handling, it sustained nearly 696 obj/s.
Rabata supports standard tools such as AWS CLI, Terraform, and SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go, Java, PHP, and Rust.
Key Performance Metrics:
- Upload: 1,462 MB/s
- Download: 1,107 MB/s
- Mixed Operations: 346 MB/s
- Small Objects: 696 obj/s
Detailed Head-to-Head Comparisons
Dive deeper into how Rabata compares to each S3‑compatible provider:
Rabata.io vs AWS S3
See how Rabata delivers 2.3x faster mixed operations at 70% lower cost
Rabata.io vs DigitalOcean Spaces
Compare performance across all workload types and pricing
Rabata.io vs Backblaze B2
See why Rabata is 1.7x faster while maintaining competitive pricing
Rabata.io vs iDrive e2
Discover Rabata's balanced performance advantage
Rabata.io vs Cloudflare R2
See Rabata's 2.5x performance advantage over R2
Rabata.io vs Hetzner
Compare Rabata's 9x faster upload speeds
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