Enderchest vs Wasabi
Wasabi sells hot object storage at a flat rate with free egress under a fair-use policy. The flat rate rose to $7.99 per terabyte in July 2026, and two minimums shape the real bill for small and changing workloads.
| Enderchest | Wasabi | |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | $3 per TB per month, counted by the day | $7.99 per TB per month (from 1 July 2026; $6.99 before) |
| Free allowance | 50 GB per account, no time limit | None on pay-as-you-go |
| Downloads | Free | Free, within a fair-use policy that expects egress to stay below the stored volume |
| API requests | Free | Free |
| Minimum storage duration | None | 90 days: objects deleted earlier are billed as if kept for 90 days |
| Minimum monthly charge | None | 1 TB per month on pay-as-you-go, whatever is stored |
| Where the data sits | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Regions in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific |
| Encryption at rest | Every object, with its own key | Server-side encryption |
Prices checked on 15 October 2026 from each provider's published pricing; they change, so confirm on their site before deciding. Enderchest prices are in USD and exclude tax.
What is the same
S3 compatibility, free downloads and a single price per terabyte. Both work with rclone, restic, Kopia, Duplicati, Synology, TrueNAS and Proxmox Backup Server.
When Wasabi is the better fit
You store well above a terabyte of data that rarely changes, want a choice of regions on three continents, or need a published SLA and compliance reports. Wasabi's minimums do not hurt a large, stable archive.
When Enderchest is
Your data changes: nightly backups with retention, build artifacts, game server snapshots, anything deleted within three months of being written. Enderchest bills only the days a byte was actually stored, charges nothing under 50 GB, has no monthly minimum, and costs $3 per terabyte rather than $7.99. A 300 GB backup set costs about $0.75 a month here; Wasabi bills it as 1 TB, $7.99.
Try it with your own tool
Every account starts with 50 GB free and no card. Setup pages: rclone, restic, Kopia, Duplicati, Synology, TrueNAS, Proxmox Backup Server, Pterodactyl and more. Moving data in from another S3 provider is one rclone sync; the rclone page shows the remote.