Object storage · head to head · checked 8 August 2026
Azure Blob Storage vs DigitalOcean Spaces
2 object storage offers from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs (for a reference workload of 100 GB stored and 200 GB downloaded a month), and where the price comes from.
Azure Blob Storage
from $10.78/mo
Hot (LRS) · 1 plans listed
DigitalOcean Spaces
from $5/mo
Base plan (250 GiB incl.) · 1 plans listed
Which is cheaper, Azure Blob Storage or DigitalOcean Spaces?
DigitalOcean Spaces's cheapest listed plan is Base plan (250 GiB incl.) at $5/mo; Azure Blob Storage's is Hot (LRS) at $10.78/mo. The price shown is for a reference workload of 100 GB stored and 200 GB downloaded a month.
How many object storage offers does each offer here?
We list 1 for Azure Blob Storage and 1 for DigitalOcean Spaces, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.
Azure Blob Storage
Everything from Azure Blob StorageHot (LRS)
- Storage
- $0.021 per GB a month
- Egress
- $0.087 per GB
- Free tier
- First 100 GB/month outbound data transfer free (per subscription, shared across Azure services). Storage rate is the Hot LRS, General Block Blob v2 tier for the first 50 TB/month; egress rate is the 100 GB–10 TB/month Standard Data Transfer Out tier.
- Region
- East US (eastus)
DigitalOcean Spaces
Everything from DigitalOcean SpacesBase plan (250 GiB incl.)
- Storage
- $0.020 per GB a month
- Egress
- $0.010 per GB
- Free tier
- $5/mo flat includes 250 GiB storage + 1 TiB transfer, overage $0.02/$0.01 per GiB
- Region
- Global
Azure Blob Storage against the rest
DigitalOcean Spaces against the rest