Object storage · head to head · checked 8 August 2026
DigitalOcean Spaces vs Tencent Cloud COS
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.
DigitalOcean Spaces
from $5/mo
Base plan (250 GiB incl.) · 1 plans listed
Tencent Cloud COS
from $16.10/mo
Standard (single-AZ) · 1 plans listed
Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Spaces or Tencent Cloud COS?
DigitalOcean Spaces's cheapest listed plan is Base plan (250 GiB incl.) at $5/mo; Tencent Cloud COS's is Standard (single-AZ) at $16.10/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 DigitalOcean Spaces and 1 for Tencent Cloud COS, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.
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
Tencent Cloud COS
Everything from Tencent Cloud COSStandard (single-AZ)approx
- Storage
- $0.017 per GB a month
- Egress
- $0.072 per GB
- Free tier
- No free egress tier found for non-mainland regions. Storage rate confirmed official; egress rate reconstructed from a worked billing example, not a published rate table — treat as directional, not guaranteed current.
- Region
- Hong Kong / overseas
DigitalOcean Spaces against the rest
Tencent Cloud COS against the rest