Pricing
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Same S3 API, 90x cheaper egress, no per-request fees. Pay only for what you use — no hidden fees, no vendor lock-in. All payments in USDC on Solana.
Free
Get started instantly. No credit card, no commitment.
- 1 GB storage included
- 100 GB egress included
- Full S3-compatible API
- Solana wallet sign-in
Pay-as-you-go
Prepay credits in USDC. Free tier included, pay only for what you use above it.
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Scale to any size
- $0.020/GB-mo storage, $0.001/GB egress
- No per-request fees
Lifetime
10 TB of permanent storage. One USDC payment, no renewals.
- 10 TB permanent storage
- Free egress up to 10x stored
- Allocation likely to grow over time
- Lifetime status on your wallet
Pricing breakdown
| Category | Price |
|---|---|
Storage | $0.020 per GB-month |
Egress (downloads) | $0.001 per GB |
Ingress (uploads) | Free |
How Pipe compares to AWS S3
Similar storage pricing, dramatically cheaper egress.
| AWS S3 Standard | Pipe Storage | |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | $0.023/GB-mo | $0.020/GB-mo |
| Egress | $0.09/GB | $0.001/GB |
| Ingress | Free | Free |
| PUT/GET requests | $0.005–$0.0004 per 1k | Included |
| 1 TB stored + 1 TB egress | ~$113/mo | ~$21/mo |
AWS S3 pricing based on US East (N. Virginia) standard rates. Pipe pricing is global — same rate everywhere.
Example monthly costs
Hobby
Free/mo
- 1 GB stored
- 50 GB egress
- Within free tier — $0
Startup
~$3.98/mo
- 200 GB stored
- 100 GB egress
- Storage: (200−1) × $0.020 = $3.98
- Egress: within free tier — $0
Scale
~$20.88/mo
- 1 TB stored
- 1 TB egress
- Storage: (1024−1) × $0.020 = $20.46
- Egress: (1024−100) × $0.001 = $0.92
Included with every account
S3-compatible API
Use any S3 SDK or tool. ListBuckets, ListObjects, Get, Put, and Delete all supported.
Wallet-based auth
No passwords. Sign in with your Solana wallet. Accounts are 1:1 with your public key.
Public read + CORS
Optionally make your bucket public with configurable CORS origins for web hosting.
Billing details
How do credits work?
You prepay storage credits using USDC on Solana. 1 credit = 1 USDC. Credits are deducted automatically as you use storage and bandwidth.
What happens if I run out of credits?
Healthy accounts may exceed their balance up to the overage cap (min($50, 20% of last 3 months average spend)). Other accounts are blocked once credits are exhausted until topped up.
How is storage measured?
Storage is billed monthly by average GB-month. If you store 100 GB for half the month, you're billed for 50 GB-month.
Is there a free tier?
Yes. Every account gets 1 GB of storage and 100 GB of egress free each month. You only pay for usage above these thresholds. No credit card required to start.
Are there any minimum fees?
No minimums, no commitments, no monthly base fee. You only pay for what you use above the free tier.