# Free alternatives to Amazon S3

Page: https://free-web-services.com/alternatives/amazon-s3/

Amazon S3 is paid per GB stored and transferred, with only a time-limited free tier for new AWS accounts. These storage services keep a free amount of storage every month, and both speak the S3 API, so existing S3 code and tools keep working.

| Service | Category | API key | Formats | Free use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage API](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/web-development/hosting/backblaze-b2-cloud-storage-api.md) | Hosting and storage | Needed, free | JSON | Free for the first 10 GB of storage; more storage is paid per GB. |
| [Cloudflare R2](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/web-development/hosting/cloudflare-r2.md) | Hosting and storage | Needed, free | XML | Free each month for 10 GB of storage, 1 million write and 10 million read operations; usage above that is paid. |