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		Related Products IONOS Cloud Object Storage IONOS Cloud Object Storage is a scalable storage service designed for storing and accessing large amounts of unstructured data in cloud environments. It is fully compatible with the S3 API standard, allowing developers and IT teams to manage buckets and objects using existing S3 clients and tools while integrating easily into cloud-native applications and infrastructures. It enables organizations to store virtually unlimited volumes of static or backup data without the need to provision or manage traditional storage volumes. It is built for reliability and high availability, using redundant storage across multiple nodes so data remains accessible and protected even if infrastructure failures occur. It is particularly well-suited for storing backups, archives, and disaster recovery snapshots, as well as handling large datasets used in analytics, machine learning, or digital content platforms. 4.6 out of 5 stars 45,199 Ratings Visit Website for IONOS Cloud Object Storage Google Cloud Platform Google Cloud is a cloud-based service that allows you to create anything from simple websites to complex applications for businesses of all sizes. New customers get $300 in free credits to run, test, and deploy workloads. All customers can use 25+ products for free, up to monthly usage limits. Use Google's core infrastructure, data analytics & machine learning. Secure and fully featured for all enterprises. Tap into big data to find answers faster and build better products. Grow from prototype to production to planet-scale, without having to think about capacity, reliability or performance. 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QuantaStor’s storage grid technology is a built-in federated management system which enables QuantaStor servers to be combined together to simplify management and automation via CLI and REST APIs. The layered architecture of QuantaStor provides solution engineers with unprecedented flexibility and application design options that maximizes workload performance and fault-tolerance for a wide range of storage workloads. QuantaStor includes end-to-end security coverage enabling multi-layer data protection “on the wire” and “at rest” for enterprise and cloud storage deployments. 4.8 out of 5 stars 6 Ratings Visit Website for QuantaStor pCloud Business pCloud is a cloud-based digital asset management platform and cloud storage that provides access to all your digital content including images, video, audio, docs, and more- anytime, anywhere, on any device. Keep all of your important files safe and centralized in one place. You can share with team members, clients, etc. across the globe and give them controlled access and permissions to your digital library. Founded: 2013, Baar, Switzerland Users: 23M+ worldwide (as of early 2026) Data centers: Luxembourg (EU) and Dallas, Texas (US) Core Features : - pCloud Drive - Virtual File System on Windows, macOS, Linux - Team Folders & Collaboration - File Versioning, History & Rewind up to 180 days - Admin Console for User and Team management, storage allocation - 1 or 2 TB per user - Multi-platform Access - Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and Web platform You can test pCloud Business with a 30-day free trial account with up to 10 users 4.3 out of 5 stars 189 Ratings Visit Website for pCloud Business Proton Drive Proton Drive is the all-in-one workspace for storing sensitive data and collaborating with your teams, clients, and partners. 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The platform combines dedicated bare metal resources with flexible deployment options to help businesses balance performance, scalability, and cost. With high-performance networking, resource isolation, and global connectivity, Servers.com enables organizations to support mission-critical applications and demanding workloads. 4.8 out of 5 stars 15 Ratings Visit Website for Servers.com by Nexcess Comet Backup Start running backups and restores in less than 15 minutes! Fast, secure backup software for businesses and IT providers. Comet is a flexible, all-in-one backup platform available in 13 languages. You choose your backup destination, server location, configuration and setup. Backup to your own storage/location, SFTP, FTP or cloud storage provider (Wasabi, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure, Backblaze B2, or other S3-compatible cloud providers). Comet’s modern ‘chunking’ technology powers client-side deduplication with no full re-uploads after the first backup. 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IBM Cloud Object Storage: About IBM Cloud Object Storage makes it possible to store practically limitless amounts of data, simply and cost effectively. It is commonly used as storage for web sites and mobile applications, data archiving and backup, enterprise file services, and analytics. Flexible storage class tiers with a policy-based archive lets users effectively manage costs while meeting data access needs. The integrated Aspera high-speed data transfer option makes it easy to transfer data to and from Cloud Object Storage, and query-in-place functionality supports running analytics directly on users' data.	S3 Explorer: About S3 Explorer is a cross-platform desktop application for browsing and managing Amazon S3 and other S3-compatible object storage. It connects to cloud and self-hosted endpoints using provider presets or custom endpoint settings, including region, addressing mode and temporary credentials. Users can navigate buckets, search objects with a local index, upload and download files, and work with object versions, tags, metadata and headers. The app includes text editing and image preview and cropping, as well as tools to rename, move or duplicate objects, generate presigned URLs and review request-usage metrics. Credentials and the search index are stored locally. S3 Explorer is intended for developers, DevOps engineers, system administrators and IT teams that work with S3-based storage across desktop systems.
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	S3 Explorer: Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Audience Companies seeking for a scalable cloud storage solution for unstructured data	S3 Explorer: Audience Developers, DevOps engineers, sysadmins and IT teams who manage data on AWS S3 or any S3-compatible object storage.
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	S3 Explorer: Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
IBM Cloud Object Storage: API Offers API Not Supported	S3 Explorer: API Offers API Not Supported
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IBM Cloud Object Storage: Pricing $0.0090 per GB per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported	S3 Explorer: Pricing $0 The app is free with all features for up to five connection profiles. A €11.50 lifetime license removes the profile limit. Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.0 / 5 ease 4.0 / 5 features 4.0 / 5 design 4.0 / 5 support 3.0 / 5 Read all reviews	S3 Explorer: Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros I am using IBM Cloud Things Storage for all of my design needs so that I can keep all of my information, as well as retrieve the information when needed. The IBM Cloud is really useful, especially when you are serving a diverse project, so that the IBM Watson service can communicate conveniently with storage and we can also do our job much more efficiently. Cons In terms of the size of large documents, it takes some time to publish the file, although I have seen a feature that I can use to compress the size of the documents. Percentage of completion for uploading documents, possibly a socket connection for real-time access to the file upload.
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	S3 Explorer: Training Documentation Not Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Company Information IBM Founded: 1911 United States www.ibm.com/cloud/object-storage	S3 Explorer: Company Information AccessDevops Founded: 2025 France s3explorer.accessdevops.com
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IBM Cloud Object Storage: Categories Cloud Storage Supported Object Storage Supported	S3 Explorer: Categories Object Storage Supported
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Show More Features Cloud Storage Features Access Control Supported Archiving & Retention Supported Backup Not Supported Data Migration Not Supported Data Synchronization Not Supported Encryption Supported File Sharing Not Supported Version Control Not Supported
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Integrations Azure Marketplace Supported Data Sentinel Supported IBM Analytics Engine Supported IBM Cloud SQL Query Supported IBM Fusion Supported IBM Log Analysis Supported Lyftrondata Supported Peaka Supported QuantaStor Supported RcloneView Supported S3 Drive Supported Salesforce Data 360 Supported Sematext Cloud Supported Stor2RRD Supported Tiger Bridge Supported Show More Integrations View All 15 Integrations	S3 Explorer: Integrations Azure Marketplace Not Supported Data Sentinel Not Supported IBM Analytics Engine Not Supported IBM Cloud SQL Query Not Supported IBM Fusion Not Supported IBM Log Analysis Not Supported Lyftrondata Not Supported Peaka Not Supported QuantaStor Not Supported RcloneView Not Supported S3 Drive Not Supported Salesforce Data 360 Not Supported Sematext Cloud Not Supported Stor2RRD Not Supported Tiger Bridge Not Supported Show More Integrations
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