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Civo Block Storage

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Spec score 9.3 #1 of 21 in Infrastructure as a Service

What it is

Civo Block Storage provides persistent NVMe volumes for Civo compute instances and Kubernetes clusters. Civo describes it for databases, application back ends, and other workloads that need persistent capacity. Kubernetes volumes can be provisioned through Civo's CSI driver using a PersistentVolumeClaim. Volumes can be grown, detached from one instance, and attached to another; dashboard actions are also available through the API and CLI. Civo gives Terraform provisioning and CI pipeline snapshots as automation examples. The service uses NVMe drives across a 25GbE network and is described as tuned for sustained workloads such as AI training, analytics, and production databases. Civo states each volume has a 99.95% uptime SLA, with redundancy in the underlying architecture and two additional data mirrors across distributed nodes. Transfer is unlimited, with no egress fees or per-IOP charges. The maximum volume size is 1 TB; snapshots, autoscaling, rolling updates, and policy controls are listed, but multi-attach is not supported. The service is managed and listed for API, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. The plan lists $10.86 a month per 1TB.

Spec sheet

What it does
Civo Block Storage provides persistent virtual block volumes for Civo compute instances and Kubernetes clusters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Purpose
Civo Block Storage provides persistent NVMe volumes for Civo compute instances and Kubernetes clusters.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Support
The product page invites customers to talk to Civo’s team, and includes a customer testimonial praising the support team’s help navigating challenges.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Headquarters
London, EnglandRead 28 Sep 2026 · civo.com
Company
Civo identifies Mark Boost as its founder and CEO.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
API authentication
API calls use bearer API keys, and Civo also documents short-lived JWT authentication with authorization-code and client-credentials flows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
API operations
The public API documents list, create, attach, detach and delete operations for volumes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Attachment limit
The API documentation states that a volume can be attached to only one instance at a time.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Automation
Civo says dashboard actions are also available through its API and CLI, and gives Terraform provisioning and CI pipeline snapshots as automation examples.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
CLI platforms
The Go-based Civo CLI is distributed as binaries for multiple operating systems and can be installed with Homebrew on macOS.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Company founding
LinkedIn states that Civo was founded in 2015.Read 15 Oct 2026 · uk.linkedin.com
Company size
LinkedIn lists Civo as a privately held IT-services company with 51–200 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · uk.linkedin.com
Data mirroring
Civo’s pricing page says persistent volumes have two additional data mirrors stored across multiple distributed nodes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Documentation depth
Official guides cover creation, attachment, partitioning, formatting, mounting, resizing, detachment and deletion of volumes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Funding record
Crunchbase lists two corporate funding rounds involving THG Ingenuity but hides the amounts behind an account wall.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Kubernetes
Volumes can be provisioned for Kubernetes through Civo’s CSI driver using a PersistentVolumeClaim.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Kubernetes integration
Civo supplies a CSI driver and a default Kubernetes storage class named civo-volume.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Legal name
Civo’s service terms identify the contracting company as Civo Limited, registered in England and Wales.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Licence
The managed block-storage service is proprietary; Civo’s terms prohibit copying, modifying, distributing or sublicensing its software services.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Limit: Gartner documentation
The Gartner review specifically noted limited documentation support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Limit: Trustpilot account suspension
A Trustpilot reviewer alleged that Civo suspended an account after issuing $250 credit and repeatedly declined to explain the decision.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Online management
Civo says volumes can be created, attached, resized and reattached on demand without disrupting running applications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Operating system setup
Civo’s configuration guide demonstrates partitioning, formatting, mounting, and resizing a volume on a Linux instance using tools including parted, mkfs, and resize2fs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Outage: API 2024
Civo reported website, dashboard and API timeouts on November 19, 2024; the incident was resolved after 40 minutes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · status.civo.com
Outage: FRA1 2026
The status page records a FRA1 service disruption beginning June 30, 2026, resolved after 26 hours 1 minute.Read 15 Oct 2026 · status.civo.com
Outage: LON1 2026
Civo’s status page records degraded storage and network performance in LON1 on July 28, 2026, resolved after 20 hours 5 minutes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · status.civo.com
Performance
The service uses NVMe drives across a 25GbE network and is described as tuned for sustained workloads such as AI training, analytics, and production databases.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Praise: Gartner deployment simplicity
The Gartner reviewer described Civo Kubernetes as simple to deploy and manage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Praise: Trustpilot hardware and availability
A Trustpilot reviewer praised Civo for secure, uninterrupted GPU clusters, object storage and current-generation hardware.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Quota limit
Volume creation is capped by the disk-space quota on the account.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Rating on Capterra
0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Rating on G2
0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Gartner Peer Insights
4.0 out of 5 from 1 review.Read 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Rating on Trustpilot
3.4 out of 5 from 4 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Regional limit
Volumes are region and private-network specific and cannot be mounted by instances outside that network.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Reliability
Civo states that each volume is backed by a 99.95% uptime SLA and that data redundancy is built into the underlying architecture.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Reliability commitment
Civo advertises a 99.95% uptime SLA for every block-storage volume and describes redundancy in the underlying architecture.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Resize and attach
Civo says volumes can be grown and detached from one instance and attached to another in seconds.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
SDKs and automation
Civo publishes a Go SDK, CLI, Terraform provider, Kubernetes cloud controller and CSI driver through its GitHub organization.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security and certifications
The product page displays badges for AICPA SOC 2, Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, Crown Commercial Service, and UK Government G-Cloud.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Security certifications
Civo displays SOC 2, Cyber Essentials Plus, Crown Commercial Service, UK G-Cloud and ISO 27001 certifications on the block-storage page.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Self-hosting
The block-storage product page describes Civo-managed public-cloud volumes; it does not document self-hosting those volumes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Storage medium
The product uses persistent NVMe volumes connected over a 25GbE network.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Support evidence
A Cloud Builders case study says Civo support answered email queries with calls, good response times and assistance throughout deployment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Terraform requirements
The Terraform provider documentation lists Terraform 0.13.x and Go 1.14 or later for building the provider.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Transfer pricing
Civo states that block storage includes unlimited data transfer with no egress fees or per-IOP charges.Read 7 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Use cases
Documented uses include database files, backup targets, media and log storage, and extra capacity for applications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Volume mobility
Volumes can be detached from one instance and attached to another instance in the same region and network.Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com

Plans and prices

Free trial credit Free 31 calendar days; one trial per customer $250 service credit · standard fees after trial Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Volumes Free per GB per hour Hourly billing · volume size minimum 1GB · maximum limited by account quota Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com
Block storage $10.86 a month per 1TB per month NVMe storage · unlimited transfer · no egress or per-IOP fees · 99.95% SLA Read 15 Oct 2026 · civo.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Kubernetes volumes provision through a CSI driver and PersistentVolumeClaim.
  • Volumes can be resized and moved between instances.
  • Unlimited transfer with no egress fees or per-IOP charges.
  • Each volume has a stated 99.95% uptime SLA.
  • Snapshots, autoscaling, and policy controls are listed.

Limits

  • Multi-attach is not supported.
  • Maximum volume size is 1 TB.
  • Listed 1TB storage plan costs $10.86 a month.

Who it suits

It suits teams running Civo compute or Kubernetes workloads that need persistent NVMe capacity, including databases and application back ends.

Verdict

Civo Block Storage offers persistent NVMe volumes with Kubernetes provisioning, snapshots, and stated redundancy. Check the 1 TB maximum and lack of multi-attach against the workload before choosing it.

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