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Filecoin

Ch 077.3of 25 Decentralized Storage Services
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
  2. 2Costsfree trial · paid from $2.50/mo
  3. 3Network typehybrid
  4. 4IPFS supportYes
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Overview

Filecoin is ranked #7 of 25 in decentralized storage services on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $2.50/mo.

Filecoin plans and pricing

All plans
Filecoin Onchain Cloud $2.50/mo From$2.50 / TB / month (minimum 2 copies) Minimum 2 copies filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Fil One $4.99/mo From$4.99 / TB / month S3-compatible object storage for large datasets filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
CIDgravity $5/mo From$5 / TB / month First 2 GiB free · Nextcloud storage backend filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Lighthouse $12/mo From$12 / 500 GB / month First 5 GB free · Pay once, store forever pricing mode filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Aurora Not published Custom pricing Enterprise-ready infrastructure for AI and HPC workloads filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Akave Cloud Not published Enterprise plans available Data lakes, analytics and enterprise backups filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on decentralized storage services

Paid from
$2.50/mofilecoin.io
Network type
hybridfilecoin.io
IPFS support
Yesfilecoin.io

Facts

What it does
Filecoin is a decentralized storage network where users can pay independent providers to store and retrieve data.filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Verification
Proof of Replication verifies a unique copy of data and Proof of Spacetime verifies that it remains stored over time.filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Use cases
Filecoin storage is used for Web3 apps, AI datasets, backups, archives, cultural records, and scientific datasets.filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Programmability
The Filecoin Virtual Machine provides a smart-contract layer for logic, automation, and applications on Filecoin storage.filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Developer features
Filecoin Onchain Cloud offers verifiable storage, retrieval, programmable payments, and a Synapse TypeScript SDK.filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
Akave lists Snowflake and Apache Iceberg support, while CIDgravity lists Nextcloud integration.filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Security
Filecoin’s published security page describes secure development practices, training, theory audits, external security research, and third-party audits.spec.filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The Filecoin community hub points users to documentation, guides, APIs, tools, and community channels including Slack and Discord.filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Who it is for
The store page identifies enterprises, developers, data lake and analytics teams, AI/ML developers, NFT projects, and creators among its audiences.filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Platform limits
The Lotus node installation documentation supports Linux and macOS and says Windows is not supported.lotus.filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026
Free access
The store page lists a free trial for Fil One and free initial storage allowances for CIDgravity and Lighthouse.filecoin.io · 4 Oct 2026

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