Carbide Network vs Filebase

Carbide Network is a distributed storage service that links users’ files with independent providers. Its personal offering covers photos, documents and backups, with photo and video auto-sync, an encrypted vault, expiring share links and up to 10x redundancy. Files are encrypted on the user’s device with AES-256-GCM; the service describes its design as zero-knowledge. Encrypted chunks are spread among providers, and users choose between 1 and 10 copies. Users manage their private encryption keys, and Carbide says lost keys cannot be recovered. Business tools include role-based team workspaces, audit logs, retention policies and geographic redundancy across 30+ regions. Developers get API-first, S3-compatible storage, a versioned API and a Swift SDK. The service lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps, as well as API access. Personal storage is billed at $0.002/GB. The network is provided without warranties, and performance depends on the combined behavior of independent participants.

Filebase provides S3-compatible object storage and IPFS storage through web and API access. Its S3 API handles uploads, downloads, listings, multipart uploads, pre-signed URLs and CORS, and works with tools such as AWS CLI and SDKs, rclone, s3cmd, Cyberduck, WinSCP, Veeam, Commvault, Synology Cloud Sync and TrueNAS. IPFS features include pinning, IPNS names, dedicated gateways, static-site hosting and IPFS APIs. A CDN is included, with bucket access routed through one global S3 endpoint. Server-side AES-256 encryption is always enabled and TLS covers data in transit. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 5 GB shared storage, 500 pinned files, 10 GB IPFS egress, free object egress and one bucket. Pro costs $7.50 a month and includes 500 GB, unlimited pinned files, 250 GB IPFS egress and 100 buckets. Enterprise pricing is volume-based and unlisted.