Best Walrus Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from decentralized storage services ranked against Walrus on the same published basis.
- 1Walrus vs Carbide Network
- 2Walrus vs Pinata
- 3Walrus vs Sia
- 4Walrus vs Aleph Cloud (formerly Aleph.im)
- 5Walrus vs Filebase
- 7Walrus vs Stratos
- 8Walrus vs ArDrive
- 9Walrus vs Filecoin
- 10Walrus vs 0G Storage
- 11Walrus vs Swarm
- 12Walrus vs Crust Network
- 13Walrus vs Peergos
- 14Walrus vs Irys
- 15Walrus vs DeNet Storage
- 16Walrus vs 4EVERLAND
- 17Walrus vs Lighthouse
- 18Walrus vs Datum Storage
- 19Walrus vs DIV Drive
- 20Walrus vs NFT.Storage
- 21Walrus vs NodeX Cloud
Walrus alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbide Network | 7.4 | No | $0.01/mo | Android, API, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Pinata | 7.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Web |
| 3 | Sia | 7.4 | Free plan | $7.99/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Aleph Cloud (formerly Aleph.im) | 7.3 | Free plan | $1.94/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Filebase | 7.3 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | API, Web |
| 7 | Stratos | 7.0 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | ArDrive | 6.9 | No | — | API, Web |
| 9 | Filecoin | 6.9 | No | $2.50/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | 0G Storage | 6.8 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Swarm | 6.8 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Crust Network | 6.6 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Peergos | 6.0 | No | £43/mo | Android, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Irys | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | DeNet Storage | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | 4EVERLAND | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | Lighthouse | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Datum Storage | 5.0 | No | — | iOS, Android |
| 19 | DIV Drive | 4.9 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | NFT.Storage | 4.9 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | NodeX Cloud | 4.9 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Walrus alternatives
What is the best alternative to Walrus?
Carbide Network, number 1 in decentralized storage services with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Pinata, Sia, Aleph Cloud (formerly Aleph.im) and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Walrus?
Pinata is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.