Pinata

What Pinata is

Pinata provides developers with tools to upload, retrieve, store, and manage files using IPFS. Its private IPFS storage is available through an API, and dedicated gateways provide access to pinned content. A content delivery network includes image optimization and is presented as a way to serve websites faster globally. Developers can add file handling to applications through SDKs, command-line tools, and APIs; Pinata documents a TypeScript SDK. The service also hosts and manages Pinata Agents and provides analytics intended to help users understand usage and make resource decisions. The free plan includes 1GB of storage, 500 files, 10GB of bandwidth, and 10K requests. Picnic costs $20 a month and includes 1TB of storage, one gateway plus CDN, 5 Million requests, and 500GB of bandwidth. Fiesta costs $100 a month and includes 5TB of storage, three gateways plus CDN, 10 Million requests, and 2.5TB of bandwidth. Listed plan security features include gateway access controls, MIME-type protections, threat monitoring, billing alerts and protections, and file upload protections. Free-plan email support is listed.

Who it suits

Pinata is aimed at developers, from people beginning with developer tools to businesses ready to scale. It may suit teams adding IPFS file handling, gateways, or content delivery to an application or website.

Limits

The Free plan includes 1GB storage, 500 files, 10GB bandwidth, 10K requests, one gateway, and zero agents. Picnic lists 1TB storage, 500GB bandwidth, 5 Million requests, and one agent; Fiesta lists 5TB storage, 2.5TB bandwidth, 10 Million requests, and three agents.

Getting started

1. Open https://pinata.cloud/ in a web browser.
2. Choose the Free plan, Picnic, Fiesta, or an Enterprise custom plan.
3. For a TypeScript integration, install the documented package with npm i pinata.
4. Use the PinataSDK or Pinata APIs, SDKs, and CLIs to add file uploads and retrieval.
5. Select storage, gateway, CDN, or agent capacity according to the chosen plan.

Verdict

Pinata combines IPFS storage and retrieval with gateways, CDN delivery, and developer integration options. Its free plan has defined storage, file, bandwidth, and request limits; larger listed plans cost 20.00 USD or $100 a month.