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Aleph Cloud (formerly Aleph.im) vs Datum Storage

Both stand on decentralized storage services. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Aleph Cloud (formerly Aleph.im)

Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

Aleph Cloud combines compute, storage, website hosting, and blockchain indexing in one distributed platform. Check its credit billing model and the program-resource payment limit before choosing it.

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Datum Storage

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

Datum Storage combines a virtual drive with S3-compatible access and encryption in which the user holds the key. The free terabyte is limited to the first year, and the listed additional-storage purchase and mobile workflow are not yet available.

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The facts

	Aleph Cloud (formerly Aleph.im)	Datum Storage
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Yes	Not published
Runs on	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows	Android, API, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	See the plans	See the plans
Plans published	7	3
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	aleph.cloud	storage.datum.org
On decentralized storage services	#1 of 25	#3 of 25

Aleph Cloud (formerly Aleph.im): what it does well

Free static hosting includes IPFS distribution.
Offers VPS, confidential VMs, GPU instances, and serverless functions.
SDKs, APIs, CLI tools, Docker, and Kubernetes support.
Credits can be topped up with fiat, USDC, or ALEPH.

What to know first

Workloads may be reclaimed when credits run out.
Program resources cannot yet be paid for with credits.
VPS starter packer costs $1.94 a month.

Datum Storage: what it does well

Data is described as end-to-end encrypted.
Works with the Amazon S3 API format and custom endpoints.
Arq Backup for Mac and Windows is listed as tested.
Free plan provides 1 TB for the first year.

What to know first

Creating a Datum Identity requires email and phone verification.
Additional storage is described as coming soon.
The mobile workflow is described as coming soon.
Duplicati, Duplicity and Duplicacy are listed as untested.

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