# DigitalOcean Spaces: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 14 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/digitalocean-spaces

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Object storage](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/object-storage/index.md) | 0% | 32 | 43% | 14 |

## What the models said for it

- "Simpler and developer-friendly at ~$0.02/GB/month ... Less ideal for very large scale or strict compliance" (Grok 4.20, Object storage)
- "Simple $5/month plan including 250 GB of storage, 1 TB outbound transfer, and CDN access." (Perplexity Sonar, Object storage)
- "Developer-friendly S3-compatible on a budget? → DigitalOcean Spaces" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Object storage)
- "Simple, straightforward pricing ($6/month for 250GB)" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Object storage)

## And against it

- "5 GB object size cap masquerading as “unlimited.”" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Object storage)
- "its docs note several practical limits: no built-in backups, no direct bucket transfer between regions/teams, some cold-storage feature gaps, and billing quirks" (GPT-5.4 mini, Object storage)
- "DigitalOcean Spaces, Vultr, and Linode Object Storage for very large objects: These services may impose a 5 GB maximum object size" (Perplexity Sonar, Object storage)
- "may also have limitations and risks, such as supporting only a subset of S3 features" (Llama 4 Maverick, Object storage)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named DigitalOcean Spaces, from 43 of the 52 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 24
- github.com: 23
- solved.scality.com: 23
- mixpeek.com: 13
- cloudflare.com: 12
- cloudian.com: 12
- digitalocean.com: 12 (its own site)
- dev.to: 11
- backblaze.com: 10
- sliplane.io: 9

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/mixpeek/awesome-object-storage: 23
- https://g2.com/categories/object-storage-solutions/small-business: 21
- https://solved.scality.com/object-storage-solutions-small-business: 20
- https://cloudflare.com/en-gb/developer-platform/products/r2: 10
- https://mixpeek.com/curated-lists/best-s3-compatible-object-storage: 10
- https://sliplane.io/blog/5-cheap-object-storage-providers: 9
- https://backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing: 8
- https://cloudflare.com/products/r2: 8

## In its own words

What DigitalOcean Spaces's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: an S3-compatible service for storing and serving large amounts of data (https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/spaces)
- For: web apps (https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/spaces-object-storage)
- Price stated: $5 per month (https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/spaces-object-storage)
- Starting price: $5 per month (https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/spaces-object-storage)
- Free plan or trial: Try Spaces out now! (https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/spaces-object-storage)
- Hosting: all regions

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.