s3 storage provider comparison guide 2026
RemixedCat’s Quick & Dirty S3 Storage Showdown (Testing: iDrive E2, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, Seagate Lyve Cloud, Impossible Cloud) I went hands-on with five S3-compatible storage providers to see which ones actually feel good to use. Here’s the no-BS breakdown: Onboarding Backblaze B2 and iDrive E2 were tied for the win - super smooth and painless. Impossible Cloud was extremely easy too. Wasabi? Just okay, nothing special. Access Key Creation iDrive E2 and Seagate Lyve Cloud made it easiest to grab your keys and save them in a text file. iDrive’s interface looked the cleanest. Impossible Cloud was also ridiculously simple. Backblaze B2 and Wasabi felt kinda clunky in comparison. Bucket Creation iDrive E2 and Seagate Lyve Cloud were the smoothest. Impossible Cloud was extremely easy again. Wasabi and Backblaze B2 were perfectly decent - nothing to complain about. Bucket Features Backblaze B2 and Seagate Lyve Cloud take the crown here: public buckets with zero extra requirements...