# Amazon S3 vs Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage (slim)

> Amazon S3 scores 77.9 (BB) to Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage's 61.2 (C) for object storage. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Amazon S3 scores 77.9 (BB) on agent readiness against Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage's 61.2 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage leads on payments & pricing. Both do object storage.

- Amazon S3: BB 77.9, rank #16 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/amazon-s3.min.md
- Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage: C 61.2, rank #478 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/wasabi-hot-cloud-storage.min.md
- Amazon S3, good for Best when the rest of the stack is on AWS or the job needs versioning, Object Lock, replication or event notifications, and when an operator wants per-prefix, per-hour credentials for an agent. Ahead on Reliability, 80 against 65; Schema & documentation, 92 against 59; Agent ergonomics, 83 against 68; Security & auth, 88 against 83; Maintenance & community, 83 against 46; Transparency & trust, 81 against 69. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage, good for Backup, archive and media libraries of a terabyte or more that are written once and read moderately, where flat pricing and Object Lock matter. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 40 against 30.

| Category | Amazon S3 | Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 80 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 92 | 59 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 83 | 68 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 88 | 83 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 46 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 81 | 69 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Amazon S3 | Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | Wasabi Technologies LLC |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com` | `https://s3.wasabisys.com` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under the Wasabi Customer Agreement |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-08-28 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-18 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 3.7k stars, 44.8M npm/wk, 578.4M PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.4/5 (8) | none |