# Cloudflare R2 vs DigitalOcean Spaces (slim)

> Cloudflare R2 scores 77.1 (BB) to DigitalOcean Spaces's 63.2 (B) for object storage. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Cloudflare R2 scores 77.1 (BB) on agent readiness against DigitalOcean Spaces's 63.2 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do object storage.

- Cloudflare R2: BB 77.1, rank #23 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-r2.min.md
- DigitalOcean Spaces: B 63.2, rank #402 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/digitalocean-spaces.min.md
- Cloudflare R2, good for Files an agent stores and then serves to the public, where free egress dominates, and for operators who want short-lived, path-scoped credentials. Ahead on Reliability, 82 against 77; Schema & documentation, 92 against 63; Agent ergonomics, 90 against 73; Security & auth, 83 against 77; Maintenance & community, 87 against 37. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- DigitalOcean Spaces, good for Teams already on DigitalOcean that want object storage with a CDN and a flat $5 entry price for up to 250 GiB, with free transfer to Droplets in the same region.

| Category | Cloudflare R2 | DigitalOcean Spaces |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 82 | 77 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 92 | 63 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 90 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 83 | 77 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 37 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cloudflare R2 | DigitalOcean Spaces |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cloudflare | DigitalOcean, LLC |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://<account-id>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com` | `https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 or MIT (wrangler) | Proprietary service under the DigitalOcean Terms of Service Agreement. The MCP server is MIT |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-24 | 2026-04-08 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-09-12 | 2026-08-22 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2025-01-01 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 4.5k stars, 27M npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (8) | none |