Object storage · October 2026 Edition
DigitalOcean Spaces vs Cloudian HyperStore
Zero of fourteen models named DigitalOcean Spaces first on the direct prompt; zero named Cloudian HyperStore. DigitalOcean Spaces was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Cloudian HyperStore by five and DigitalOcean Spaces carries 26 labels and Cloudian HyperStore 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels2610A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, DigitalOcean Spaces reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Backblaze B2 was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Backblaze B2 vs DigitalOcean Spaces · Backblaze B2 vs Cloudian HyperStore · Cloudflare R2 vs DigitalOcean Spaces
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the object storage page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
DigitalOcean SpacesFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCloudian HyperStore
Direct00
Paraphrase01
Comparative00
Budget-constrained10
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against DigitalOcean Spaces
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where DigitalOcean Spaces and Cloudian HyperStore stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
DigitalOcean Spaces Cloudian HyperStore first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, DigitalOcean Spaces on the left and Cloudian HyperStore on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where DigitalOcean Spaces and Cloudian HyperStore stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Mistral SmallBackblaze B2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Cloudian HyperStore
Neither was named
13 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniAmazon S3 alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage
Gemini 3.5 FlashCloudflare R2 alternatives: Backblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage
Perplexity SonarGoogle Cloud Storage alternatives: Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage
Grok 4.1 FastBackblaze B2 alternatives: Cloudflare R2, Wasabi Object Storage
DeepSeek V4 FlashBackblaze B2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashBackblaze B2, Wasabi Object Storage
Kimi K2Cloudflare R2 alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Backblaze B2, Google Cloud Storage
GLM 4.7 FlashXBackblaze B2 alternatives: Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, MinIO AIStor, Wasabi Object Storage
MiniMax M2.5Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage alternatives: Backblaze B2, Google Cloud Storage, Wasabi Object Storage
GPT-6 LunaAmazon S3 alternatives: Azure Blob Storage, Cloudflare R2, Google Cloud Storage
Muse Glimmer 30Bno first choice alternatives: Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, Wasabi Object Storage
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
DigitalOcean Spaces leads by five points.
DigitalOcean Spaces5%#4 of 9Cloudian HyperStore0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
DigitalOcean Spaces2%#6 of 9Cloudian HyperStore2%#8 of 9Enterprise
The order flips: Cloudian HyperStore leads at enterprise.
Cloudian HyperStore2%#7 of 12DigitalOcean Spaces0%#– of 12What the models said about DigitalOcean Spaces
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Reported 5 GB object caps on some providers, and lack of object lock/WORM support on some of these services.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“DigitalOcean Spaces: Watch Out for Size Limits & Concurrency” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“the best choice is usually Backblaze B2 or DigitalOcean Spaces” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“If the company is looking for a cost-effective solution with good performance, providers like DigitalOcean Spaces, B2, or Hetzner could be considered.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Very small fixed budget: DigitalOcean Spaces starts at $5/month for 250GB storage + 1TB outbound transfer” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · alternative
What the models said about Cloudian HyperStore
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Cloudian HyperStore is the top recommendation due to its full S3 compatibility, enterprise-grade features, and flexibility for hybrid deployments” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For companies with complex compliance needs or requiring hybrid storage solutions, Cloudian HyperStore might be more appropriate.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“If you need data sovereignty/on-prem: MinIO (self-hosted, S3-compatible) or Cloudian.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.