Wasabi Object Storage vs DigitalOcean Spaces
One of fourteen models named Wasabi Object Storage first on the direct prompt; zero named DigitalOcean Spaces. Wasabi Object Storage was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and DigitalOcean Spaces by twelve and Wasabi Object Storage carries 54 labels and DigitalOcean Spaces 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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
Wasabi Object StorageFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDigitalOcean Spaces
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Wasabi Object Storage and DigitalOcean Spaces were named in the same answer fifty-five times, of the 160 answers naming Wasabi Object Storage and the 73 naming DigitalOcean Spaces. In those answers DigitalOcean Spaces took the first choice three times and Wasabi Object Storage ten.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | | | |
Wasabi Object Storage DigitalOcean Spaces first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Wasabi Object Storage on the left and DigitalOcean Spaces on the right.The direct prompt
Wasabi Object Storage first, DigitalOcean Spaces not the choice
1 of 14 modelsDigitalOcean Spaces was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Wasabi Object Storage20%#2 of 9DigitalOcean Spaces5%#4 of 9Wasabi Object Storage10%#4 of 9DigitalOcean Spaces2%#6 of 9Wasabi Object Storage23%#2 of 12DigitalOcean Spaces0%#– of 12What the models said about Wasabi Object Storage
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Services to Avoid ... Wasabi Technologies | • 90‑day minimum retention per object” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Why avoid or extra cautious? 90-day minimum retention policy” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Wasabi has a 90-day minimum storage commitment... This is fine for long-term archives but terrible for highly volatile temporary files.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Wasabi - Best Overall Value ... Bottom line: For pure cost savings, Backblaze B2 or Wasabi will save you 70-80%” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“the best object storage service is typically either Wasabi or Backblaze B2” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Wasabi if: - You want the simplest, most predictable pricing” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What 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
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.