# DigitalOcean Spaces: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 24 judge labels across 1 categories by 9 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/digitalocean-spaces/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage | 0% | 17 | 38% | 24 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose DigitalOcean Spaces if you want a simpler, smaller-team-friendly product" (Perplexity Sonar, Object storage)
- "Best for: Mid-market companies needing simple, cost-effective object storage" (MiniMax M2.5, Object storage)
- "a strong option if your team already uses DigitalOcean or wants simple setup" (Perplexity Sonar, Object storage)
- "Startups/Developers: Cloudflare R2 (zero egress) or DigitalOcean Spaces" (MiniMax M2.5, Object storage)

## And against it

- "5 GB max object size limit... These are non-starters for many modern workloads" (MiniMax M2.5, Object storage)
- "cap individual object sizes at 5 GB ... these are not suitable" (Mistral Small, Object storage)
- "Be cautious with: DigitalOcean Spaces, Vultr, and Linode/Akamai Object Storage ... cap individual objects at 5 GB" (Kimi K2, Object storage)
- "be cautious if you need Object Lock/WORM compliance, since these do not support it" (Perplexity Sonar, Object storage)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.