# IDrive e2: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 1 categories by 8 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/idrive-e2/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage | 3% | 6 | 17% | 12 |

## What the models said for it

- "Storj or IDrive e2 are likely the best choices" (Mistral Small, Object storage)
- "Ultra-low if prepaid yearly | Prepaid blocks (e.g., 1 TB/$30-60/yr), less flexible | Cold/archival, known fixed volume" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Object storage)
- "Choose IDrive e2 or Storj if you need larger storage at the absolute lowest per-GB price" (Kimi K2, Object storage)
- "providers like Storj and IDrive e2 are frequently cited as the cheapest per TB" (Perplexity Sonar, Object storage)

## And against it

- "Frequent prolonged outages (e.g., 4+ days in Frankfurt region with no ETA)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Object storage)
- "had significant reliability issues in 2022 (an outage of several days in Germany)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, 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.