A tour of Storj1 / 9

Storj in 9 slides

A distributed cloud-storage network that pays you to rent out spare hard-drive space and bandwidth.

Storage sharing network
Compute sharing platforms
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

2014founded

3.9our rating out of 5

45achievement points, Silver

How it works2 / 9

What you do on Storj

How the money is made: renting out your hardware

Install the app
Share spare capacity
Earn while it runs
Cash out at the minimum

Storage node operators rent spare hard-drive space and bandwidth to Storj's distributed cloud storage, which sells it to businesses. From September 2026 nodes earn $1.35 per terabyte stored per month, $1.00 per terabyte of egress and $1.00 per terabyte of audit and repair traffic, paid monthly in USDC on Ethereum. Small balances roll over until the payout covers network fees. A node needs at least 500 GB on a dedicat…

Founded 2014 · next to 11 other compute sharing platforms

Each dot is a platform of the same type, placed at its founding year.

Work and topics

Fees3 / 9

What Storj takes

Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does Storj take?

0%the cut Storj takes

No fee stated, rates set by Storj ($1.35 per TB stored a month)

Reaches you

From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →

Getting paid4 / 9

How the money reaches you

From sign-up to payout

Sign upFree
Start straight away
Do the work
Earnings clearMonthly
Withdraw1 way to withdraw

Minimum payoutRolls over until gas is at most 25% of the payout

1 way to withdraw

USDC

Who can join5 / 9

Can you join?

Yes, if you are 18 or older and live almost anywhere.

You need a computer and reliable internet. You can start straight after signing up.

What you need

18 or olderMinimum age
A computer
Reliable internet
Free to joinSign-up cost
Instant sign-upHow sign-up works

Open in 196 of 200 countries and territories

OpenExcluded by name

Check it with your country →

Real earnings6 / 9

What people actually earn

Paid to earners · All-timeNearly $3.5M paid out

In May 2021, the company says node operators had received nearly $3.5 million worth of STORJ tokens for storage and bandwidth since the network's 2017 launch.

Source: storj.io ↗

Good to know · 2026$1.35/TB stored/month

The company's payout documentation sets compensation at $1.35 per TB of storage actually used per month, effective September 1, 2026.

Source: storj.dev ↗

Good to know · 2026$1/TB downloaded

The company's payout documentation sets node compensation for customer download traffic at $1 per TB of egress, effective September 1, 2026.

Source: storj.dev ↗

Rating and achievements7 / 9