When comparing Storj vs Newfang Cloud, the Slant community recommends Newfang Cloud for most people. In the question“What are the best cloud storage services?” Newfang Cloud is ranked 25th while Storj is ranked 30th. The most important reason people chose Newfang Cloud is:
I am currently using it for free under Alpha release, but the pricing is straight forward with billing for storage and download, no unnecessary list of unbundled API' are billed. All the usage is logged on the blockchain that can be audited against the bill.
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Pros
Pro Anonymous and Decentralized
Exploit the Blockchain to store your data.
Pro Free (kinda)
If you share your own hard drive space. Useful for users looking for resiliency.
Pro Transparent and Simple Billing
I am currently using it for free under Alpha release, but the pricing is straight forward with billing for storage and download, no unnecessary list of unbundled API' are billed.
All the usage is logged on the blockchain that can be audited against the bill.
Pro Privacy Focused and Transparent
All the files are encrypted and access is logged on the blockchain that I can verify. Only those with access can view the files.
Pro Good for video streaming & hosting
Due to the distributed nature of servers, video streaming is performant and better than current providers. Quite cheaper too. Files are downloaded from an edge network.
Pro Very easy to integrate
SDK just has a couple of endpoints with good documentation
Cons
Con Still in Beta
Not a lot of adoption yet.
Con New to the market
The service is relatively new, but migration shouldn't be a problem