Replacing Amazon Web Services
Canadian alternatives to
Amazon S3.
3 Canadian companies in this directory do this job. Each profile says what it offers and where the fit differs from Amazon S3.
Full profileObjectStore.ca
ObjectStore.ca · Toronto, ONS3-compatible object storage, resident in Canada.
The closest substitution in the directory — S3-compatible means most tooling is a config change. S3's deeper feature set (lifecycle tiering, Glacier, cross-region replication) may not map one-to-one.
- Object storage
- Canadian owned
- Hosted in Canada
objectstore.ca
Full profileFullHost
PRETECS NETWORKS INC. · Victoria, BCCanadian-owned hosting, cloud servers and object storage operated on Canadian soil.
FullHost offers an S3-compatible API for storage and backup workloads. Confirm application-specific S3 features before treating it as a drop-in replacement.
- Hosting
- Canadian owned
- Hosted in Canada
fullhost.com
Full profileStorm Buckets
Storm Developments · Montreal, QCS3-compatible object storage on Canadian-owned hardware in Montreal. In closed alpha.
Same API shape — S3-compatible storage. S3 offers multi-zone durability across many regions; Storm Buckets is a single Montreal node with single-zone storage and no second-site replication yet. It is also still in closed alpha.
- Object storage
- Coming soon
- Canadian owned
- Hosted in Canada
stormdevelopments.ca/buckets
Common questions about leaving Amazon S3
- Is there a Canadian alternative to Amazon S3?
- Yes. 3 Canadian companies in this directory cover the same job: ObjectStore.ca (ObjectStore.ca, Toronto); FullHost (PRETECS NETWORKS INC., Victoria); Storm Buckets (Storm Developments, Montreal).
- Does a Canadian alternative to Amazon S3 cost less?
- We don't publish a cost comparison until we can cite the page a figure came from and the date we read it. Pricing on these profiles currently shows as not yet verified rather than as an estimate.
- Will switching from Amazon S3 lose features?
- Sometimes. Each profile states where the fit is imperfect rather than claiming parity — a substitution that quietly drops a capability you depend on is not a saving.