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Filestack vs UploadThing: pricing compared

Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Storage tools. Updated for 2026.

At a glance

Side by side

Filestack starts at $69/mo (Start) and UploadThing at $10/mo (100GB App). For 10 people that's $69 vs $10 a month: UploadThing is $59 a month (86%) cheaper than Filestack on list price.

Filestack

Storage

From$69/mo

10 people: $69 a month · $828 a year

  • Free plan
  • No yearly discount listed
  • No startup credits listed
  • 4 plans · priced per plan

UploadThing

Cheaper for 10 people

From$10/mo

10 people: $10 a month · $120 a year

  • Free plan
  • No yearly discount listed
  • No startup credits listed
  • 3 plans · priced per plan

Plans

Filestack and UploadThing plans

Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.

Filestack

  • Free

    1 GB bandwidth · 500 uploads · 1,000 transformations

    Free

  • Start

    75 GB bandwidth · 20,000 uploads

    $69/mo

  • Grow

    200 GB bandwidth · 50,000 uploads · 150 GB storage

    $199/mo

  • Scale

    400 GB bandwidth · 125,000 uploads · 350 GB storage

    $379/mo

Monthly billing prices. Optional Platinum Support $90-$100/mo; add-ons (content ingestion, intelligent ingestion) $99/mo each. Enterprise: book a consultation.

Prices from Filestack's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

UploadThing

  • Free (2GB App)

    2 GB storage · Unlimited uploads

    Free

  • 100GB App

    100 GB storage · 30-day audit log retention

    $10/mo

  • Usage Based

    250 GB included storage · $0.08 per GB over 250 GB · Regions, private files

    $25/mo

All prices in USD. Usage Based plan starts at $25/mo with $0.08/GB beyond 250 GB. Custom needs: contact.

Prices from UploadThing's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Team cost

What each costs your team

Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.

Filestack and UploadThing cost by team size
TeamFilestack (Start)UploadThing (100GB App)Difference
5 people$69$828/yr$10$120/yrUploadThing $59 less a month
10 people$69$828/yr$10$120/yrUploadThing $59 less a month
25 people$69$828/yr$10$120/yrUploadThing $59 less a month

Filestack is priced per plan. UploadThing is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.

FAQ

Filestack vs UploadThing: questions

Which is cheaper, Filestack or UploadThing?

Filestack starts at $69/mo (Start) and UploadThing at $10/mo (100GB App). For 10 people that's $69 vs $10 a month: UploadThing is $59 a month (86%) cheaper than Filestack on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.

Do Filestack and UploadThing have free plans?

Filestack has a free plan (Free). UploadThing has a free plan (Free (2GB App)).

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