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Sia compared to Phoenix NAP

Sia
Versus
Phoenix NAP

Features

Storage Features of Sia compared to Phoenix NAP
SiaFeaturesPhoenix NAP
Cloud based
GDPR Compliant
On premise
Open source
Versioned files
Cross Region Replication
API
S3 Compatible API
CLI, REST apiManagement interfacesPortal
Event hooks/pubsub
Flexible, defined in smart contractSLA
35 TB, files should be uploaded in segments of 40 MBMaximum object filesize
40 MBMinimum object filesize
35 TBRecommended max file count per bucket
unlimitedMax filesize for a bucket
unlimitedMaximum amount of buckets
Logs
Authentication / ACL
CDN integration
Peering & interconnectPhoenix announced to take part in Google Cloud’s Interconnect
Unsupported Paid Feature Supported Unknown

Descriptions

Sia

Decentralized storage service Sia has been around since 2014, originally incorporated as Nebulous Inc.

Sia launched their Cryptocurrency by the end of 2015. Early investors have since seen an incredible increase of the currencies value by over 18.000 times the initial price. Before launching their Cryptocurrency a Whitepaper was published with details on how Nebulous/Sia expected to see the network grow, describing their storage capacity algorithm and more.

Sia uses smart contracts to ensure SLAs on uptime, pricing and more. Sia is open source and written in Golang.

Sia is one of the storage backends for Filebase. Investors of Sia include Procyon Ventures and Raptor Group

Phoenix NAP

Being a traditional hosting company, Phoenix NAP has always been working to offer the latest and greatest in cloud services and the hosting space.

Their fully S3-compatible storage solution offer, combined with their bare-metal and on-premise cloud solutions, are a fine choice for anyone not willing to give in to the “giants”, like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.

PhoenixNAP has valuable partnerships with large tech companies, such as Cisco, Intel, and VMware.

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