# gaia-x

> catena-x.net | Storage; 1 record: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence.

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## gaia-x / catena-x as free hosting

- `storage/gaia-x-catena-x-as-free-hosting` | fails-quota | evidence reported | binding none | category rejected-provider
- identity a placeholder: card and phone unknown | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05
- url https://catena-x.net/faqs/
- free tier: Both are federation and trust frameworks, not storage providers. Gaia-X issues credentials and compliance labels; Catena-X onboards companies into an automotive data space. Neither hands… | unit: none | metered on: none | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not recorded | source: [1] | note: not recorded
- retention: not recorded | source: [1]
- egress: not recorded | metered: no
- identity: email
- interface: unknown
- tooling: not recorded
- composes with: the same as tooling
- reliability: the same as the free tier
- notes: the same as the free tier
- extras:
  - dead_end.failure_class: not-storage
  - dead_end.why: Both are federation and trust frameworks, not storage providers. Gaia-X issues credentials and compliance labels; Catena-X onboards companies into an automotive data space. Neither hands…
  - dead_end.retry_when: never; it is not storage
  - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-21: Both are federation and trust frameworks, not storage providers. Gaia-X issues credentials and compliance labels; Catena-X onboards companies into an automotive data space. Neither hands…
  - [2] 2026-10-21: cited as the basis of the rejection: Both are federation and trust frameworks, not storage providers. Gaia-X issues credentials and compliance labels; Catena-X onboards companies into an automotive data space. Neither hands out
  - [3] 2026-10-21: cited as the basis of the rejection: Both are federation and trust frameworks, not storage providers. Gaia-X issues credentials and compliance labels; Catena-X onboards companies into an automotive data space. Neither hands out
- sources:
  - [1] https://catena-x.net/faqs/
  - [2] https://data-space-accelerator.com/
  - [3] https://catena-x.net/news/e23-million-data-space-accelerator-launched-to-fast-track-sme-integration-within-the-catena-x-ecosystem/