# MEGA > mega.io | Storage; 3 records: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence. HTML https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/mega/ | JSON https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/entity/mega.json | how to read a record: https://fshy.ajam.dev/llms-full.txt ## MEGA S4 (object storage) - `storage/mega-s4` | qualifies | evidence reported | binding none | category S3-compatible object storage, pay-as-you-grow - needs card yes, phone unknown, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-11-01T18:05:15.752Z, checked 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05 - url https://mega.io/objectstorage - price $4.94/TB at 5 TB (EUR 22.00 = $24.71); $4.18/TB at 20 TB (EUR 74.50 = $83.69) | parsed USD 4.18/TB-mo - free tier: No upper limit. Base 3 TB included from EUR 15/mo; EUR 3.50 per additional TB. | unit: TB | metered on: unstated | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1] - per-object cap: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated - retention: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated - egress: metered: no | free allowance: 100 TB per month - identity: card | detail: the MEGA account is created with an email address and a password, confirmed by a link MEGA emails, and the vendor's guide lists no phone field, so whether the form asks a phone number is unverified. MEGA S4 is sold on the Pro Flexi plan, and the upgrade takes Visa or Mastercard, Google Pay, Bitcoin or a UnionPay bank card - interface: s3-compatible, rclone, cli - limits note: None on object size published. Egress beyond 5x stored is metered and charged. - interface detail: S3-compatible (SigV4). Endpoint probed live: https://s3.eu-amsterdam-1.megas4.com/ returns HTTP 400 with {Code:InvalidRequest, Message:'Please use AWS Signature Version 4 for authentication'} — a real, correctly-implemented S3 endpoint, not a marketing page. - tooling: rclone (first-party guide), AWS CLI, Synology Hyper Backup, TrueNAS, Duplicacy, MSP360, Cyberduck, Terraform - composes with: Native S3 -> any S3 client; first-party Cloudflare CDN guide documented at help.mega.io/megas4/setup-guides/cloudflare-setup-guide-for-mega-s4 - reliability: MEGA has run since 2013; S4 is a newer product line (2025) so the durability record on S4 itself is short. Brand-level: no mass data-loss event. Note the 2013 MEGA breach was credential/architecture, not storage loss. - notes: the same as the free tier - extras: - price_verbatim: $4.94/TB at 5 TB (EUR 22.00 = $24.71); $4.18/TB at 20 TB (EUR 74.50 = $83.69) - evidence: - [1] 2026-10-21: 'EUR 3.50 per TB a month on our pay-as-you-grow plan, with 3 TB included from EUR 15. 5x free egress, no API charges and no minimum storage period.' - [2] 2026-10-21: HTTP 400 SigV4 error, endpoint live - [3] 2026-10-21: first-party rclone guide - [4] 2026-10-21: 'MEGA S4 allows up to 5x of the average monthly stored data as free egress' - [5] 2026-11-01: the paid plan is bought with a Visa or Mastercard, whatever the free account needs | capture: sha256:fea7a7fa62c0b74d0d838ae3df770839e9019458757221ffc0486f6670d7520b | quote: - Visa and Mastercard (If you don’t see this option, then it is not available in your country) - [6] 2026-11-01: the MEGA account is created with an email address and a confirmation link | capture: sha256:dc2bc16ed134c8cb045193a0d35d62e36f8257f8ef9335a1c1a2085219e9dd56 | quote: Please use an email address where you can receive our confirmation link - [1] 2026-11-01: S4 is sold on the Pro Flexi plan, so the paid rail is the identity cost | capture: sha256:5c85afe545e831793d950dc6c3eea690a10ff0f845d23c85e43cadd33a1cda66 | quote: €3.50 per TB a month on our pay-as-you-grow plan, with 3 TB included from €15. - [1] 2026-11-01: MEGA S4 is a paid plan, so a card is needed | capture: sha256:5c85afe545e831793d950dc6c3eea690a10ff0f845d23c85e43cadd33a1cda66 | quote: €3.50 per TB a month on our pay-as-you-grow plan, with 3 TB included from €15. - sources: - [1] https://mega.io/objectstorage - [2] https://s3.eu-amsterdam-1.megas4.com/ - [3] https://help.mega.io/megas4/setup-guides/rclone-setup-guide-for-mega-s4 - [4] https://mega.io/objectstorage/developer-automation-storage - [5] https://help.mega.io/plans-storage/payments-billing/how-to-upgrade - [6] https://help.mega.io/accounts/create-account/how-to-create-a-mega-account ## MEGA - `storage/mega` | qualifies-with-caveat | evidence reported | binding retention-clamped | category cloud-drive - identity a placeholder: card and phone unknown | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05 - url https://mega.io/ - free tier: 20 GB free at signup, plus stacking achievements of 5 GB each (desktop app, mobile app, per invite, VPN trial, Pass trial) valid 365 days | unit: GB | metered on: unstated | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1] - per-object cap: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated - retention: Achievements expire after 365 days | days: 365 | source: [1] | note: not stated - egress: Not metered per GB, but free/non-account downloads are throttled by a transfer quota computed on your IP over the past six hours. Paid users are metered per account instead and can grant a slice of their quota to link downloaders (25% default). | metered: yes - identity: email - interface: s3-compatible, rest, rclone, cli - limits: - per-ip-shaping: 1 TiB/day [1] - retention-clamped (binding): expire after 365 days [1] - write-gated: invite, VPN trial, Pass trial) valid 365 days Transfer quota is per-IP over 6 h on fre [1] - limits note: Achievements expire after 365 days. Zero-knowledge encryption means every client re-encrypts. - interface detail: rest - tooling: Native rclone backend 'mega' (Tier 2, v1.41+); official MEGAcmd CLI; MEGA S4 (S3-compatible) is the paid object store. - composes with: 20 GB + N x 5 GB achievements per account, x unlimited free accounts. Achievement bonuses are per-account and do NOT compound within one account beyond one of each, so the multiplication is accounts, not achievements. - reliability: Does not lose data; throttles hard per IP and per link. Accounts with no login for ~3 months are at risk of quota cuts. - notes: the same as the free tier - evidence: - [1] 2026-10-21: 'Get 20 GB free storage with MEGA's secure encrypted cloud storage' (meta description) and body 'MEGA offers 20 GB of free storage' - [2] 2026-10-21: (archive 20260215) — 'Get 5 GB of free storage when you install our MEGA app... Valid for 365 days' for each of desktop, mobile, invite, VPN trial, Pass trial; 'Achievement bonuses stack' - [3] 2026-10-21: (archive 20250519) — 'For free account holders or non-MEGA users... The limit is based on the amount of data downloaded from your IP address over the past six hours.' - [4] 2026-10-21: native Mega backend, Tier 2 - sources: - [1] https://mega.io/storage - [2] https://mega.io/achievements - [3] https://help.mega.io/plans-storage/space-storage/transfer-quota - [4] https://rclone.org/mega/ ## mega pro i/ii/iii as a per-tb play - `storage/mega-pro-i-ii-iii-as-a-per-tb-play` | dead | 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://mega.io/pricing - free tier: Pro III is 16 TB for EUR 29.99/mo, and MEGA's own comparison strip advertises 'MEGA 1.25*… | 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: dead-service - dead_end.why: Pro III is 16 TB for EUR 29.99/mo, and MEGA's own comparison strip advertises 'MEGA 1.25*… - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21 - evidence: - [1] 2026-10-21: Pro III is 16 TB for EUR 29.99/mo, and MEGA's own comparison strip advertises 'MEGA 1.25* pe - [2] 2026-10-21: Pro III is 16 TB for EUR 29.99/mo, and MEGA's own comparison strip advertises 'MEGA 1.25* pe - sources: - [1] https://mega.io/pricing - [2] https://www.capterra.com/p/232384/MEGA/pricing/