The Best Storage for GoPro and Action-Cam Footage in 2026
Where to Put Terabytes of GoPro Footage
Section titled "Where to Put Terabytes of GoPro Footage"The problem: GoPro Cloud is great for shooting, but its unlimited tier only holds GoPro footage, and only while you keep paying. Once you have a real archive (multiple terabytes of HERO and action-cam video you want to keep for years) you need a cheaper, permanent home that you own.
The short answer: for most people, Backblaze B2 is the best all-round home at $6.95/TB/month with free egress up to 3x what you store. If you download often, Wasabi removes egress math entirely. If you serve footage publicly, Cloudflare R2's zero egress wins. And a local NAS is cheapest over many years if you are willing to maintain it. Here is the full comparison.
The Options at a Glance
Section titled "The Options at a Glance"| Option | Price | Egress | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backblaze B2 | $6.95/TB/mo (about $83/yr per TB) | Free up to 3x stored, then $0.01/GB | The best default for most archives |
| Wasabi | $6.99/TB/mo, rising to $7.99 on July 1, 2026 | Free (no egress or API fees) | Frequent downloads, predictable bills |
| Cloudflare R2 | $15/TB/mo (about $180/yr per TB) | Free (zero egress) | Serving or streaming footage publicly |
| Local drive or NAS | One-time hardware cost | Free | Largest archives, lowest long-run cost |
| GoPro Cloud (baseline) | $59.99/yr, unlimited GoPro footage | Bulk download is hard | Capturing and editing, not archiving |
Prices are current as of 2026 and change over time. Always confirm before committing a large library.
Backblaze B2: The Best Default
Section titled "Backblaze B2: The Best Default"At $6.95 per TB per month, B2 is roughly a quarter of the price of Amazon S3 for storage, and egress is free up to three times the amount you store each month. For a footage archive, where you upload once and download occasionally, that free-egress allowance usually covers normal retrieval, so your bill is essentially just storage.
- Cost for 5 TB: about $35/month, or roughly $417/year.
- Why it fits GoPro footage: you store a lot and read a little, which is exactly what B2 prices for.
- S3-compatible, so it works with standard tools.
For most people archiving GoPro footage, B2 is the recommendation.
Wasabi: No Egress Math
Section titled "Wasabi: No Egress Math"Wasabi charges one flat rate for capacity, with no egress or API request fees at all. The current rate is $6.99/TB/month, increasing to $7.99/TB/month on July 1, 2026. The trade-offs are a 1 TB minimum and a 90-day minimum storage duration per object, so it suits archives you keep rather than data you churn.
- Best when you pull footage back frequently and do not want to think about egress allowances.
- Watch the 90-day minimum retention: deleting footage early still bills for the remainder of the 90 days.
Cloudflare R2: Zero Egress for Public Footage
Section titled "Cloudflare R2: Zero Egress for Public Footage"R2 costs more to store ($15/TB/month) but charges nothing for egress, ever. That is the opposite balance from B2: you pay more to hold the data and nothing to serve it.
- Best when you publish or stream footage to viewers, where egress on other providers would dominate the bill.
- Not the cheapest for a private cold archive you rarely read; B2 or Wasabi wins there.
Local Drive or NAS: Cheapest Over Years
Section titled "Local Drive or NAS: Cheapest Over Years"A hard drive or a NAS (Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS) is a one-time purchase. An 8 TB drive is well under the cost of a single year of cloud storage at that size, and a NAS gives you redundancy across multiple drives.
- Best for the largest archives and the lowest cost measured over five or ten years.
- The catch: a single local copy is not a backup. Drives fail, and a fire or theft takes everything. Use a NAS as one leg of a plan, not the whole plan.
There is a full walkthrough in back up cloud storage directly to your NAS.
The 3-2-1 Setup for Footage You Cannot Re-Shoot
Section titled "The 3-2-1 Setup for Footage You Cannot Re-Shoot"Action-cam footage is unrepeatable. The standard rule for irreplaceable data is 3-2-1: three copies, on two kinds of media, with one offsite. A practical version for GoPro footage:
- Working copy: GoPro Cloud or your editing machine while a project is active.
- Local archive: a NAS or external drive you own.
- Offsite copy: Backblaze B2 or Wasabi.
That gives you cheap bulk storage, a fast local copy, and an offsite copy that survives a disaster, for far less than paying a 2 TB consumer plan forever.
How Blober Gets Your Footage There
Section titled "How Blober Gets Your Footage There"Whichever destination wins, Blober is what moves the footage into it. It is the only desktop app that connects to GoPro Cloud, so you can:
- Pull your entire GoPro Cloud library out (no 25-file zip limit) and push it to B2, Wasabi, R2, or a NAS
- Copy footage to two destinations to build the 3-2-1 setup
- Organize files on the way in with path templates, so a flat cloud dump lands as a clean
camera/date/filearchive
Connect GoPro Cloud as the source, pick your storage as the destination, run, and let it resume through any dropped connection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Section titled "Frequently Asked Questions"What is the cheapest cloud storage for GoPro videos? For a private archive, Backblaze B2 ($6.95/TB/month) and Wasabi ($6.99/TB/month) are the cheapest credible options, both far below Amazon S3 or consumer plans. A local NAS is cheaper still over several years if you maintain it.
Is GoPro Cloud good for long-term storage? It is good for capturing and editing, not for archiving. It only stores GoPro footage cheaply, you lose access if you cancel, and there is no bulk export. Keep a copy elsewhere for the long term.
How do I move footage from GoPro Cloud to Backblaze B2 or Wasabi? Use Blober. It connects to GoPro Cloud and transfers your library directly to B2, Wasabi, or any supported destination, with no manual batching.
Backblaze B2 or Wasabi, which is better for GoPro footage? B2 if you mostly store and rarely download, thanks to its free 3x egress allowance. Wasabi if you download often and want zero egress math, keeping the 1 TB minimum and 90-day retention in mind.
Related Guides
Section titled "Related Guides"- GoPro Cloud Storage: The Complete Guide
- GoPro Cloud vs Dropbox vs Google Drive
- Back Up Your GoPro Cloud to Backblaze B2, AWS S3, or Local Storage
- Back Up Cloud Storage Directly to Your NAS
Get Blober
Section titled "Get Blober"Move your GoPro footage to the storage that actually fits a large archive. Blober is the only app that connects to GoPro Cloud, and it is a one-time purchase with no subscription and no per-GB fees.
