Migrate to/from Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage | $6.99/TB

What is Wasabi?

Wasabi is the S3-compatible object-storage company that built its entire business on one number: $6.99 per TB per month, with no egress fees and no API request fees. That pricing — about 80 % cheaper than AWS S3 Standard at typical access volumes — has made Wasabi a default destination for backup vendors (Veeam, MSP360, Synology Active Backup), media archives, and any team escaping AWS egress costs. Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage is fully S3-API-compatible, runs in 13+ regions across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, offers Object Lock for ransomware-immutable backups, and replicates objects across multiple AZs for 11-nines durability. The 'Hot' in the name signals that there are no cold-tier retrieval delays — every byte is online and accessible at request time.

Wasabi's catch is its 90-day minimum storage duration: any object deleted before it has been stored for 90 days is still billed for the remaining days at the standard rate, plus a Timed Deleted Storage charge. There's also a 1 TB minimum monthly charge on the Pay-as-You-Go plan — even if you store less. CloudsLinker is purpose-built to play well with Wasabi's pricing model: incremental sync minimizes deletes, lifecycle-aware copies route cold data to S3 Glacier Deep Archive while keeping warm working sets on Wasabi, and migrations into Wasabi use multipart uploads with parallel parts for the fastest possible initial seeding.

Key features of Wasabi

$6.99/TB/month flat rate

Single-rate pricing across <strong>North America, EMEA, and APAC</strong> regions. No tiering, no class-A/class-B operation pricing, no hidden line items on the bill.

Free egress (with caveat)

If monthly egress ≤ active stored volume, egress is free. Use Wasabi as a high-traffic origin and you stay under the rule; abuse it and Wasabi may rate-limit or suspend.

90-day minimum retention

Objects deleted before 90 days still billed for the remaining duration. This makes Wasabi excellent for archive, mediocre for high-churn workloads. CloudsLinker's filters help you route appropriate data each direction.

1 TB monthly minimum

Pay-as-You-Go customers are billed for 1 TB even if they store less. Below 1 TB usage, alternatives like Backblaze B2 (no minimum) may be cheaper.

Object Lock (ransomware-proof)

Wasabi supports S3 Object Lock with WORM retention to a fixed date. CloudsLinker preserves Object Lock flags when copying between Object-Lock-aware providers.

13+ global regions

us-east-1/2, us-west-1, us-central-1, eu-central-1/2, eu-west-1/2, ap-northeast-1/2, ap-southeast-1/2, ca-central-1. CloudsLinker can replicate between any two regions in a single job.

Why connect Wasabi to CloudsLinker

CloudsLinker connects to Wasabi using standard S3 Access Key + Secret Key + Endpoint (region-specific, e.g. s3.us-east-2.wasabisys.com). Once connected, transfers run server-to-server using the S3 multipart upload API — objects above 100 MB are split into 5 MB–5 GB parts and uploaded in parallel for maximum throughput. The same connector handles Wasabi as source, destination, or both sides of a Wasabi-to-Wasabi cross-region replication job. CloudsLinker preserves user metadata headers, object tags (where supported), and modification times across providers.

What you can do with Wasabi on CloudsLinker

S3 multipart copies in and out of Wasabi

Migrate from AWS S3, B2, R2 or GCS into Wasabi at full multipart-parallel speed. Or copy <em>out</em> of Wasabi to any cloud — no egress fees apply if your monthly egress ≤ stored volume.

No bandwidth from your side

Wasabi transfers run on CloudsLinker's servers, not yours. Your home or office connection is irrelevant to job throughput.

Scheduled & incremental sync

Hourly / daily / weekly sync jobs with delta mode — only changed objects are copied each run, minimizing the 90-day-retention penalty for short-lived data.

Filter by prefix, size, modified date

Migrate only <code>s3://bucket/2026/</code>, skip files > 100 GB, or sync only objects modified in the last 7 days.

Common Wasabi transfer scenarios

Cut AWS egress fees: S3 → Wasabi for high-traffic origin

If your S3 bucket serves more than ~$200/month in egress to the public internet, copying it to Wasabi via CloudsLinker often pays for itself in the first month. CloudsLinker scripts the initial seed (multipart parallel), then nightly delta sync keeps Wasabi current. Front Wasabi with Cloudflare or your own CDN and your egress bill effectively drops to zero.

Cross-provider DR: Wasabi as off-site backup of S3 / Azure / GCS

S3 Replication keeps you inside AWS; a full-account compromise hits both copies. Schedule a CloudsLinker incremental from your primary S3 bucket to a Wasabi bucket in a different region — for ~$7/TB/month you get true provider-independent DR with Object Lock immutability.

Large-file media archive: video / 3D / scientific datasets

Wasabi's 5 TB max object size and multipart support are ideal for video masters, 3D renders, and scientific datasets that don't fit cleanly on consumer clouds. CloudsLinker handles the multipart upload from your source (S3, R2, NAS via SFTP) to Wasabi at high throughput.

Backup Veeam / MSP360 / Synology repositories to a second Wasabi region

Many backup vendors target Wasabi as primary; CloudsLinker can mirror those backup buckets to a second Wasabi region for added redundancy without paying egress (since destination is also Wasabi). Ideal for backup admins who want geo-redundancy without paying double for storage.

Migrate from Wasabi → Cloudflare R2 if access patterns shifted

Wasabi's free-egress rule applies only when egress ≤ stored. If your bucket grew into a high-egress workload (10×+ stored volume per month), Cloudflare R2's true zero-egress model becomes cheaper. CloudsLinker copies between Wasabi and R2 with multipart speed — typically 1–3 TB/day per connection.

How to connect Wasabi to CloudsLinker

Wasabi authenticates with S3-style Access Key + Secret Key, plus a region-specific endpoint URL.

Before you start

Create a dedicated Wasabi sub-user for CloudsLinker — never use the root account credentials:

Sign in to the Wasabi console at https://console.wasabisys.com.
Go to Access Keys → Create New Access Key.
Select Sub-user rather than Root, and attach a policy scoped to the buckets you want CloudsLinker to read / write. For migration jobs, the minimum permissions are:
- s3:ListBucket, s3:GetObject (source)
- s3:PutObject, s3:DeleteObject, s3:AbortMultipartUpload (destination)
Copy the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key — Wasabi shows the secret only once.

Connection steps

In CloudsLinker, click Add Cloud → choose Wasabi.
Enter a display name (e.g. “Wasabi us-east-2”).
Paste the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key from the Wasabi console.
Enter the Endpoint URL matching your bucket’s region:
- s3.us-east-1.wasabisys.com (Virginia)
- s3.us-east-2.wasabisys.com (N. Virginia)
- s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com (Oregon)
- s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com (Amsterdam)
- s3.eu-west-1.wasabisys.com (London)
- s3.ap-northeast-1.wasabisys.com (Tokyo)
- …or the region your bucket lives in (Wasabi has 13+ regions).
Click Confirm. CloudsLinker validates the credentials with a ListBuckets call and shows the connection as ready.

Revoke access

To revoke CloudsLinker’s keys later: https://console.wasabisys.com → Access Keys → find the key → Delete. Or rotate by creating a new key and deleting the old one.

Wasabi upload & download limits you should know

Wasabi’s storage and API limits mirror AWS S3 closely; the unique constraints are around pricing policies (90-day retention, 1 TB minimum, free-egress rule):

Maximum object size: 5 TB (achieved via multipart upload).
Single PUT max: 5 GB — beyond that, multipart is required. CloudsLinker switches automatically above 100 MB.
Multipart parts: 5 MB minimum, 5 GB maximum, 10,000 parts max per object.
Incomplete multipart cleanup: Wasabi auto-aborts incomplete multipart uploads after 31 days, preventing dangling-storage charges.
API rate limits: Wasabi does not publish strict per-second rate limits but applies throttling on aggressive patterns. CloudsLinker handles back-off automatically.
Storage pricing: $6.99 per TB per month, single rate across all 13+ regions.
Free egress rule: if monthly egress ≤ active stored volume, egress is free. Sustained excess may trigger throttling or service suspension.
90-day minimum retention: delete before 90 days → still billed for the remaining days. Critical for high-churn workloads.
1 TB monthly minimum: Pay-as-You-Go customers billed for 1 TB even if they store less.
Bucket / object count: no published cap (effectively unlimited).
Object Lock retention: supported, with WORM compliance for ransomware-resistant backups.

Sources: Wasabi Pricing, Wasabi: Min and max object sizes, Wasabi: Multipart upload behavior, Wasabi: Minimum Storage Duration Policy.

Wasabi + CloudsLinker — Frequently Asked Questions

Does Wasabi really charge zero egress?

Yes, with one rule: monthly egress must be less than or equal to your active stored volume. If you store 10 TB and egress 8 TB this month, free. If you store 10 TB and egress 50 TB, Wasabi reserves the right to limit or suspend service. For typical backup / archive workloads this rule is never hit; for CDN-style serving it can be.

What's the 90-day minimum retention penalty?

If you delete or overwrite an object before it has been stored for 90 days, Wasabi charges a Timed Deleted Storage fee equal to the storage cost for the remaining days of the 90-day window. Pay-as-You-Go pricing only — Reserved Capacity has different terms. CloudsLinker's incremental sync helps avoid this on dynamic workloads.

What's the maximum object size?

5 TB per object, identical to AWS S3. Single PUT requests are capped at 5 GB; anything larger uses multipart upload (5 MB–5 GB per part, up to 10,000 parts). CloudsLinker switches to multipart automatically for objects above 100 MB.

Are my Wasabi keys stored securely on CloudsLinker?

Yes. Access Key ID and Secret Access Key are encrypted at rest with AES-256 and decrypted only inside the active transfer worker. We recommend creating a Wasabi sub-user (IAM-style) scoped to specific buckets — never use the root account key.

Does CloudsLinker support all Wasabi regions?

Yes. Choose the endpoint matching your bucket's region (e.g. s3.us-east-2.wasabisys.com for us-east-2, s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com for eu-central-1). For cross-region copies, connect each region as a separate cloud.

Will multipart uploads from CloudsLinker incur extra cost?

No. Wasabi charges zero API request fees — neither UploadPart nor CompleteMultipartUpload costs anything. The only billing event is storage. Note: incomplete multipart uploads are auto-deleted after 31 days to prevent dangling charges.

How fast can CloudsLinker push data into Wasabi?

Multipart parallel uploads from another cloud (S3, R2, GCS) typically achieve 1–3 TB/day per connection, depending on source-cloud egress speed and Wasabi region. From slower sources (Box, OneDrive) the bottleneck is the source's API rate limits, not Wasabi.

Does CloudsLinker preserve S3 metadata, tags, and Object Lock?

User metadata (x-amz-meta-*) and content-type are preserved. Object tags are preserved when both sides support them. Object Lock retention dates are preserved when copying between Object-Lock-aware providers (Wasabi, S3, R2 with Object Lock, B2).

Can I migrate from AWS S3 to Wasabi without leaving AWS?

The transfer crosses providers, so AWS egress fees apply on the S3 side (typically $0.05–$0.09 per GB). CloudsLinker minimizes this by using delta sync after the initial seed and by filtering out objects you don't need to replicate.

Is Wasabi suitable for high-churn data?

Not ideal — the 90-day minimum storage means short-lived data is overpriced. For high-churn workloads, consider Cloudflare R2 (no minimum retention) or B2 (no minimum). Wasabi excels at archive, backup, and large-asset workloads where data is written once and rarely deleted.

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Conclusion

Wasabi's flat $6.99/TB pricing and no-egress model rewrites the economics of cloud storage for backup, archive, and high-traffic media — but only if you respect the 90-day minimum retention and stay within the egress-≤-storage rule. CloudsLinker is built around those constraints: incremental sync to minimize deletes, multipart parallel uploads for fast initial seeding, and filters to keep cold-but-churn data off Wasabi entirely. Connect with Access Key + Endpoint and run your first migration in minutes.

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