Rabata.io vs DigitalOcean Spaces
Superior Performance Across the Board
Independent S3 performance benchmark comparing Rabata.io and DigitalOcean Spaces
Overview
DigitalOcean Spaces is popular for its integration with DO infrastructure and excels at large file handling. However, testing requires both a credit card and manual identity verification that can delay access for days. Our benchmarks show Rabata.io delivers superior performance in mixed operations and small file handling with instant trial access.
Rabata.io delivers 1.9x faster mixed operations (346 MB/s vs 179 MB/s) and 2.1x faster small object handling (696 ops/s vs 328 ops/s) compared to DigitalOcean Spaces. While DigitalOcean excels with large media files (achieving 536 MB/s with 5MB objects in our tests), Rabata provides more balanced performance across all workload types without verification delays.
Performance Comparison
| Metric | Rabata.io | DigitalOcean Spaces |
|---|---|---|
| Upload Speed | 1,462 MB/s ★ | 1,440 MB/s |
| Download Speed | 1,107 MB/s | 1,728 MB/s ★ |
| Mixed Operations | 346 MB/s ★ | 179 MB/s |
| Small Objects (ops/s) | 696 ★ | 328 |
Conclusion
DigitalOcean Spaces provides excellent integration for existing DO customers and industry-leading performance with large files. However, Rabata.io delivers superior mixed workload performance (1.9x faster), better small file handling (2.1x faster), and critically: instant 30-day trial access versus DigitalOcean’s credit card requirement and multi-day manual verification process.
All benchmarks were conducted using our reproducible testing methodology with MinIO warp v1.0.7 in September 2025. See the complete S3 provider comparison for detailed charts and analysis across all tested providers.
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