Storing your files is one cost. Delivering them thousands of times is another. ☁️ That's where the Amazon S3 vs Cloudflare R2 comparison gets interesting. Imagine you have a 1 TB video library, but users download 20 TB of video every month. Your storage stays the same, while the amount of data leaving it keeps growing. Here's the difference 👇 🟠 Amazon S3 A mature object storage platform with deep AWS integrations, multiple storage classes, archival options, and extensive enterprise tooling. If your infrastructure already runs on AWS, S3 fits naturally into that setup. 🟠 Cloudflare R2 Object storage with an S3-compatible API and no direct egress fees. That makes it especially compelling for workloads delivering lots of images, videos, and downloads to users. A few details matter: - No egress fees doesn't mean everything is free—storage and requests still count. - S3-compatible doesn't mean every S3 feature is supported. - Your existing infrastructure, access patterns, and delivery setup all influence the decision. The easiest way to remember it: S3 → ecosystem depth. R2 → attractive delivery economics. Save this for your next architecture decision. Which one are you using, and what made you choose it? #amazons3 #cloudflare #cloudstorage #webdevelopment #softwareengineering - @rick.theengineer