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Lifetime promo: 1 TB $149, 2 TB $24...","duplicate_of":null,"n_unknown":5},"record":{"topic":"storage","slug":"filelu","provider":"FileLu","url":"https://filelu.com/","category":"cloud drive + S3 object storage","free_tier":{"stated":"1 GB free. Free accounts can upload 10 GB per file but only hold 1 GB total. Paid: S3-compatible 'FileLu S5', 1 PB scale. Lifetime promo: 1 TB $149, 2 TB $249, 4 TB $449, 8 TB $649. 1 TB monthly transfer per 1 TB of purchased storage.","unit":"GB","metered_on":"stored-bytes","source_url":"https://filelu.com/pricing/","read_on":"2026-10-21","notes":null},"per_object_cap":{"stated":"10 GB per file","bytes":10000000000,"source_url":"https://filelu.com/pricing/","notes":"not stated"},"retention":{"stated":"not stated","source_url":"https://filelu.com/pricing/","notes":"not stated"},"egress":{"terms":"No request or retrieval fees — '$0 request or retrieval fees' is stated on the homepage and repeated as 'No request fees' / 'Always free' for S5. Transfer quota is tied 1:1 to storage purchased (buy 1 TB, get 1 TB/month).","metered":true,"free_allowance":"1 TB per month"},"interface":["s3","rest","webdav","ftps","ftp","rsync","rclone","cli"],"interface_detail":"s3","tooling":"Very wide: S3 (S5), WebDAV, FTP/FTPS, Rsync, rclone, REST API. rclone has a native Tier-1 backend (read-only in the table, ModTime R). Explicitly named as compatible with AWS CLI, rclone, Restic, Kopia, Proxmox, Duplicacy, Duplicati, S3 Browser, FileBrowserGO, Synology Hyper Backup, s3cmd, Cyberduck, Mountain Duck.","chaining":"A single purchased 8 TB lifetime plan at $649 plus Rsync/S3 gives a restic target that satisfies Duplicati and Kopia simultaneously — the broadest tool compatibility of any paid option in this slot. The 1:1 transfer-to-storage ratio means a 20 TB archive needs 20 TB bought to restore it in a month.","limits":[{"kind":"per-object-cap","value":"10 GB per file","source":"https://filelu.com/pricing/"},{"kind":"per-object-cap","value":"10 GB/file","source":"https://filelu.com/pricing/"}],"limits_note":"per-object: 10 GB/file on free, no limit on premium. Transfer is 1:1 with storage purchased, which is the binding constraint at archive-restore time.","identity_cost":{"kind":"email","detail":"email","country":null},"reliability_note":"146,000 users; lifetime promos move between $149 and $350 list, so the lifetime price is a channel promotion rather than a stable list price. Read-only rclone classification means rclone cannot write; S3/Rsync/WebDAV must carry writes.","confidence":"reported","confidence_note":"One page read moves it to documented.","evidence":[{"url":"https://filelu.com/pricing/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'1 GB free to get started', '1 PB scalable storage', '$0 request or retrieval fees', 'FileLu WebDAV cloud drive access', 'FileLu S3 compatible object storage', 'FileLu Rsync server backup storage'"},{"url":"https://filelu.com/pages/faq/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'Free users: 10GB per file. Premium users: no limit'; 'Your transfer quota is based on the storage you purchase. For example, if you purchase 1 TB of storage, you receive a 1 TB monthly transfer quota'"},{"url":"https://filelu.com/pages/s5-object-storage/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"S3-compatible; 'works with AWS CLI, Rclone, Restic, Kopia, Proxmox, Duplicacy, Duplicati, S3 Browser, FileBrowserGO, Synology Hyper Backup'"},{"url":"https://filelu.com/pages/earn-free-storage/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'+20GB' earn-free-storage tasks (the only free path above 1 GB, still far short of 500 GB)"},{"url":"https://grabltd.com/products/filelu","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"lifetime: 1 TB $149, 2 TB $249, 4 TB $449, 8 TB $649"},{"url":"https://rclone.org/filelu/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"native backend, Tier 1, ModTime R (read-oriented)"},{"url":"https://webdav.filelu.com/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"PROBE PROPFIND — HTTP/1.1 401, 13 bytes, WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm=\"FileLu\", X-FileLu-Origin: US-WebDAV-Proxy, Server-Timing cfCacheStatus DYNAMIC (live, CF-fronted)"},{"url":"https://s5.filelu.com/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"PROBE — DNS NXDOMAIN; the S5 endpoint hostname is not published on the pages read, so the S3 endpoint could not be confirmed"}],"verdict":"fails-egress","verified_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z","price_per_tb_month":"$81/TB one-time at the 8 TB lifetime tier ($649) — amortised over 5 years that is $1.35/TB/mo; $56/TB one-time at 4 TB ($449)","notes":"1 GB free. Free accounts can upload 10 GB per file but only hold 1 GB total. Paid: S3-compatible 'FileLu S5', 1 PB scale. Lifetime promo: 1 TB $149, 2 TB $249, 4 TB $449, 8 TB $649. 1 TB monthly transfer per 1 TB of purchased storage.","extras":{"dead_end":{"failure_class":"quota","why":"1 GB free. Free accounts can upload 10 GB per file but only hold 1 GB total. Paid: S3-compatible 'FileLu S5', 1 PB scale. 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