E3-1271v3
4 coresMemory16GB DDR3
Storage1x1TB HDD HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$54.00/mo
Storage servers with large hard drives
79 servers with spinning hard drives, from $49 a month. When you need capacity more than speed, hard drives remain the cheapest way to keep terabytes online.
79 servers, showing 49 to 72Stock is re-checked twice a day
E3-1265Lv3
4 coresMemory8GB DDR3
Storage1x1TB HDD HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$54.00/mo
E3-1265Lv3
4 coresMemory16GB DDR3
Storage1x1TB HDD HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$54.00/mo
E3-1240v2
4 coresMemory16GB DDR3
Storage1x200GB SSD 1x4TB HDD SSDHDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$54.00/mo
E3-1270Lv4
4 coresMemory8GB DDR3
Storage1x1TB HDD HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$54.00/mo
E3-1240v2
4 coresMemory16GB DDR3
Storage1x480GB SSD 1x4TB HDD SSDHDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$54.00/mo
E3-1265Lv3
4 coresMemory32GB DDR3
Storage1x1TB HDD HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$54.00/mo
E3-1240v2
4 coresMemory16GB DDR3
Storage1x480GB SSD 1x4TB HDD SSDHDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$54.00/mo
E3-1270Lv4
4 coresMemory8GB DDR3
Storage1x1TB HDD HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$59.00/mo
E3-1265Lv3
4 coresMemory16GB DDR3
Storage1x1TB HDD HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$59.00/mo
E3-1265Lv3
4 coresMemory16GB DDR3
Storage1x1TB HDD HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$59.00/mo
E3-1265Lv3
4 coresMemory16GB DDR3
Storage1x1TB HDD HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$59.00/mo
E3-1270v3
4 coresMemory16GB DDR3
Storage1x2TB HDD HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$64.00/mo
E3-1240v6
4 coresMemory16GB DDR4
Storage2x2TB HDD HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$64.00/mo
1 x E5-2650Lv3
12 coresMemory64GB DDR4
Storage1x960GB SSD 1x14TB HDD SATA SSDHDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$79.00/mo
1 x E5-2650v2
8 coresMemory128GB DDR3
Storage2x960GB SSD 1x12TB HDD SSDHDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$79.00/mo
1 x E5-2650Lv4
14 coresMemory64GB DDR4
Storage1x480GB SSD 1x18TB HDD SAS SSDHDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$99.00/mo
1 x E5-2650Lv3
12 coresMemory32GB DDR4
Storage1x480GB SSD 1x18TB HDD SAS SSDHDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$99.00/mo
1 x E5-2650Lv4
14 coresMemory64GB DDR4
Storage3x14TB HDD SAS HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$119.00/mo
1 x E5-2650Lv4
14 coresMemory128GB DDR4
Storage3x14TB HDD SAS HDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$119.00/mo
1 x E5-2650Lv3
12 coresMemory128GB DDR4
Storage1x480GB SSD 2x10TB HDD SAS SSDHDD
Network300Mbit/s Unmetered
$129.00/mo
1 x E5-2650v2
8 coresMemory64GB DDR3
Storage1x800GB SSD 1x12TB HDD SATA SSDHDD
Network2Gbit Unmetered
$149.00/mo
1 x E5-2650v2
8 coresMemory64GB DDR3
Storage1x800GB SSD 1x12TB HDD SATA SSDHDD
Network2Gbit Unmetered
$149.00/mo
1 x E5-2695v2
12 coresMemory128GB DDR3
Storage2x1.2TB SSD 1x10TB HDD SSDHDD
Network2Gbit Unmetered
$169.00/mo
Good uses for a storage server
Off-site backups, media libraries for Plex or Jellyfin, log archives, Nextcloud, MinIO or other S3-compatible object stores, and seed boxes all favor capacity over random IO. A dedicated storage server gives you a fixed monthly price with no per-gigabyte or egress fees.
Some listings combine a small SSD for the operating system with large hard drives for data, which is a sensible layout for most of these jobs. For speed-sensitive workloads look at SSD servers instead.
Questions people ask
Is a dedicated storage server cheaper than cloud storage?
For data you read often, usually. Cloud object storage charges for each gigabyte stored and again for each gigabyte downloaded. A storage server has one monthly price and unmetered or high-allowance bandwidth.
Can I use RAID on a storage server?
Yes. Servers with several drives can run RAID 1, 5, 6 or 10 in software, or ZFS. Pick a server with enough drives for the level you need.