Rackspace Cloud Files
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Plans and prices
From Rackspace Cloud Files's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Files storage | $0.16 a month | 5 GB maximum object size for a single-request upload · Backup storage pricing starts at $0.1563 / GB per month; Cloud Backup states Cloud Files storage is billed at the same r |
| Pay-as-you-go Cloud Files with CDN | — | No total storage limit stated · CDN delivery has no per-request fee · CDN cannot serve files larger than 10 GB · Usage-based; billed for storage and outgoing bandwidth used. |
The facts
Each one read from Rackspace Cloud Files's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication and transport
- Clients authenticate with a Rackspace username and API access key, and Cloud Files requests use HTTPS; session tokens expire after 24 hours.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Business admin controls
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Container limit
- An account can have up to 500,000 containers, and performance may degrade when a container approaches one million objects.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Control panel
- The browser-based Cloud Control Panel lets users upload files and distribute them through the CDN without writing code.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Developer access
- Developers can use REST APIs and SDKs for PHP, Python, Java, Ruby, and C# .NET.checked 8 Oct 2026
- File size limit
- 5checked 21 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Rackspace documentation describes managing Cloud Files with Cyberduck and Transmit 5, including CDN configuration.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Large file limit
- The Control Panel supports uploads smaller than 5 GB, segmented uploads can handle larger files, and CDN delivery does not support files larger than 10 GB.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Public access
- Objects become publicly readable when their container is published to the CDN; otherwise requests require authentication.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Cloud Files is OpenStack-powered online storage for files and media that can be delivered globally over Akamai’s CDN.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Redundancy
- Rackspace describes Cloud Files as providing built-in redundancy.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Storage model
- Cloud Files is object storage rather than a traditional file system, and its containers cannot be nested.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Stored data encryption
- Cloud Files does not encrypt data at rest by default; customers can encrypt data before sending it.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Cloud Files FAQ lists email support Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and excludes code-related questions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Zero-knowledge encryption
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Company history
- Rackspace says it helped create the managed hosting industry in 1998.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1998checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- San Antonio, Texas, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Device platforms
- Linuxchecked 21 Sep 2026
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