RapidSeedbox vs Ultra.cc (2026)
Ultra.cc wins on both price measures: the lower entry ticket (€4.95/mo against $9.00) and the cheaper storage, at roughly $2.97 per terabyte. Our overall pick still goes to RapidSeedbox, on traffic and reliability grounds set out below — with the cases where the other one wins laid out further down.
Side by side
| RapidSeedbox | Ultra.cc | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | 4.6/5 |
| Entry price | $9.00/mo | €4.95/mo |
| Best cost per TB | $7.50 | $2.97 |
| Max storage | 5.6 TB | 22 TB |
| Max speed | 10 Gbps | 50 Gbps |
| Traffic | Unlimited | 60 TB upload |
| Storage type | HDD | HDD, NVMe |
| Plex | ||
| Transcoding | ||
| Plans offered | 6 | 15 |
| Locations | Netherlands, France, Germany, USA, Singapore | Netherlands, Canada, Singapore |
Prices read from each provider's own pricing page, in the currency they bill in. The cost-per-TB column is normalised to US dollars so the two stay comparable.
Which one to pick
You want the smallest monthly bill
Ultra.cc
Entry plan at €4.95 per month.
You are storing a large library
Ultra.cc
About $2.97/TB on its best tier — that is what storage actually costs.
You seed around the clock
RapidSeedbox
Traffic is not capped in either direction.
You want the most space
Ultra.cc
Goes up to 22 TB.
Frequently asked questions
Is RapidSeedbox or Ultra.cc cheaper?+
Ultra.cc, on both counts: the lower entry price (€4.95 per month) and the cheaper storage (about $2.97/TB).
Do RapidSeedbox and Ultra.cc cap your traffic?+
RapidSeedbox offers unlimited-traffic plans, while Ultra.cc meters upload (up to 60 TB). This matters more than anything else if you seed heavily.
Can both run Plex?+
Yes on RapidSeedbox, yes on Ultra.cc. Transcoding is available on both.
Where are the servers?+
RapidSeedbox: Netherlands, France, Germany, USA, Singapore. Ultra.cc: Netherlands, Canada, Singapore. Location drives latency, and also the legal regime the provider answers to.
Verdict
Across the criteria that matter — entry price, cost per terabyte, traffic flexibility and rating — our pick is RapidSeedbox, whose best tier works out at roughly $7.50/TB. If your binding constraint is something else, use the table above: with a seedbox it is almost always one specific constraint that decides, not an average.