RapidSeedbox vs Whatbox (2026)
RapidSeedbox starts cheaper ($9.00/mo against €14.00), but Whatbox gives you the cheapest storage at roughly $3.12 per terabyte. Our overall pick is RapidSeedbox — with the cases where the other one wins set out below.
Side by side
| RapidSeedbox | Whatbox | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | 4.4/5 |
| Entry price | $9.00/mo | €14.00/mo |
| Best cost per TB | $7.50 | $3.12 |
| Max storage | 5.6 TB | 21.7 TB |
| Max speed | 10 Gbps | 100 Gbps |
| Traffic | Unlimited | 1000 TB upload |
| Storage type | HDD | HDD, NVMe |
| Plex | ||
| Transcoding | ||
| Plans offered | 6 | 12 |
| Locations | Netherlands, France, Germany, USA, Singapore | Netherlands, USA, 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
RapidSeedbox
Entry plan at $9.00 per month.
You are storing a large library
Whatbox
About $3.12/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
Whatbox
Goes up to 21.7 TB.
Frequently asked questions
Is RapidSeedbox or Whatbox cheaper?+
RapidSeedbox has the lower entry price at $9.00 per month. Measured per terabyte of storage, though, Whatbox wins at roughly $3.12/TB — the cheapest headline price and the cheapest storage are rarely the same provider.
Do RapidSeedbox and Whatbox cap your traffic?+
RapidSeedbox offers unlimited-traffic plans, while Whatbox meters upload (up to 1000 TB). This matters more than anything else if you seed heavily.
Can both run Plex?+
Yes on RapidSeedbox, yes on Whatbox. Transcoding is available on both.
Where are the servers?+
RapidSeedbox: Netherlands, France, Germany, USA, Singapore. Whatbox: Netherlands, USA, 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.