Pierre Code Storage
Shares rank 17 of 22 Git forges by recommenders
Git-backed storage API built for high-volume files and LLM workflows, with unlimited storage; critics mainly object to network ingress and egress fees.
Git-backed storage API built for high-volume files and LLM workflows, with unlimited storage; critics mainly object to network ingress and egress fees.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 57%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Useful for blobs and non-code data
“Wow, this looks potentially amazing! I've been look for a way to use Git for smaller, high volume document storage”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” “We have folks using us to back crms, design tools, and all kinds of "non-code" stuff.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” “The blob thing is cool but otherwise it's a really confusing website.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” Handles large, high-volume storage
“Wow, this looks potentially amazing! I've been look for a way to use Git for smaller, high volume document storage”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” “Code.storage is able to handle large scales too”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Tell HN: GitHub Is Experiencing Degraded Performance” Unlimited storage and request rates
“Code Storage is just a headless, api-first infra product. No users, no review primitives, no rate limits, etc.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” “Total storage limit | Unlimited | Git request rate limits | Unlimited”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Tell HN: GitHub Is Experiencing Degraded Performance” API-first design for automation
“Code Storage is just a headless, api-first infra product. No users, no review primitives, no rate limits, etc.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” “our API is built specifically for common LLM workflows”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Network ingress and egress fees
“charging network ingress ($0.06) and egress fees ($0.15)?! what a ripoff, non-starter”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage” “The prices are ridiculous imo, charging for network ingress is a full stop”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” “They are a no way for me, especially the network fees”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” Expensive pricing overall
“And it only costs $30K per year for a single terabyte of usable (NVMe?) storage.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” “Pierre CC has really exorbitant pricing that would cost even more.”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” Confusing, dated site design
“The blob thing is cool but otherwise it's a really confusing website.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” “I had to close the tab after 10 seconds as I got immediate anxiety.”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Tell HN: GitHub Is Experiencing Degraded Performance” “It doesn't look professional in the sense of a mature business”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company” - Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Code Storage by the Pierre Computer Company”
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See all 22 Git forges, rankedWhat people said
19 of the 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I had to close the tab after 10 seconds as I got immediate anxiety.”
“Code.storage is able to handle large scales too”
“Total storage limit | Unlimited | Git request rate limits | Unlimited”
“No affiliation, but http://code.storage gets my vote.”
“Pierre CC has really exorbitant pricing that would cost even more.”
“our API is built specifically for common LLM workflows”
“We have folks using us to back crms, design tools, and all kinds of "non-code" stuff.”
“The prices are ridiculous imo, charging for network ingress is a full stop”
“They are a no way for me, especially the network fees”
“It doesn't look professional in the sense of a mature business”
“Wow, this looks potentially amazing! I've been look for a way to use Git for smaller, high volume document storage”
“Code Storage is just a headless, api-first infra product. No users, no review primitives, no rate limits, etc.”
“And it only costs $30K per year for a single terabyte of usable (NVMe?) storage.”
“The blob thing is cool but otherwise it's a really confusing website.”
“"git init --bare" as a service what a time to be alive”
“Keep trying to sign up and get "Whoops, this email isn't allowed access. Try again."”
“I appreciated the throwback look and it probably accomplished its goal of being memorable”
“looks like a cryptic design portfolio from the early 2000s”
“charging network ingress ($0.06) and egress fees ($0.15)?! what a ripoff, non-starter”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.