# Walrus

Decentralized storage protocol from Mysten Labs and part of the Sui stack, with a site-hosting layer served through public portals such as wal.app.


Source: https://www.findhost.app/walrus/
Last reviewed: 2026-09-18
Listed since: 2026-09-18

## Record

### Links

- home: https://www.walrus.xyz
- pricing: https://costcalculator.wal.app
- terms: https://docs.wal.app/docs/legal/walrus_general_tos
- docs: https://docs.wal.app/

### Identity

- founded: unknown
- headcount: unknown
- referringSubnets: unknown
- favorite: unknown
- ownership: unknown
- parent: unknown
- status: active
- wikidata: unknown

### Classification

- category: iaas, static
- whoManagesOs: unknown
- infraContract: unknown
- runsOn: unknown
- cdnFrom: unknown
- useCases: static-site
- audience: unknown

### Tech stack

- panels: unknown
- runtimes: unknown
- software: unknown
- specialisation: unknown
- sshAccess: unknown
- managedDatabases: unknown
- gpuCapacity: unknown
- persistentStorage: yes
- backupsIncluded: unknown

### Deployment

- deployMethods: unknown

### Pricing

- pricingModel: usage-based
- priceFrom: unknown
- entryPrice: unknown
- priceTo: unknown
- currencies: unknown
- billingPeriods: unknown
- billingTiming: unknown
- exitWithin: unknown
- moneyBack: unknown
- renewalMultiple: unknown
- freeTier: unknown
- contractMinimum: unknown
- paymentMethods: unknown

### Regions and law

- regions: unknown
- hqCountry: unknown
- gdprDpa: unknown

### Other features

- energyClaim: unknown
- certifications: unknown
- greenWebId: unknown
- domainRegistration: unknown
- dnsHosting: unknown
- emailHosting: unknown
- cdnIncluded: unknown
- testDomain: unknown
- collaboration: unknown
- staging: unknown

### Support

- supportChannels: unknown
- supportHours: unknown
- supportTiering: unknown
- sla: unknown

### Automation

- mcpServer: unknown
- cliTool: official
- apiAvailable: public
- iacSupport: unknown

### Sources

- category: https://docs.wal.app/docs/sites (read 2026-09-18)
- persistentStorage: https://www.walrus.xyz (read 2026-09-18)
- useCases: https://docs.wal.app/docs/sites (read 2026-09-18)
- pricingModel: https://www.walrus.xyz (read 2026-09-18)
- apiAvailable: https://docs.wal.app/docs/getting-started (read 2026-09-18)
- cliTool: https://docs.wal.app/docs/getting-started (read 2026-09-18)

## Notes

Walrus is a decentralized storage protocol created by Mysten Labs, the company behind the Sui blockchain, and now maintained under the Walrus Foundation. Data is split into slivers and spread across a permissionless network of storage nodes rather than kept with a single operator, and it can be read or written through a CLI, an HTTP API, or a TypeScript SDK. Storing and retrieving is paid for in WAL, the network's own token, which is also staked to secure it.

Walrus Sites is a layer built on top of the storage protocol: a site's files are stored on Walrus while a Sui smart contract records ownership and maps paths to content, and the result is reached through a "portal" — a gateway that fetches the stored files and serves them over ordinary HTTP. wal.app is the portal the Walrus Foundation runs itself; anyone can run another.

## Worth knowing

Because storage and retrieval are priced in WAL rather than in a currency, what a given amount of storage costs in practice moves with the token's price alongside the network's own published rate.

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