How Much Storage Do You Need for a Plex Server?
Published: 14 de setembro de 2026
Pulling live prices…
Live data across PricePerGig listings. Prices may change; Updated every few hours.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NAS on Amazon.com is $115/TB or $0.115/GB across the 5,912 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $36.6/TB or $0.037/GB. The best deals on Amazon.com start from about $270 for 8TB ($33.8/TB), $340 for 14TB ($24.3/TB) and $599 for 20TB ($30/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $24.3 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NAS on eBay.com is $113/TB or $0.113/GB across the 11,060 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $95.8/TB or $0.096/GB. The best deals on eBay.com start from about $190 for 8TB ($23.7/TB), $300 for 14TB ($21.4/TB) and $520 for 20TB ($26/TB). The current best value is 10TB at roughly $19.9 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NAS on Newegg.com is $99.8/TB or $0.10/GB across the 1,135 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $42.8/TB or $0.043/GB. The best deals on Newegg.com start from about $325 for 8TB ($40.6/TB), $525 for 14TB ($37.5/TB) and $860 for 20TB ($43/TB). The current best value is 10TB at roughly $37.5 per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical NAS on Amazon.co.uk is £153/TB or £0.153/GB across the 3,350 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £61.6/TB or £0.062/GB. The best deals on Amazon.co.uk start from about £299 for 8TB (£37.4/TB), £367 for 14TB (£26.2/TB) and £612 for 20TB (£30.6/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly £26.2 per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical NAS on eBay.co.uk is £95.3/TB or £0.095/GB across the 10,593 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £28.1/TB or £0.028/GB. The best deals on eBay.co.uk start from about £200 for 8TB (£25/TB), £256 for 14TB (£18.3/TB) and £568 for 20TB (£28.4/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly £18.3 per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical NAS on Box.co.uk is £53.6/TB or £0.054/GB across the 75 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £44.1/TB or £0.044/GB. The best deals on Box.co.uk start from about £108 for 2TB (£54/TB), £209 for 6TB (£34.8/TB) and £275 for 8TB (£34.4/TB). The current best value is 8TB at roughly £34.4 per TB.
📊 As of 28. September 2026, the typical NAS on Amazon.de is 176 €/TB or 0,176 €/GB across the 2,996 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 46,3 €/TB or 0,046 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.de start from about 324 € for 8TB (40,5 €/TB), 400 € for 14TB (28,6 €/TB) and 600 € for 20TB (30 €/TB). The current best value is 16TB at roughly 28,1 € per TB.
📊 As of 28. September 2026, the typical NAS on eBay.de is 89,2 €/TB or 0,089 €/GB across the 16,290 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 99,4 €/TB or 0,099 €/GB. The best deals on eBay.de start from about 237 € for 8TB (29,7 €/TB), 299 € for 14TB (21,4 €/TB) and 530 € for 20TB (26,5 €/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly 21,4 € per TB.
📊 As of 28. September 2026, the typical NAS on Alternate.de is 58,8 €/TB or 0,059 €/GB across the 150 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 50,7 €/TB or 0,051 €/GB. The best deals on Alternate.de start from about 276 € for 8TB (34,5 €/TB), 539 € for 12TB (44,9 €/TB) and 599 € for 16TB (37,4 €/TB). The current best value is 8TB at roughly 34,5 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical NAS on eBay.com.au is $136/TB or $0.136/GB across the 3,681 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $85.8/TB or $0.086/GB. The best deals on eBay.com.au start from about $550 for 8TB ($68.8/TB), $599 for 14TB ($42.8/TB) and $1,145 for 20TB ($57.3/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $42.8 per TB.
📊 As of 28 septembre 2026, the typical NAS on Amazon.fr is 196 €/TB or 0,196 €/GB across the 1,526 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 103 €/TB or 0,103 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.fr start from about 352 € for 8TB (44 €/TB), 596 € for 14TB (42,5 €/TB) and 789 € for 20TB (39,5 €/TB). The current best value is 16TB at roughly 28,7 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 de septiembre de 2026, the typical NAS on Amazon.es is 163 €/TB or 0,163 €/GB across the 2,320 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 46,5 €/TB or 0,047 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.es start from about 326 € for 8TB (40,7 €/TB), 525 € for 14TB (37,5 €/TB) and 750 € for 20TB (37,5 €/TB). The current best value is 16TB at roughly 28,7 € per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NAS on Amazon.ca is $209/TB or $0.209/GB across the 1,974 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $62.1/TB or $0.062/GB. The best deals on Amazon.ca start from about $441 for 8TB ($55.1/TB), $567 for 14TB ($40.5/TB) and $947 for 20TB ($47.3/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $40.5 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NAS on eBay.ca is $407/TB or $0.407/GB across the 1,300 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $43.3/TB or $0.043/GB. The best deals on eBay.ca start from about $200 for 8TB ($25/TB), $390 for 14TB ($27.9/TB) and $475 for 20TB ($23.7/TB). The current best value is 20TB at roughly $23.7 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NAS on Newegg.ca is $144/TB or $0.144/GB across the 447 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $65.9/TB or $0.066/GB. The best deals on Newegg.ca start from about $420 for 8TB ($52.5/TB), $725 for 14TB ($51.8/TB) and $1,042 for 20TB ($52.1/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly $51.8 per TB.
📊 As of 28 september 2026, the typical NAS on Amazon.nl is € 108/TB or € 0,108/GB across the 1,650 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around € 51,6/TB or € 0,052/GB. The best deals on Amazon.nl start from about € 281 for 8TB (€ 35,1/TB), € 491 for 14TB (€ 35/TB) and € 559 for 20TB (€ 28/TB). The current best value is 20TB at roughly € 28 per TB.
📊 As of 28 settembre 2026, the typical NAS on Amazon.it is 179 €/TB or 0,179 €/GB across the 3,394 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 48,9 €/TB or 0,049 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.it start from about 328 € for 8TB (41 €/TB), 500 € for 14TB (35,7 €/TB) and 756 € for 20TB (37,8 €/TB). The current best value is 16TB at roughly 30 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 settembre 2026, the typical NAS on eBay.it is 93,6 €/TB or 0,094 €/GB across the 7,028 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 92,6 €/TB or 0,093 €/GB. The best deals on eBay.it start from about 255 € for 8TB (31,9 €/TB), 290 € for 14TB (20,7 €/TB) and 455 € for 18TB (25,3 €/TB). The current best value is 14TB at roughly 20,7 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 september 2026, the typical NAS on Amazon.se is 1 559 kr/TB or 1,559 kr/GB across the 930 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 793 kr/TB or 0,793 kr/GB. The best deals on Amazon.se start from about 1 111 kr for 2TB (556 kr/TB), 1 771 kr for 4TB (443 kr/TB) and 1 500 kr for 6TB (250 kr/TB). The current best value is 6TB at roughly 250 kr per TB.
📊 As of 28 września 2026, the typical NAS on Amazon.pl is 609 zł/TB or 0,609 zł/GB across the 1,051 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 286 zł/TB or 0,286 zł/GB. The best deals on Amazon.pl start from about 1188 zł for 8TB (148 zł/TB), 172 zł for 10TB (17,2 zł/TB) and 2214 zł for 14TB (158 zł/TB). The current best value is 10TB at roughly 17,2 zł per TB.
Sourced from real discussions on r/PleX and r/DataHoarder, cross-checked against live PricePerGig listings.
Building a Plex or Jellyfin server and trying to work out how big to make it? The honest answer is bigger than you think, because media libraries only ever grow, and 4K eats space alarmingly fast.
Let me give you real numbers to plan around, by the kind of library you want.
The table above shows the live price per TB on your marketplace for the big cheap drives a media server loves.
It is all about file sizes
The whole calculation comes down to how big your files are.
- A 1080p film is typically a few gigabytes.
- A 4K film commonly runs 40 to 80GB, sometimes more.
That is a massive difference. A 4K library can be ten times the size of the same titles in 1080p. So the single biggest factor in your storage needs is whether you go 4K.
TV shows add up too, since a single series can be dozens of episodes.
Rough sizing by library
Some real anchors to plan around.
- A modest 1080p film and TV library: a few terabytes is comfortable to start.
- A large 1080p collection: 10 to 20TB and climbing.
- A serious 4K library: 40TB and up, often far more, and it fills fast.
Whatever bracket you are in, add headroom. A media library that fits today is full in a few months, so size up.
Why hard drives, and lots of space
Media servers are the perfect home for big cheap hard drives.
Streaming a film reads the file slowly and steadily, so SSD speed is wasted. What you want is maximum cheap capacity, which is exactly what large hard drives deliver. We cover the drive choice in best drives for a NAS or Plex server.
So buy big on the best price per TB, and put the savings into more terabytes rather than speed you will not use.
Do not forget redundancy and backups
A big library deserves protection.
- Run redundancy so a single drive failing does not take your whole collection down.
- Keep a backup of anything you genuinely cannot re-acquire, like home videos or hard-to-find content.
Some media you could redownload, but rebuilding a huge library is a miserable job, and irreplaceable files must be backed up. We explain the approach in how to back up your data.
The bottom line
How much storage a Plex server needs comes down to quality and quantity. A modest 1080p library fits on a few terabytes, while a serious 4K collection can need 40TB and beyond, because 4K files are enormous.
Plan generously, buy big cheap hard drives at the best price per TB from the live table above, run redundancy, and back up the irreplaceable. Do that and your media server has room to grow for years to coem.
