# Abussive storage price

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/abussive-storage-price/20150>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 27, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/abussive-storage-price/20150 "2021-11-27T11:08:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![James\_App\_Maker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/james_app_maker/32/37288_2.png) [@James\_App\_Maker](https://forum.adalo.com/u/James_App_Maker)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/abussive-storage-price/20150/2 "2021-11-27T15:27:41Z")

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Hi Ramon,

I think you should read this:

> [@Adalo vs external collection. What to use?](https://forum.adalo.com/t/adalo-vs-external-collection-what-to-use/19482/10):
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> I just wanted to explain how images work in Adalo. They are not stored in the database. They do not get stored in Amazon S3. They ARE stored in Imgix. Just for context, imgix charges $3 000 yearly for 25 000 images. I believe the largest Adalo app has 150,000 users. So if every user on that app has a profile picture, Adalo is paying $18 000 for that one app yearly (without negotiated rates). Imaging, $3 000 for 25 000 images. I think the people in this chat have used more that that! If 25 000 …

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