Backblaze
vs
Cerebrium
What's good about each
- A fraction of the cost of AWS S3
- Easy migration, S3-compatible API
- Several data centers in North America and Europe
- Per-second billing, with no charge for idle GPUs
- Cold starts of 2-4 seconds via memory and GPU snapshots
- SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR and ISO 27001 certified
- Ten GPU types, from T4 to B200
- Region pinning for data residency, on US and EU capacity
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Backblaze | Cerebrium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | |
| Object storage | $6.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Cerebrium offers 9 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Backblaze. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Backblaze | Cerebrium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
-- | $6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
-- | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
T4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
A10
4 configs
|
-- | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
Cerebrium bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Backblaze | Cerebrium |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Serverless Functions |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Backblaze | Cerebrium |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | Yes |
| HIPAA | US East region only | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Backblaze | Cerebrium |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 4 | 3 |
| Example customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI |
| Website | www.backblaze.com | www.cerebrium.ai |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Cerebrium on Oct. 1, 2026.