Backblaze
vs
Cloudflare
Both sell S3-compatible object storage without egress fees. Backblaze charges less per TB stored, while Cloudflare adds a CDN, serverless compute and edge databases.
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
- Every service runs in every datacenter, 300+ cities
- No egress fees on R2 object storage or Workers
- Free tier covers CDN, DNS, WAF and DDoS mitigation
- One platform for serverless compute, storage, SQL and vector search
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Backblaze | Cloudflare | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage | $6.00 /mo 1 TB | $15.81 /mo 1 TB (R2 Standard) | 62% cheaper on Backblaze |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $82.50 /mo 25M invocations, 150 ms CPU time | |
| Egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | Free for most services |
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.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Backblaze | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | Yes |
| HIPAA | US East region only | Enterprise only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, some products |
| FedRAMP | -- | High, Cloudflare for Government |
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 | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2009 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 4 | 312 |
| Example customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Shopify, DoorDash, Discord, Intercom, Zendesk |
| Website | www.backblaze.com | cloudflare.com |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Cloudflare on Sept. 18, 2026.