Backblaze vs Cloudflare
Backblaze specializes in low-cost, S3-compatible object storage with generous egress allowances, making it ideal for backups and large datasets. Cloudflare R2 offers zero egress fees and easy integration with Cloudflare's networking and internet security services.
What's good about...
Backblaze
- A fraction of the cost of AWS S3
- Easy migration, S3-compatible API
- Several data centers in North America and Europe
Cloudflare
- 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
How do Backblaze's prices compare against Cloudflare?
Object Storage
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Serverless 25M Executions
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Free egress allowance
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Backblaze and Cloudflare offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.backblaze.com | cloudflare.com |
| Headquarters |
United States of America 
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United States of America
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| Founded | 2007 | 2009 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 | 312 |
| Example Customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Shopify, DoorDash, Discord, Intercom, Zendesk |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Cloudflare on Sept. 1, 2026.