What's good about...

Backblaze logo Backblaze

  • A fraction of the cost of AWS S3
  • Easy migration, S3-compatible API
  • Several data centers in North America and Europe

Cloudways logo Cloudways

  • Deploy to 65+ datacenter regions across multiple cloud providers
  • Built-in cache, database, and CDN integration
  • Offers free SSL, staging environments, and automated backups

Price comparison

How do Backblaze's prices compare against Cloudways?

VM Small

Backblaze Backblaze
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Cloudways Cloudways
$11.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB)

VM Medium

Backblaze Backblaze
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Cloudways Cloudways
$88.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB)

VM Large

Backblaze Backblaze
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Cloudways Cloudways
$149.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB)

Object Storage

Backblaze Backblaze
$6.00 /mo 1 TB
Cloudways Cloudways
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Managed Redis®*

Backblaze Backblaze
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Cloudways Cloudways
Included depending on plan

Free egress allowance

Backblaze Backblaze
3x the amount of data stored
Cloudways Cloudways
1-12 TB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Backblaze Backblaze
$10.00 $0.01 / GB
Cloudways Cloudways
$20.00 $0.02 / GB (DO provider)

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

Company details

Website
Backblaze Backblaze
www.backblaze.com
Cloudways Cloudways
www.cloudways.com
Headquarters
Backblaze Backblaze
United States of America US flag
Cloudways Cloudways
United States of America US flag
Founded
Backblaze Backblaze
2007
Cloudways Cloudways
2012
Data Center Locations
Backblaze Backblaze
4
Cloudways Cloudways
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Example Customers
Backblaze Backblaze
Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune
Cloudways Cloudways
Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko

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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Cloudways on Feb. 12, 2026.