Backblaze
vs
Elastx
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
- Three availability zones, all in Sweden
- ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001 certified
- 24/7 support included at no extra cost
- Datacenters run on 100% renewable electricity
- A100, L4, L40S and RTX PRO 6000 GPUs
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Backblaze | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $26.12 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $126.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $252.86 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $28.32 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | |
| Object storage | $6.00 /mo 1 TB | $69.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | 91% cheaper on Backblaze |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $38.59 /mo v1-lb-1 | |
| Egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | $49.85 /TB 1 TB external traffic | 80% cheaper on Backblaze |
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
Elastx offers 4 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Backblaze. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Backblaze | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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-- | $2.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
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-- | $3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
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-- | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
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-- | $0.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
Elastx bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Backblaze | Elastx |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | Yes |
| HIPAA | US East region only | -- |
| 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 | Elastx |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | USA | Sweden |
| Locations | 4 | 3 |
| Example customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | -- |
| Website | www.backblaze.com | elastx.se |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Elastx on Sept. 22, 2026.