Backblaze
vs
Google Cloud
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
- 40+ regions across 26 countries
- BigQuery, GKE and Gemini models on Vertex AI
- TPUs, plus Nvidia T4 up to 8x B200 nodes
- Automatic sustained use discounts on N1 and N2 VMs
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Backblaze | Google Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $6.79 /mo 2 vCPU (shared-core), 1 GB RAM (e2-micro) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $94.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (E2 custom) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $220.44 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (n4-highcpu-8) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $7.89 /mo 100 GB (Hyperdisk Balanced) | |
| Object storage | $6.00 /mo 1 TB | $42.13 /mo 1 TB | 86% cheaper on Backblaze |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $94.22 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD (Cloud SQL Enterprise) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $22.90 /mo 1.4 GB (Memorystore for Valkey, shared-core-nano) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $29.16 /mo Passthrough Network Load Balancer | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (Cloud Run functions, 0.333 vCPU) | |
| Egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | 1 GB / mo (Compute Engine), 100 GB / mo (Cloud Storage) | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | 92% 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
Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Backblaze.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Backblaze | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | Yes |
| HIPAA | US East region only | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Yes |
| FedRAMP | -- | High |
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 | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 4 | 40 |
| Example customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Shopify, Wayfair, Etsy, The Home Depot, Unilever, Lloyds Banking Group |
| Website | www.backblaze.com | cloud.google.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Oct. 17, 2026, and for Google Cloud on Oct. 21, 2026.