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Backblaze vs Google Cloud

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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

Google Cloud logo Google Cloud

  • Extensive range of managed services with a focus on big data and machine learning
  • BigQuery and Google Kubernetes Engine are widely considered industry-leading solutions
  • 40+ data centers around the world

Price comparison

How do Backblaze's prices compare against Google Cloud?

VM Small

Backblaze Backblaze
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)

VM Medium

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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)

VM Large

Backblaze Backblaze
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)

Block Storage

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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$4.10 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Backblaze Backblaze
$6.00 / mo 1 TB
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$24.93 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Backblaze Backblaze
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$29.44 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

Backblaze Backblaze
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Backblaze Backblaze
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)

Serverless 25M Executions

Backblaze Backblaze
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

Backblaze Backblaze
3x the amount of data stored
Google Cloud Google Cloud
Depends on service

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Backblaze Backblaze
$10.00 $0.01 / GB
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Backblaze Backblaze
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)

Available Models

Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models.

Backblaze Backblaze
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
H100(24) H200(4) RTX PRO 6000(16) A100(36) B200(4) V100(48) L4(32) T4(48) P100(36) P4(36)

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.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Backblaze and Google Cloud offer:

Service Backblaze Google Cloud
Analytics
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Python Notebooks
Realtime Databases
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Backblaze Backblaze
www.backblaze.com
Google Cloud Google Cloud
cloud.google.com
Headquarters
Backblaze Backblaze
United States of America US flag
Google Cloud Google Cloud
United States of America US flag
Founded
Backblaze Backblaze
2007
Google Cloud Google Cloud
2008
Data Center Locations
Backblaze Backblaze
4
Google Cloud Google Cloud
40
Example Customers
Backblaze Backblaze
Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune
Google Cloud Google Cloud
PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank

Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Google Cloud on Sept. 11, 2026.