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

Backblaze logo Heroku

  • Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
  • Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
  • Extensive add-on marketplace

Price comparison

How do Backblaze's prices compare against Heroku?

Example configuration Backblaze Heroku
VM Small -- $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X)
VM Medium -- $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M)
VM Large -- $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L)
Object Storage $6.00 / mo 1 TB --
Load Balancer -- Included in plan
Managed PostgreSQL -- $50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage
Managed Redis®* -- $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM
Free egress allowance 3x the amount of data stored 2 TB / mo per app
1 TB of egress beyond allowance $10.00 $0.01 / GB Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo)

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer?

Here are some of the managed services that Backblaze and Heroku offer:

Service Backblaze Heroku
Managed Containers --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redis®* --
Object Storage --

Company details

Backblaze
Website www.backblaze.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2007
Data Center Locations 4
Example Customers Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune
Heroku
Website heroku.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2007
Data Center Locations 10
Example Customers Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify

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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for Heroku on Oct. 2, 2024.