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How do Backblaze's prices compare against Heroku?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
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Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
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Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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Free egress allowance
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Company details
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| Website | www.backblaze.com | heroku.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America |
| Founded | 2007 | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 | 10 |
| Example Customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Heroku on Feb. 12, 2026.