Backblaze
vs
Heroku
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
- Add-on marketplace for databases, logging, monitoring and email
- Postgres with forks, followers and rollback
- Network-isolated Private Spaces across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific
- Salesforce integration through Heroku Connect and AppLink
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Backblaze | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | |
| Object storage | $6.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | 2 TB / mo per app | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app |
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.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Backblaze | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Performance Monitoring |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Backblaze | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | Yes |
| HIPAA | US East region only | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, Heroku Shield only |
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 | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 4 | 10 |
| Example customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall |
| Website | www.backblaze.com | heroku.com |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Heroku on Sept. 18, 2026.