What's good about...
Backblaze
- A fraction of the cost of AWS S3
- Easy migration, S3-compatible API
- Several data centers in North America and Europe
Hetzner
- High performance VPS configurations at affordable prices (shared, high memory, dedicated CPU)
- Easy to use web console & developer tooling (Terraform SDKs, official CLI)
- EU-based company, may simplify GDPR compliance for some
Price comparison
How do Backblaze's prices compare against Hetzner?
| Example configuration |
Backblaze
|
Hetzner
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | -- | $4.91 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX22) |
| VM Medium | -- | $8.81 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX32) |
| VM Large | -- | $21.26 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX42) |
| Block Storage | -- | $5.65 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $6.00 / mo 1 TB | $5.44 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $6.93 / mo LB11 |
| Free egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | 1-60 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $10.00 $0.01 / GB | $1.09 €1 / TB |
Hetzner offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEX44 | 1x RTX 4000 | 20GB | 14 | 64GB | $0.32 | Source |
| GEX130 | 1x RTX 6000 | 48GB | 24 | 128GB | $1.46 | Source |
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
Company details
|
Backblaze
|
Hetzner
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|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.backblaze.com | hetzner.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Founded | 2007 | 1997 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 | 6 |
| Example Customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
|
Backblaze
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.backblaze.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 |
| Example Customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune |
|
Hetzner
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | hetzner.com |
| Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Data Center Locations | 6 |
| Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on March 7, 2025, and for Hetzner on Dec. 3, 2024.