Backblaze
vs
HIGHRESO
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
- GPUs from A4000 and A100 to H200 and B200
- Four company-owned GPU datacenters across Japan
- Data transfer included in instance pricing
- Japanese-language engineering support
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Backblaze | HIGHRESO | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage | $6.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | -- Not listed |
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.
GPUs
HIGHRESO offers 4 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Backblaze. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Backblaze | HIGHRESO |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Object Storage |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Backblaze | HIGHRESO |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | -- |
| HIPAA | US East region only | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
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 | HIGHRESO |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | USA | Japan |
| Locations | 4 | 4 |
| Example customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Senju Pharmaceutical, Nagase & Co., Tohoku University, Kyoto University, Waseda University, NTT PC Communications |
| Website | www.backblaze.com | highreso.jp |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for HIGHRESO on Sept. 18, 2026.