Backblaze
vs
Leaseweb
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
- 20+ data centers across four continents
- 30 TB outgoing traffic included on every VPS
- DDoS protection and 10 Gbps uplink standard on VPS
- S3-compatible object storage in 6 regions
- 99.99% SLA on GPU cloud, high durability on object storage
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Backblaze | Leaseweb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $4.06 /mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (VPS 1) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $9.14 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe (VPS 2) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $14.22 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe (VPS 3) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $8.77 /mo 100 GB Network SSD, up to 5K IOPS | |
| Object storage | $6.00 /mo 1 TB | $19.58 /mo 1 TB stored | 69% cheaper on Backblaze |
| Egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | VPS includes 30 TB per instance. Incoming is free. 1 TB free pooled traffic per month | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | $2.49 /TB 1 TB outgoing beyond free allowance · Drops to €1.00/TB at 100 TB. | 75% cheaper on Leaseweb |
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
Leaseweb offers 8 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Backblaze. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Backblaze | Leaseweb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
7 configs
|
-- | $1.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
5 configs
|
-- | $0.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $2.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
L40S
6 configs
|
-- | $0.73 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
L4
20 configs
|
-- | $0.41 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
T4
11 configs
|
-- | $0.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
A30
3 configs
|
-- | $0.45 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
MI210
3 configs
|
-- | $0.84 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
Leaseweb bills on-demand and reserved (1 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Backblaze | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Backblaze | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Leaseweb Canada colocation only |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | Yes |
| HIPAA | US East region only | Leaseweb USA only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Physical security 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 | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 4 | 10 |
| Example customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Adjust, Crytek, Rijksmuseum, XDA Developers, Remerge, Jodel, International Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www.backblaze.com | www.leaseweb.com |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Leaseweb on Oct. 1, 2026.