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
Azure
- Integrations with the rest of Microsoft's products
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to AI
- Generous free tier, and compute savings plans available
- 60+ datacenter locations around the world
Price comparison
How do Backblaze's prices compare against Azure?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Backblaze
Azure
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Backblaze
Azure
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Backblaze
Azure
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Backblaze
Azure
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Backblaze
Azure
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Backblaze
Azure
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Backblaze
Azure
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Backblaze
Azure
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Backblaze
Azure
Free egress allowance
Backblaze
Azure
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Backblaze
Azure
H100
MI300XHeads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Backblaze and Azure offer:
Company details
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Backblaze
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Azure
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|---|---|---|
| Website | www.backblaze.com | azure.microsoft.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America |
| Founded | 2007 | 2008 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 | 66 |
| Example Customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
Website
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Headquarters
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Azure
Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Azure
Example Customers
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Azure on June 23, 2026.