Backblaze
vs
Nova Cloud
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
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Backblaze | Nova Cloud | 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
Nova Cloud offers 2 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Backblaze. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Backblaze | Nova Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
20 configs
|
-- | $0.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Nova Cloud only |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.53 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | Nova Cloud only |
Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Backblaze | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Object Storage |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Backblaze | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | Canada |
| Locations | 4 | 1 |
| Example customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | -- |
| Website | www.backblaze.com | nova-cloud.ai |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on Oct. 1, 2026.