What's good about...

Backblaze logo Backblaze

  • A fraction of the cost of AWS S3
  • Easy migration, S3-compatible API
  • Several data centers in North America and Europe

Railway logo Railway

  • Billed by the second on actual CPU and memory utilization
  • App Sleeping reduces costs on low-traffic workloads
  • Self-owned hardware across US, EU, and Asia
  • Template directory with 25% kickback for template authors

Price comparison

How do Backblaze's prices compare against Railway?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Backblaze Backblaze
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Railway Railway
$30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Backblaze Backblaze
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Railway Railway
$160.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Backblaze Backblaze
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Railway Railway
$320.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Backblaze Backblaze
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Railway Railway
$15.55 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Backblaze Backblaze
$6.00 / mo 1 TB
Railway Railway
$15.00 / mo 1 TB ($0.015 / GB / mo)

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Backblaze Backblaze
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Railway Railway
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Backblaze Backblaze
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Railway Railway
$87.82 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Backblaze Backblaze
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Railway Railway
$30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

Free egress allowance

Backblaze Backblaze
3x the amount of data stored
Railway Railway
--

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Backblaze Backblaze
$10.00 $0.01 / GB
Railway Railway
$50.00 $0.05 / GB

Heads 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

Company details

Website
Backblaze Backblaze
www.backblaze.com
Railway Railway
railway.com
Headquarters
Backblaze Backblaze
United States of America
Railway Railway
United States of America
Founded
Backblaze Backblaze
2007
Railway Railway
2020
Data Center Locations
Backblaze Backblaze
4
Railway Railway
4
Example Customers
Backblaze Backblaze
Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune
Railway Railway
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Railway on March 26, 2026.