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
Render
- Offers managed services from caches to databases to cron jobs to background workers
- Managed PostgreSQL supports point-in-time recovery
- Generous free tier
Price comparison
How do Backblaze's prices compare against Render?
| Example configuration |
Backblaze
|
Render
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | -- | $25.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service) |
| VM Medium | -- | $175.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service) |
| VM Large | -- | $450.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service) |
| Block Storage | -- | $25.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $6.00 / mo 1 TB | -- |
| Load Balancer | -- | Included in plan |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $95.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | $32.00 / mo 1 GB RAM |
| Free egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $10.00 $0.01 / GB | $300.00 Billed $30 / 100 GB |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some of the managed services that Backblaze and Render offer:
| Service |
Backblaze
|
Render
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
| Managed Containers | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | |
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Serverless Cron Jobs | -- | |
| Static Sites | -- |
Company details
|
Backblaze
|
Render
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.backblaze.com | render.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2007 | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 | 4 |
| Example Customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt |
|
Backblaze
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.backblaze.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 |
| Example Customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune |
|
Render
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | render.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 |
| Example Customers | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for Render on Sept. 30, 2024.