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Backblaze vs SwissGPU

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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

SwissGPU logo SwissGPU

  • Per-minute billing, stops when server is powered off
  • Dedicated bare-metal, no shared VMs
  • Switzerland-hosted with low latency to EU
  • No storage or bandwidth charges
  • Stripe payments including TWINT

Price comparison

How do Backblaze's prices compare against SwissGPU?

Object Storage

Backblaze Backblaze
$6.00 / mo 1 TB
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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Free egress allowance

Backblaze Backblaze
3x the amount of data stored
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Backblaze Backblaze
$10.00 $0.01 / GB
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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SwissGPU logo SwissGPU Pricing Details

Per-minute billing in CHF; the server price is the only compute charge. Electricity billed separately at CHF 0.30/kWh, with a CHF 0.50 OS reinstall fee. Payments via Stripe, including TWINT.

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Backblaze Backblaze
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SwissGPU SwissGPU
On-Demand

Available Models

SwissGPU offers 7 GPU models.

Backblaze Backblaze
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SwissGPU SwissGPU
RTX PRO 6000(1) RTX 5090(1) RTX 4090(1) RTX 6000 Ada(1) RTX 3090(1) RTX 4080(1) RTX 5080(1)

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Backblaze and SwissGPU offer:

Service Backblaze SwissGPU
GPU-powered Servers
Object Storage

Company details

Website
Backblaze Backblaze
www.backblaze.com
SwissGPU SwissGPU
www.swissgpu.ch
Headquarters
Backblaze Backblaze
United States of America US flag
SwissGPU SwissGPU
Switzerland CH flag
Founded
Backblaze Backblaze
2007
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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Data Center Locations
Backblaze Backblaze
4
SwissGPU SwissGPU
1
Example Customers
Backblaze Backblaze
Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune
SwissGPU SwissGPU
EduID, Liset Capital, SPH

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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for SwissGPU on Aug. 31, 2026.