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
UpCloud
- Wide range of managed services, from databases to Kubernetes to object storage
- Offers 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
How do Backblaze's prices compare against UpCloud?
| Example configuration |
Backblaze
|
UpCloud
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | -- | $7.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Medium | -- | $56.47 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | -- | $173.76 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | -- | $23.89 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $6.00 / mo 1 TB | $21.72 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $10.86 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $65.16 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | $54.30 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM |
| Free egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | -- |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $10.00 $0.01 / GB | Free and unlimited |
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 UpCloud offer:
| Service |
Backblaze
|
UpCloud
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | |
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
|
Backblaze
|
UpCloud
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.backblaze.com | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2007 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 | 13 |
| Example Customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
|
Backblaze
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.backblaze.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 |
| Example Customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune |
|
UpCloud
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 13 |
| Example Customers | Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for UpCloud on July 24, 2024.