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 VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 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
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UpCloud
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|---|---|---|
| VM Small | -- | $3.41 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | -- | $59.05 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | -- | $181.68 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | -- | $24.98 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $6.00 / mo 1 TB | $22.71 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $11.36 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $68.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | $56.78 / 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 1-24 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth |
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
Company details
|
Backblaze
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UpCloud
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|---|---|---|
| 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 | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
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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 | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on March 7, 2025, and for UpCloud on Jan. 10, 2025.