Backblaze
vs
Vultr
What's good about each
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Backblaze | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $40.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $160.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | |
| Object storage | $6.00 /mo 1 TB | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | 67% cheaper on Backblaze |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo | |
| Egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | 0.5-15 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | Identical |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Vultr offers 9 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Backblaze.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Backblaze | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | Yes |
| HIPAA | US East region only | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Merchant |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Backblaze | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 4 | 33 |
| Example customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | www.backblaze.com | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on Oct. 17, 2026, and for Vultr on Oct. 21, 2026.