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
Vultr
- Wide range of VPS options (GPU, dedicated, high memory)
- Various managed services (databases, Kubernetes, object storage)
- Attractive pricing, generous egress
- 30+ data center locations around the world
Price comparison
How do Backblaze's prices compare against Vultr?
| Example configuration |
Backblaze
|
Vultr
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | -- | $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | -- | $40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Large | -- | $160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) |
| Block Storage | -- | $10.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $6.00 / mo 1 TB | $6.00 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $10.00 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | $15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM |
| Free egress allowance | 3x the amount of data stored | 2 TB / mo for most services |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $10.00 $0.01 / GB | $10.00 |
Vultr offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | Total GPU Memory | vCPUs | RAM | Price per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A16 | 1x A16 | 16GB | 6 | 64GB | $0.51 |
| A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 24 | 120GB | $1.86 |
| L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 16 | 240GB | $2.23 |
| A100 PCIe | 1x A100 | 80GB | 12 | 120GB | $2.60 |
| GH200 | 1x GH200 | 96GB | 72 | 480GB | $4.34 |
| HGX A100 | 8x A100 | 5120GB | 112 | 2048GB | $12.90 |
| H100 | 8x H100 | 5120GB | 224 | 2048GB | $19.99 |
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 Vultr offer:
| Service |
Backblaze
|
Vultr
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| Container Registry | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | |
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
|
Backblaze
|
Vultr
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.backblaze.com | www.vultr.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2007 | 2014 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 | 32 |
| Example Customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
|
Backblaze
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.backblaze.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 |
| Example Customers | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune |
|
Vultr
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.vultr.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Data Center Locations | 32 |
| Example Customers | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for Vultr on July 24, 2024.