Object storage

Backblaze B2 vs Vultr Object Storage

Choose Backblaze B2 when $6.95 per TB and free egress up to 3x storage is the bill you want. Choose Vultr Object Storage when the files should sit next to Vultr compute and you will pay $18 a month for 1 TB on the standard tier.

Backblaze B2

Pay-as-you-go object storage billed per terabyte

$6.95/TB/month

Strengths

  • Egress is free up to 3 times the data you store
  • There is no minimum file size or storage duration

Limits

  • Egress past that 3x allowance is billed
  • A high-throughput tier, B2 Overdrive, starts at $15/TB/month

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Vultr Object Storage

S3-compatible storage sold in 1 TB tiers

Standard $18/mo per TB

Strengths

  • Each tier includes 1 TB of storage and 1 TB of outbound transfer
  • An archival tier starts at $6/mo per TB

Limits

  • Standard storage costs more per TB than Spaces, R2, or B2
  • Extra outbound transfer is billed after the included terabyte

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