☁️ S3-Compatible Storage Destinations

Choose the right cloud storage backend for your backup infrastructure

Overview

Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is the most cost-effective S3-compatible object storage platform, delivering enterprise-grade reliability at 1/5th the price of Amazon S3. With straightforward, transparent pricing and no hidden fees, Backblaze has become the preferred choice for backup vendors and cost-conscious organizations. The platform stores over 2 exabytes of customer data across its infrastructure and integrates seamlessly with 700+ backup and storage applications through its S3-compatible API.

Product Description

Backblaze B2 provides hot cloud storage accessible within milliseconds, making it suitable for both active backups and archival storage without the complexity of multiple storage tiers. The platform's radical price transparency eliminates surprise charges—what you see is what you pay. Unlike competitors with complex pricing matrices, Backblaze charges one flat rate for storage and straightforward egress pricing with generous free allowances.

The service leverages Backblaze's unique expertise in storage reliability, developed over 16 years operating their consumer backup service protecting over 750 petabytes. This operational knowledge resulted in custom-designed Storage Pods—high-density storage servers that deliver enterprise durability at commodity costs. B2 provides 99.9% uptime SLA and 99.999999999% (11 9's) durability, matching enterprise providers at a fraction of the cost.

Key Features

Pricing (Simple & Transparent)

Additional Pricing Details

• API Requests: First 2,500 downloads per day FREE, then $0.004 per 10,000 requests (negligible for most use cases)
• Transaction Fees: Class A (uploads, lists): FREE; Class B (downloads): $0.004 per 10,000 requests
• Object Lock (WORM): No additional charge; included in base storage price
• Versioning: Each version counts as separate storage; standard $6/TB rate applies to all versions
• Minimum Storage Duration: None (unlike S3 IA which charges for 30 days minimum)
• Minimum Object Size: None (S3 IA charges minimum 128KB per object)

Bandwidth Alliance Partners

Backblaze partnered with leading CDN and cloud providers to offer FREE egress when accessing B2 data through these services:

Integration Ecosystem

Over 700 applications natively support Backblaze B2, including:

• Backup Software: Veeam, MSP360, CloudBerry, Duplicati, Arq, Synology, QNAP, Acronis
• Database Backup: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB native tools with S3-compatible configurations
• File Sync: Rclone, Restic, Duplicity, Mountain Duck, Cyberduck
• Media Management: Plex, Emby, Jellyfin for media library backup
• Development Tools: Git LFS, Docker Registry, CI/CD artifact storage

Use Cases for Backup

• Cost-Optimized Backup: Replace expensive AWS S3 or Azure storage with 80% cost savings while maintaining reliability
• Long-Term Retention: No cold storage complexity; all data remains instantly accessible at one low price
• Ransomware Protection: Object Lock provides immutable backups that cannot be encrypted or deleted by ransomware
• Disaster Recovery: Affordable off-site backup storage with fast recovery when needed
• Compliance Archives: Meet retention requirements (HIPAA, SOX, FINRA) with WORM-compliant storage at minimal cost
• MSP Backup Service: Build profitable backup-as-a-service offerings with predictable, low-cost storage backend

Cost Example: 10TB Monthly Backup

Security & Compliance

• Encryption: AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit (included, no extra cost)
• Compliance: SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, GDPR compliant, HIPAA-eligible with BAA
• Access Control: Application keys, bucket policies, CORS configuration
• Data Sovereignty: Choose US West or EU Central data center regions
• Durability: 99.999999999% (11 9's) with erasure coding and geographic redundancy
• Availability: 99.9% uptime SLA with automatic failover

Why Choose Backblaze B2?

Backblaze B2's transparent pricing eliminates the budget uncertainty that plagues AWS and Azure users. With simple per-GB pricing and generous free egress allowances, organizations can accurately predict costs without surprise bills. The 3x free egress policy means typical backup operations—occasional restores and testing—incur zero transfer charges, a stark contrast to AWS's $0.09/GB egress fees that can exceed storage costs.

The platform's S3-compatible API provides enterprise features without enterprise complexity. Object Lock, versioning, and lifecycle management work identically to S3, enabling seamless migration from AWS while reducing storage costs by 75% or more. For backup vendors and MSPs, B2's predictable pricing enables profitable service offerings where AWS margins would be razor-thin.

Backblaze's operational transparency and customer-first philosophy, demonstrated through their annual hard drive reliability reports and open-source Storage Pod designs, builds trust that closed-ecosystem providers cannot match. With over 16 years protecting customer data and 2+ exabytes under management, Backblaze proves that affordable and reliable are not mutually exclusive.