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CGlobal network for CDN, DDoS protection, Zero Trust and serverless compute
Free, from $5/mo
Akamai vs Backblaze
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
A
Choose Akamai if…
- you're in its core audience: enterprises, media and streaming companies
B
Choose Backblaze if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on macOS, Windows
- you're in its core audience: ai and genai developers, neocloud providers
Side by side
Feature Akamai Backblaze
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price—$6.95/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API, macOS, Windows
CategoryCDN & edgeObject storage
CompanyAkamai TechnologiesBackblaze
Full feature lists
A Akamai
- Adaptive Media Delivery for streaming and large files
- EdgeWorkers for serverless code at the edge
- Web application and API security
- Edge DNS
- Zero Trust Network Access
- Guardicore microsegmentation
- Akamai Cloud compute with Linode API and CLI
- Terraform and Postman support
B Backblaze
- S3-compatible object storage API
- Free egress up to 3x average monthly storage
- Unlimited free egress via partner CDNs and compute
- Immutable backups for ransomware recovery
- White-label B2 for your own platform
- Unlimited Mac and PC computer backup
- Assisted data migration
- Up to 1Tbps throughput with B2 Neo and Overdrive
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Akamai
Compute (1 GB VM, pay-as-you-go)$0.0075/hr
Managed Services (Infrastructure management)$100 per compute instance, per month
Backblaze
Backblaze B2$6.95/TB/mo
Backblaze B2 Overdrive$15/TB/mo
Strengths and limitations
Akamai
- Covers delivery, security and cloud compute on one platform
- Automation through APIs, CLI, Terraform and Postman
- Zero trust and segmentation products alongside the WAF
- The large product range is complex to configure for small projects
Backblaze
- Starts at $6.95/TB per month, with the first 10GB free
- Free egress up to 3x storage; overage is $0.01/GB
- No minimum file size or storage duration fees
- Class A, B and C API calls are free on pay-as-you-go
- Overdrive requires a multi-petabyte commitment
- Implementation and premium support are paid add-ons
- Annual terms are billed in full at contract start
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 10, 2026. Editorial policy