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Backblaze vs Cloudflare
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Backblaze if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on macOS, Windows
- you're in its core audience: ai and genai developers, neocloud providers
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Choose Cloudflare if…
- you want the lower entry price ($5/mo vs $6.95/mo)
- you're in its core audience: website owners, developers
Side by side
Feature Backblaze Cloudflare
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$6.95/mo$5/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, API, macOS, WindowsWeb
CategoryObject storageDDoS protection & WAF
CompanyBackblazeCloudflare, Inc.
Full feature lists
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
C Cloudflare
- Unmetered DDoS protection on all plans
- Web application firewall and bot protection
- Global CDN and DNS in 335+ cities
- Universal SSL certificates
- Zero Trust access, SWG and DEX
- Workers serverless functions billed by CPU time
- R2 object storage without egress fees
- D1 SQL, Workers KV and Durable Objects
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Backblaze · backblaze.com
Cloudflare · cloudflare.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Backblaze | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | no published plan | $7 Zero Trust Pay-as-you-go |
| 5 people | no published plan | $20 Pro |
| 20 people | no published plan | $20 Pro |
All plans and prices
Backblaze
Backblaze B2$6.95/TB/mo
Backblaze B2 Overdrive$15/TB/mo
Cloudflare
Free (Network & CDN)$0
Pro$20/mo billed annually or $25/mo billed monthly
Business$200/mo billed annually or $250/mo billed monthly
ContractCustom
Zero Trust Free$0
Zero Trust Pay-as-you-go$7/user/month
Workers Paid$0.30 / million requests + $0.02 / million CPU ms
Strengths and limitations
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
Cloudflare
- Free plan includes unmetered DDoS protection, CDN and SSL
- Zero Trust free for up to 50 users
- Workers billed for CPU time, not idle wall time
- R2 storage has no egress fees
- Uptime SLA only on Business plan and above
- PCI DSS compliance requires Business plan
- Free Zero Trust plan keeps logs only 24 hours
More comparisons
Other options to consider
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Paid
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Free trial
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Free, from $11.99/mo
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Zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage with a bundled privacy suite
Encrypted file storage & sharingFree planOpen source
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SS
From $12/mo
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End-to-end encrypted cloud storage and file sharing for individuals and teams
Encrypted file storage & sharing
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Contact
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From $3830/mo
Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 10, 2026. Editorial policy