Editorial take
Why it stands out
Backblaze's value proposition is the simple storage headline, but the real editorial job is explaining how the 3x free-egress rule works and when a team should care about Overdrive instead of standard B2.
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Tool profile
S3 compatible object storage for backups, archives, and media with durable storage and broad tool compatibility.
Backup targets and workstation or DB snapshots
Backblaze B2 is S3-compatible object storage positioned for active archives, backups, and media workflows.
backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing (March 2026) lists B2 Cloud Storage starting at $6 per TB per month on pay-as-you-go, with first 10 GB always free, no minimum object size or storage duration fees on the marketing grid, and free egress up to 3× your average monthly stored data—beyond that about $0.01 per GB unless traffic goes through named CDN or compute partners (Fastly, Cloudflare, bunny.net, and others listed on the page). B2 Overdrive starts at $15/TB/mo for throughput-heavy workloads with unlimited free egress and multi-petabyte commitments.
API calls: pay-as-you-go cites Class A free, Class B and C free for first 2,500/day/class then per-thousand rates—read transaction pricing link. B2 Reserve bundles annual capacity with different egress rows on the comparison chart.
Quick fit
Editorial take
Backblaze's value proposition is the simple storage headline, but the real editorial job is explaining how the 3x free-egress rule works and when a team should care about Overdrive instead of standard B2.
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Pricing snapshot
Backblaze's official cloud-storage pricing page lists B2 Cloud Storage starting at $6 per TB per month with the first 10 GB free, no minimum object size or storage duration fees, and free egress up to 3 times your average monthly stored data. B2 Overdrive starts at $15 per TB per month and includes unlimited free egress for performance-heavy workloads.
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