# Backblaze B2

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/storage/backblaze-b2/

S3-compatible object storage sold per terabyte, with free egress capped at a multiple of stored capacity.

## Who it suits

Bulk capacity where egress is predictable — free up to three times what you store each month, which covers most backup and archive patterns comfortably at $6.95 per terabyte.

Consider something else if Egress is only free to that 3x ceiling. A bucket read far more often than its size, like a public media library, is the shape this pricing is not built for.

## What the documentation says

### Pricing

- Free tier: Yes ([source](https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing), read 2026-09-06)
- Egress over allowance: Free up to three times your stored capacity each month on the $6.95/TB tier; unlimited free egress on the $15/TB tier. Egress beyond the 3x allowance is chargeable. ([source](https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing), read 2026-09-06)

### Storage

- Storage price: $6.95 per TB per month on B2 Overdrive; $15 per TB per month on the unlimited-egress tier ([source](https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing), read 2026-09-06)
- Operations price: Transactions are not charged on the $6.95/TB tier. Backblaze notes that its published chart uses U.S. West rates and that competitor rates vary by region and volume. ([source](https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing), read 2026-09-06)
- S3-compatible API: Supported ([source](https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing), read 2026-09-06)

## Compared with

- [Backblaze B2 vs Cloudflare R2](https://inetgeek.com/compare/cloudflare-r2-vs-backblaze-b2/)
- [Backblaze B2 vs Wasabi](https://inetgeek.com/compare/backblaze-b2-vs-wasabi/)