Backblaze provides enterprise-grade storage with no gotchas. Wasabi has a “reasonable rate” policy that may limit downloads and a minimum storage duration policy that may result in unexpected fees—especially if you update files or replace backups frequently.
Details that Matter
Backblaze B2 Object Storage
Wasabi Object Storage
Pay as You Go Hot Storage Pricing
$6/TB/Month
$6.99/TB/Month
Egress
Unlimited
Free up to 3x your total storage, then $0.01/GB for any additional; and free unlimited egress to most CDN and compute partners.
Limited
Free up to a "reasonable rate" defined as transfer no greater than active storage volume per month, with guidelines that can lead to limits or suspension.
Ease of Use
Get started in minutes
Save up to 92% time ongoing per independent analysis by Enterprise Strategy Group
Flexibility
Tech stack agnostic; no vendor lock-in
Delete Fees
None
90-day minimum storage duration policy
Small File Fees
None
Files <4KB are charged as 4KB files
Data Migration
$0 for >50TB committed contract
Egress and/or transfer fees may apply
Minimum Storage Charge
None
You are charged only for the storage you use
1TB minimum monthly charge
If you store <1TB of data, you are charged for 1TB of storage.
Use Cases Supported
(Application Storage, Backup & Disaster Recovery, Archive, Media Management)
Enterprise-Grade Security Available
(including SSE, Object Lock, Replication)
Compliance Compatible
(including HIPAA, PCI-DSS friendly)
Capacity-Based hot storage SKUs also available
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With Wasabi, anything that's been deleted in the last 90 days, even though you deleted it, they are still charging you for it for 90 days and we're paying twice what I thought we would be paying because of that.
We had been backing up to Wasabi, but with their minimum retention we were billed one-third or more for data we'd deleted.
Our main issue with Wasabi is Wasabi has the 90-day rule. You have to keep backups for 90 days or you're still paying for it even if you delete them. It's doubling our backup sizes. A lot of our backups, we don't keep for 90 days. It's kind of a disadvantage for us.
Backblaze has been proven since 2007 as a provider of tried & trusted cloud storage solutions. The company is known for transparent business practices—ranging from its consistent pattern of sharing data that can improve the industry to its choice to operate as a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: BLZE). We have nothing to hide in our easy to adopt and easy to manage solutions, and in our affordable and straightforward pricing structures. Wasabi is a private company. FAQ pages on Wasabi’s website describe company policies that may result in customers paying more than expected for storage or experiencing download restrictions.
Yes, Backblaze offers Universal Data Migration to support data migration from a range of sources, including cloud-to-cloud migration from Wasabi.
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage customers can enjoy free Universal Data Migration–yes, we really do take on the data transfer and egress fees–for inbound migrations on >50TB committed pay-as-you-go contracts and all B2 Reserve capacity bundles.
Yes, Backblaze B2 integrates seamlessly with thousands of hardware and software tools, likely including those you use in your workflow. Some examples of our Alliance Partners are Veeam, MSP360, Arq, rclone, Commvault, Veritas, iconik, LucidLink, Synology, Fastly, and Vultr. You can find a more extensive list of tested integrations here; and many more will work seamlessly with Backblaze B2 given its S3 compatibility.
The Backblaze B2 Storage Cloud is architected and designed with data security in mind. The key pillars of our security framework are enterprise-grade access management security, data storage security, and architecture & physical security. These include a wide range of administrative and technical controls, implemented at the enterprise, business process, and system levels, and attestations—so whether you’re seeking a platform designed to 11 nines of durability, encryption options, immutability, SOC 2 compliance, data replication, or just peace of mind, Backblaze is built for you.
All Backblaze B2 customers receive free support that includes documentation, knowledge base articles, and email & chat support from real, nice humans. Premium support plans are available for customers that seek more personalized assistance and/or a tighter response SLA.
First 10GB Are Free
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