Home Compare Backblaze B2 vs Storj Backblaze B2 vs Storj: which costs less for backups Prices checked 17 October 2026
On a 10 TB backup, Backblaze B2 costs less in every month we priced, from a quiet month to restoring all 10 TB, by $7.57 to $77.57 a month.
Data you back up GB TB PB Downloaded in a normal month GB TB PB Downloaded the month you restore GB TB PB
Both sides use the same numbers, and the bills follow as you type. Files, requests, download speed and restore deadlines use the calculator defaults .
B2 Cloud Storage · US West
$69.43 Normal month Cheaper
$69.43 Restore month
Ready at once
$69.43 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Standard · Globally distributed
$77.00 Normal month
$147.00 Restore month
Ready at once
$70.00 $0.00 $7.00 $0.00 $0.00
Three standard backups, both bills Each bill is the vendor's cheapest class with a complete total for that month. 1 TB, 10 TB and 50 TB kept; a tenth, a tenth and a twentieth downloaded in a normal month; everything downloaded in the month you restore. The lower bill in each pair of columns is underlined.
What decides it besides the price Downloads: free downloads up to 3 times the amount stored. Minimums: no minimum. Where the data sits: United States (US West). Object Lock: supported. Downloads: every GB downloaded charged. Minimums: 30-day minimum per object; at least $5 a month. Where the data sits: Distributed worldwide. From the vendors' published rules Price both on your own workload , with your region, an Object Lock requirement or a restore deadline.
Fixed example: 10 TB, line by line These bills are for the standard 10 TB workload and do not follow the controls above. Prices checked 17 October 2026 .
Backblaze B2: B2 Cloud Storage , US West
Normal month
$69.43 Normal-month bill, line by line Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage US West , priced per GB , normal month
$69.43 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Storage $69.43 How the storage charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Storage 10 GB-month 0.00 $0.00 Storage 9,990 GB-month 0.00695 $69.43
10,000 GB-months billed, after any minimum object size, rounding or minimum capacity the vendor sets.
Downloads (egress) $0.00 1,000 GB internet egress is within the published allowance.
Requests (Class A and B) $0.00 How the Class A and Class B request charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Class A operations 500 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00 Class B operations 2,000 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00
Class A and Class B operations after published allowances.
Retrieval $0.00 How the retrieval charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Retrieval 1,000 GB 0.00 $0.00
A restore only reads your data; nothing is deleted, so there is no early-deletion charge.
Fixed fees $0.00 Published fixed monthly fees.
Normal month total $69.43 Calculated from the provider's listed rates.
Month you restore
$69.43 Restore-month bill, line by line Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage US West , priced per GB , month you restore
$69.43 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Storage $69.43 How the storage charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Storage 10 GB-month 0.00 $0.00 Storage 9,990 GB-month 0.00695 $69.43
10,000 GB-months billed, after any minimum object size, rounding or minimum capacity the vendor sets.
Downloads (egress) $0.00 11,000 GB internet egress is within the published allowance.
Requests (Class A and B) $0.00 How the Class A and Class B request charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Class A operations 500 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00 Class B operations 3,000 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00
Class A and Class B operations after published allowances.
Retrieval $0.00 How the retrieval charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Retrieval 11,000 GB 0.00 $0.00
A restore only reads your data; nothing is deleted, so there is no early-deletion charge.
Fixed fees $0.00 Published fixed monthly fees.
Month you restore total $69.43 Calculated from the provider's listed rates.
Storj: Standard , Globally distributed
Normal month
$77.00 Normal-month bill, line by line Storj Standard Globally distributed , priced per GB , normal month
$70.00 $0.00 $7.00 $0.00 $0.00
Storage $70.00 How the storage charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Storage 10,000 GB-month 0.007 $70.00
10,000 GB-months billed, after any minimum object size, rounding or minimum capacity the vendor sets.
Downloads (egress) $7.00 How the download charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Downloads to the internet 1,000 GB 0.007 $7.00
1,000 GB billable after the published allowance.
Requests (Class A and B) $0.00 How the Class A and Class B request charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Class A operations 500 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00 Class B operations 2,000 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00
Class A and Class B operations after published allowances.
Retrieval $0.00 How the retrieval charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Retrieval 1,000 GB 0.00 $0.00
A restore only reads your data; nothing is deleted, so there is no early-deletion charge.
Fixed fees $0.00 Published fixed fees; an invoice floor contributes only the top-up needed to reach the floor.
Normal month total $77.00 Calculated from the provider's listed rates.
Month you restore
$147.00 Restore-month bill, line by line Storj Standard Globally distributed , priced per GB , month you restore
$70.00 $0.00 $77.00 $0.00 $0.00
Storage $70.00 How the storage charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Storage 10,000 GB-month 0.007 $70.00
10,000 GB-months billed, after any minimum object size, rounding or minimum capacity the vendor sets.
Downloads (egress) $77.00 How the download charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Downloads to the internet 11,000 GB 0.007 $77.00
11,000 GB billable after the published allowance.
Requests (Class A and B) $0.00 How the Class A and Class B request charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Class A operations 500 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00 Class B operations 3,000 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.00 $0.00
Class A and Class B operations after published allowances.
Retrieval $0.00 How the retrieval charge is worked out Component Quantity Rate Amount Retrieval 11,000 GB 0.00 $0.00
A restore only reads your data; nothing is deleted, so there is no early-deletion charge.
Fixed fees $0.00 Published fixed fees; an invoice floor contributes only the top-up needed to reach the floor.
Month you restore total $147.00 Calculated from the provider's listed rates.
Price both on your own workload , including the day you restore.
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