Azure Blob Storage alternatives

11 object storage services compared against Azure Blob Storage on storage per GB-month. Azure Blob Storage is kept in the table and highlighted, because it is the number everything else here is measured against.

List prices checked

Ranked by storage per GB-month

Cheapest first. "vs Azure Blob Storage" shows how many times cheaper or dearer each one is on the same axis.

#ServiceProviderstorage per GB-monthvs Azure Blob StorageFree tier
1IDrive e2IDrive$0.00603× cheaper10 GB free, with egress included up to 3x stored data
2Backblaze B2Backblaze$0.00692.6× cheaper10 GB of storage, with free egress up to 3x data stored
3StorjStorj$0.00702.6× cheaper25 GB of storage and 25 GB of egress per month
4Wasabi Hot Cloud StorageWasabi$0.00802.3× cheaper30-day trial; no egress or API request charges
5Cloudflare R2Cloudflare$0.0151.2× cheaper10 GB-month of storage, plus zero egress fees at any volume
6Scaleway Object StorageScaleway$0.018same75 GB of egress free every month
7Azure Blob Storageyou are hereMicrosoft$0.018—5 GB of hot block storage for 12 months
8Google Cloud StorageGoogle$0.0201.1× dearer5 GB-month always free in US regions
9DigitalOcean SpacesDigitalOcean$0.0201.1× dearerNone
10Linode Object StorageAkamai$0.0201.1× dearerNone
11AWS S3Amazon Web Services$0.0231.3× dearer5 GB of standard storage for 12 months
12Oracle Object StorageOracle$0.0251.4× dearer20 GB of storage, always free

Source: Microsoft pricing (May 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.

Questions

What is the best alternative to Azure Blob Storage in 2026?
On storage per GB-month, IDrive e2 is the cheapest alternative — roughly 3× cheaper than Azure Blob Storage. Cheapest is not automatically best: check the free tier, the region list, and what each one does not charge for before switching.
How many alternatives to Azure Blob Storage are there?
11 in this dataset, all object storage services with published list prices. The table ranks every one of them on storage per GB-month with Azure Blob Storage highlighted in place, so you can see exactly where it sits rather than taking a "top 5" on trust.
Is switching from Azure Blob Storage worth it?
It depends on which axis dominates your bill. S3-compatible buckets billed on three separate axes: gigabyte-months stored, gigabytes transferred out, and API requests. Providers compete by zeroing one axis and recovering it on another, so the cheapest option depends entirely on your read pattern. Run your own volumes through the comparison pages linked below before migrating — a provider that is cheaper per unit can still be more expensive for your particular usage shape.
Are there free alternatives to Azure Blob Storage?
9 of them publish a free tier — they are marked in the table. Check whether each is permanent or a 12-month trial; the two look identical on a pricing page and are very different a year in.

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