How much does Backblaze B2 cost in 2026?

Backblaze B2 charges $0.0069 per GB-month of storage, per Backblaze's published pricing page. There is also a free tier: 10 GB of storage, with free egress up to 3x data stored. The tables above break the rate card down by axis and model it against three concrete workloads.

Does Backblaze B2 have a free tier?

Yes — 10 GB of storage, with free egress up to 3x data stored. Check whether it is permanent or a trial before you build a budget around it; the two are often presented identically.

What does Backblaze B2 charge for egress?

$0.010 per GB. Egress is where providers in this category differ most, so it is worth checking against the alternatives before committing.

Are these Backblaze B2 prices current?

They were checked against Backblaze's official pricing page and stamped with that date, which is shown at the top of this page and next to every table. Vendors change list prices without notice — the source link is there so you can confirm before you commit.

Backblaze B2 pricing

An S3-compatible object store at $6.95/TB, well under the hyperscalers, with egress free up to three times the volume stored and $0.01/GB beyond it.

List prices checked August 2026

By Backblaze · Object storage

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What Backblaze charges, by billing axis.

Axis	Price	Applies to
Storage	$0.0069/GB-mo	Standard or hot storage class
Data transfer out	$0.010/GB	Standard tier, cheapest common region
Free tier	Yes	10 GB of storage, with free egress up to 3x data stored

Source: Backblaze pricing (August 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Last checked against the vendor’s page on 2026-08-07.

What it costs per month

Backblaze B2 billed against three workload profiles, using the rates above. Every line shows its arithmetic.

Side project

A personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process.

$1.14/mo

20 GB at $0.00695/GB-month$0.14
100 GB at $0.01/GB$1.00

Growing SaaS

A funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers.

$13/mo

500 GB at $0.00695/GB-month$3.47
1 TB at $0.01/GB$10

Media-heavy site

A publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought.

$114/mo

2 TB at $0.00695/GB-month$14
10 TB at $0.01/GB$100

Backblaze B2 vs the alternatives

The closest object storage services on price, with the difference on object storage's headline axis.

Service	Storage	vs Backblaze B2	Compare
Storj	$0.0070	1× dearer	Head to head
IDrive e2	$0.0060	1.2× cheaper	Head to head
Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage	$0.0080	1.1× dearer	Head to head
Cloudflare R2	$0.015	2.2× dearer	Head to head
Scaleway Object Storage	$0.018	2.5× dearer	Head to head
Azure Blob Storage	$0.018	2.6× dearer	Head to head

Questions about pricing

How much does Backblaze B2 cost in 2026?: Backblaze B2 charges $0.0069 per GB-month of storage, per Backblaze's published pricing page. There is also a free tier: 10 GB of storage, with free egress up to 3x data stored. The tables above break the rate card down by axis and model it against three concrete workloads.
Does Backblaze B2 have a free tier?: Yes — 10 GB of storage, with free egress up to 3x data stored. Check whether it is permanent or a trial before you build a budget around it; the two are often presented identically.
What does Backblaze B2 charge for egress?: $0.010 per GB. Egress is where providers in this category differ most, so it is worth checking against the alternatives before committing.
Are these Backblaze B2 prices current?: They were checked against Backblaze's official pricing page and stamped with that date, which is shown at the top of this page and next to every table. Vendors change list prices without notice — the source link is there so you can confirm before you commit.

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What it costs per month

Backblaze B2 vs the alternatives

Questions about pricing

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