Backblaze B2 vs DigitalOcean Spaces
Neither wins outright: Backblaze B2 is cheaper for 1 of 3 workloads and DigitalOcean Spaces for the rest.
List prices checked
Rate cards side by side
Only the axes at least one of them bills on. A dash means that provider does not charge for it.
| Billing axis | Backblaze B2 | DigitalOcean Spaces | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | — | $5.00/mo | — |
| Storage | $0.0069/GB-mo | $0.020/GB-mo | 2.9× Backblaze B2 |
| Data transfer out | $0.010/GB | $0.010/GB | Same |
| Free tier | Yes | No | — |
Source: Backblaze pricing (August 2026) · DigitalOcean 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.
Monthly cost for three real workloads
The rate cards applied to identical usage. This is where the winner changes.
| Workload | Backblaze B2 | DigitalOcean Spaces | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side projectA personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process. | $1.14 | $0.40 | DigitalOcean Spacessaves $0.74/mo (65%) |
| Growing SaaSA funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers. | $13 | $10 | DigitalOcean Spacessaves $3.47/mo (26%) |
| Media-heavy siteA publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought. | $114 | $130 | Backblaze B2saves $16/mo (12%) |
Workload definitions are identical on every comparison page, so figures here can be read against any other pair in the same category.
What each one is for
Backblaze B2
by Backblaze
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.
Free tier: 10 GB of storage, with free egress up to 3x data stored
DigitalOcean Spaces
by DigitalOcean
A flat $5 per month covers 250 GB of storage and 1 TB of transfer, which makes small buckets cost nothing extra and large ones uncompetitive.
Common questions
- Is Backblaze B2 or DigitalOcean Spaces cheaper in 2026?
- It depends on volume — Backblaze B2 wins 1 of the 3 modelled workloads and DigitalOcean Spaces wins 2. The scenario table above shows where the crossover falls.
- Which has the better free tier, Backblaze B2 or DigitalOcean Spaces?
- Backblaze B2 does — 10 GB of storage, with free egress up to 3x data stored. DigitalOcean Spaces bills from the first unit of usage.
- What do these estimates not include?
- Committed-use and reserved discounts, regional price variation, per-request API charges, support plans, and minimum retention periods. All of those move real invoices, sometimes by a lot. These figures compare published list prices for the same workload, which is the comparison the rate cards alone cannot give you.