Backblaze B2 vs Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage
Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage is cheaper across every workload modelled here.
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 | Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storage | $0.0069/GB-mo | $0.0080/GB-mo | 1.1× Backblaze B2 |
| Data transfer out | $0.010/GB | Free | — |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | — |
Source: Backblaze pricing (August 2026) · Wasabi pricing (August 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 | Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side projectA personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process. | $1.14 | $0.16 | Wasabi Hot Cloud Storagesaves $0.98/mo (86%) |
| Growing SaaSA funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers. | $13 | $4.00 | Wasabi Hot Cloud Storagesaves $9.48/mo (70%) |
| Media-heavy siteA publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought. | $114 | $16 | Wasabi Hot Cloud Storagesaves $98/mo (86%) |
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
Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage
by Wasabi
Flat per-terabyte pricing at $7.99/TB with no egress or request fees, subject to a fair-use policy that egress should not exceed stored volume and a 90-day minimum retention per object.
Free tier: 30-day trial; no egress or API request charges
Common questions
- Is Backblaze B2 or Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage cheaper in 2026?
- Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage is cheaper in all 3 modelled workloads.
- What is the difference in egress cost between Backblaze B2 and Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage?
- Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage does not charge for data transfer out at all, while Backblaze B2 charges $0.010 per GB. On a read-heavy workload that difference is the entire comparison.
- Which has the better free tier, Backblaze B2 or Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage?
- Both publish one. Backblaze B2: 10 GB of storage, with free egress up to 3x data stored. Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage: 30-day trial; no egress or API request charges.
- 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.