Backblaze B2 vs Exoscale (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Backblaze B2 grades higher than Exoscale: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Backblaze B2 grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Backblaze B2
S3-compatible object storage billed per terabyte
Exoscale
European cloud provider with S3-compatible object storage
Which one is for you
Pick Backblaze B2 if
- Fits if you have developers or an IT person to point backup tools at an S3 bucket
- Works for teams storing terabytes of backups that rarely get read back
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a folder that syncs to your laptop, as there is no consumer sync app
- Tight if you read a lot back: egress beyond 3 times your stored data costs $0.01 per GB
- Watch out: API calls past the first 2,500 a day cost $0.004 per 10,000 on Class D transactions
- Watch out: B2 Overdrive is $15 per TB and up, with a multi-petabyte commitment bought by quote
Pick Exoscale if
- Fits if your data must stay in European data centers
- Works for backup jobs that already write to an S3 endpoint
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a file-sharing app, as there are no desktop sync clients or folder sharing
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, since nothing is free and no trial is shown
- Watch out: outbound traffic costs $0.02 per GiB on top of storage
- Watch out: prices exclude tax and may show in EUR, CHF or USD, and Archival Storage has no published rate
How we grade them
| 2.0GPABackblaze B2Fair | 1.6GPAExoscaleWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$6.95 per TB a month matches the category's middle price. This is a different kind of product from consumer storage, billed by the terabyte. | CAbout $0.0198 per GiB-month at 720 hours, plus $0.02 per GiB of outbound traffic. Metered, so it does not line up with the category's $7 subscription middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe first 10 GB is always free, with free egress up to 3 times what you store, and you'll pass 10 GB quickly. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed. You pay from the first byte. |
| Features | CStorage through an S3-compatible API with lifecycle and partner integrations, but the page shows no consumer sync app. It does its narrow job fully. | CS3 API, versioning, object lock and volume tiers across European zones. Archival Storage is listed as available on request, with no published rate. |
| Ease of use | DIt needs an API, keys and tooling, so it's a developer service. No store rating on record. | DSet up through an S3 endpoint, keys and tools such as Terraform. There is no end-user app and no store rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BThe vendor lists 8 integrations and an S3 API, but it is web only, with no apps. | BWeb and API only, no desktop or phone app, though it works with Terraform, Kubernetes, Packer and Pulumi. |
| Best for | cheap object storage for developers and IT teams | S3-compatible storage hosted in European data centers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Backblaze B2 and Exoscale. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Backblaze B2 | Exoscale | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $6.95 per TB / month | $0.0000275 per GiB / hour of standard object storage |
| Free plan | The first 10 GB of storage is always free, with free egress up to 3x the data stored. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Backblaze | Exoscale |
| Price read from | backblaze.com | exoscale.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Backblaze B2
- Egress beyond 3x the average monthly data stored costs $0.01 per GB, except to partner CDNs and compute services.
- Class D API transactions cost $0.004 per 10,000 calls after the first 2,500 each day.
- B2 Overdrive needs a multi-petabyte commitment and is sold by quote.
- It is a storage service for developers and IT teams; the page shows no consumer sync app.
Exoscale
- This is infrastructure, not a file-sharing app: there are no desktop sync clients or folder sharing for end users.
- Prices are listed per GiB-hour; at 720 hours that is about $0.0198 per GiB-month, plus $0.02 per GiB of outbound traffic.
- Prices exclude any applicable tax and can be shown in EUR, CHF or USD.
- Archival Storage is listed as available on request, with no published rate.
Key features
Backblaze B2
- S3-compatible object storage
- The page describes S3-compatible storage for active archiving, backup and recovery, media and application workloads.
- No minimums on files or duration
- There are no minimum file size or storage duration fees, and class A, B and C API calls are free on pay as you go.
- Free egress allowances
- Egress is free up to 3x the average data stored, and free to partner CDNs and compute services such as Cloudflare, Fastly and bunny.net.
- Capacity commitments
- Customers can commit to a set amount of storage for 1 to 5 years, billed for the full term at contract start with a locked rate.
Exoscale
- S3-compatible API
- Existing S3 clients and libraries work with the service, and it can also be used through a web interface or scripts.
- European zones
- Data is held in zones across Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Croatia, in data centers the vendor says are ISO 27001 certified.
- Versioning and object lock
- Versioning, object lock and bucket replication are offered for backups and long-term archives.
- Volume tiers
- The per-GiB rate falls beyond 512 TiB and again beyond 1 PiB; the pricing page lists three storage tiers.
- Usage-based billing
- Resources are billed by the second with no long-term commitment, and the same rates apply across zones.
Plans
Backblaze B2
Backblaze B2$6.95
per TB / month, billed monthly on byte-hours stored
Pay as you go, or commit to capacity for 1 to 5 years with discounts. Free egress up to 3x stored data, then $0.01/GB.
B2 Overdrive$15
per TB / month and up
For AI, HPC and research workloads: dedicated vaults, unlimited free egress and a multi-petabyte commitment. Sold by quote.
Exoscale
Simple Object Storage$0
Pay as you go, no up-front cost. Storage $0.0000275 per GiB-hour up to 512 TiB; outbound traffic $0.02 per GiB.
Ways to pay less
Backblaze B2
- Other savings
Discounts for volume and term commitments
The pricing page says discounts are available when you commit to volume and a 1 to 5 year term; the amounts are not published.
Exoscale
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Backblaze B2 or Exoscale?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Backblaze B2 starts at $6.95 per TB / month, and Exoscale starts at $0.0000275 per GiB / hour of standard object storage.
Which has a free plan, Backblaze B2 or Exoscale?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Backblaze B2 has a free plan. Exoscale does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.