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Backblaze B2 vs Cloudflare

2026 comparison on prices, plans, regions and editorial verdict.

Backblaze B2
Backblaze B2

Cheap object storage with free egress to Cloudflare/Bunny/Fastly (Bandwidth Alliance).

4.6
1 plans 3 regions Since 2007
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Cloudflare
Cloudflare

Edge compute, R2 with no egress fees, Workers with a generous free tier.

4.7
4 plans 1 regions Since 2009
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Side-by-side comparison

FeatureBackblaze B2Cloudflare
From—$0/mes
Plans14
Regions31
HQSan Mateo, EEUUSan Francisco, EEUU
Categories
S3 storage
Edge / WorkersS3 storageCDN
Rating4.6/54.7/5

Backblaze B2

If your CDN is Cloudflare, B2 is the cheapest combination for storage at scale.

Pros

  • $6/TB/mo
  • Free egress to Cloudflare
  • Object Lock
  • API S3

Cons

  • Only 3 regions
  • Class B ops $0.004/10k (more than R2)

Cloudflare

The best option for edge functions and S3 storage with no egress billing surprises. Workers competes with Vercel/Netlify at a fraction of the price.

Pros

  • R2 = zero egress fees (vs $0.09/GB on AWS S3)
  • Workers free tier 100k req/day
  • Workers cold start ~5ms (V8 isolates)
  • CDN included in everything
  • Free unlimited DDoS protection

Cons

  • Workers only supports JavaScript/WASM (no arbitrary containers)
  • CPU time limits per request on the free plan
  • Some features tied to Cloudflare DNS

Category overlap

Both offer

S3 storage

Only Backblaze B2

Only Cloudflare

Edge / WorkersCDN

Frequently asked questions

Backblaze B2 or Cloudflare: which is cheaper?

They have different pricing models. Check the specific plans for your use case.

Which provider has better region coverage?

Backblaze B2 offers 3 regions. Cloudflare offers 1 regions.

Which has the better editorial rating?

Backblaze B2: 4.6/5 · Cloudflare: 4.7/5.