Backblaze B2 review

Backblaze B2 is the archive layer for editors who have outgrown hard drives on a shelf. It is S3-compatible object storage that costs $6.95 per terabyte per month on pay as you go, with no minimum file size and no minimum storage duration fees, so deleting an old project early costs nothing extra. Egress is free up to three times your average monthly storage and $0.01 per GB beyond that, which matters when you restore a whole project for a re-edit. Backblaze also shows media teams pairing B2 with Synology NAS units to sync and protect assets. The price for that value is usability: B2 has no editing drive, no review links and no client-facing interface of its own, so it needs a NAS, a sync tool or a media asset manager in front of it.

Who it is for

studios archiving terabytes of footage cheaply

Price

$6.95 per TB per month, pay as you go; first 10 GB free; free egress up to 3x average monthly storage.

Starts at $ 6.95 / TB / mo
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• $6.95 per TB per month with no minimum file size or storage duration fees
• Free egress up to 3x your average monthly storage, then $0.01 per GB
• S3-compatible API for media asset managers, NAS and backup tools
• Class A, B and C API calls free on pay as you go
• First 10 GB of storage always free

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: The lowest cost per terabyte in this list
• Strength: Downloads of archived projects are free up to 3x storage
• Strength: Annual capacity contracts lock the rate for 1 to 5 years
• Weakness: Object storage, not a drive: you need a NAS, sync tool or asset manager on top
• Weakness: No preview, review or sharing interface for clients
• Weakness: Egress above 3x storage costs $0.01 per GB

Key facts

• Starting price: $6.95 per TB per month
• Free storage: First 10 GB
• Free egress: Up to 3x average monthly storage
• API: S3 compatible

Where it ranks

Backblaze B2 is No. 7 in our Best Cloud Storage for Video Editing verdict.