Backblaze

Backblaze is a leading, independent cloud storage and data backup platform fundamentally engineered to offer enterprise-grade performance at a fraction of the cost of legacy hyperscalers like AWS. Founded in 2007 and operating as a remote-first, publicly traded company (NASDAQ: BLZE) originally rooted in San Mateo, California, the company completely disrupts the complex and expensive cloud infrastructure market. Under the hood, Backblaze provides incredibly resilient, S3-compatible object storage (B2 Cloud Storage) and unlimited computer backup solutions, aggressively stripping away unpredictable egress fees, hidden storage tiers, and vendor lock-in. Their primary target audience spans aggressive tech startups, massive media & entertainment studios requiring high-throughput data pipelines, and IT leaders who desperately need highly scalable, ransomware-resilient infrastructure. What sets Backblaze apart in the heavily monopolized cloud ecosystem is its radical transparency and specialized hardware/software architecture—allowing them to actively manage over an exabyte of data for more than 500,000 global customers while consistently delivering cloud storage at just one-fifth the cost of Amazon S3.