Backblaze vs Metered
Backblaze confirms 4 of the features we check on its own site; Metered confirms 7. Starting prices: Backblaze USD 7/mo · per TB, Metered not published.
Backblaze
Developers and AI/media teams needing low-cost S3-compatible object storage.
Watch out: Object storage only; egress beyond 3x storage is not free.
Metered
Developers who want to add video, voice, live streaming and recording to an app or site with an SDK.
Watch out: Usage-based pricing means costs scale with traffic; plan prices are not in the crawled text.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools & APIs | Developer Tools & APIs |
| Specialty | Cloud object storage | Video call SDK |
| Based in | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Best for | All sizes | All sizes |
| Starting price | USD 7/mo · per TB | Unconfirmed |
| Free plan | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Free tier for developers · Core features | ✓Start free today | ◐$30 free credit on signup, not a permanent free tier |
| REST / GraphQL API · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓REST API documentation with code samples |
| Official SDKs · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓JavaScript SDK and C++ SDK |
| Open source · Core features | Unconfirmed | ◐Only an open source starter sample app is mentioned |
| Usage-based billing · Core features | ✓Priced per TB/month, no minimum fees | ✓Pay for what you use, no upfront costs |
| Public documentation · Core features | ✓Technical documentation (Docs) | ✓Quick start, auth and best practices guides |
| Public API · Platform | ✓S3-compatible object storage API | ✓Public REST API |
| Phone support · Support | Unconfirmed | ✓Support phone +1 (647) 483-3172 listed |
| Email support · Support | Unconfirmed | ✓support@metered.ca listed |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.