# Backblaze B2 alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 114 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Backblaze B2 holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/backblaze-b2/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Amazon S3: 26
- Wasabi Object Storage: 7
- Google Cloud Storage: 6
- Azure Blob Storage: 5
- Cloudflare R2: 5
- Amazon Simple Storage Service S3: 1

## Object storage

**Small business**: 23 of 84 answers did not name Backblaze B2 (Backblaze B2 is #1 of 9 at 47%).

- Cloudflare R2: first choice in 3 of those 23
- Google Cloud Storage: first choice in 2 of those 23
- Wasabi Object Storage: first choice in 2 of those 23
- Amazon S3: first choice in 1 of those 23
- Backblaze Cloud Storage: first choice in 1 of those 23
- DigitalOcean Spaces: first choice in 1 of those 23

**Mid-market**: 33 of 84 answers did not name Backblaze B2 (Backblaze B2 is #1 of 9 at 46%).

- Amazon S3: first choice in 6 of those 33
- Azure Blob Storage: first choice in 1 of those 33
- Cloudian HyperStore: first choice in 1 of those 33

**Enterprise**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Backblaze B2 (Backblaze B2 is #6 of 12 at 2%).

- Amazon S3: first choice in 19 of those 58
- Wasabi Object Storage: first choice in 5 of those 58
- Azure Blob Storage: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Google Cloud Storage: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Cloudflare R2: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Amazon Simple Storage Service S3: first choice in 1 of those 58

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