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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 116 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://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/backblaze-b2/alternatives

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

- Amazon S3: 31
- Azure Blob Storage: 4
- Google Cloud Storage: 3
- Scality RING: 2
- AWS Simple Storage Service: 1
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3: 1

## Object storage

**Small business**: 22 of 84 answers did not name Backblaze B2 (Backblaze B2 is #1 of 8 at 49%).

- Amazon S3: first choice in 1 of those 22
- DigitalOcean Spaces: first choice in 1 of those 22
- Wasabi Object Storage: first choice in 1 of those 22

**Mid-market**: 31 of 84 answers did not name Backblaze B2 (Backblaze B2 is #1 of 8 at 55%).

- Amazon S3: first choice in 5 of those 31

**Enterprise**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Backblaze B2 (Backblaze B2 is #6 of 11 at 6%).

- Amazon S3: first choice in 25 of those 63
- Azure Blob Storage: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Google Cloud Storage: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Scality RING: first choice in 2 of those 63
- AWS Simple Storage Service: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Cloudflare R2: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Cloudian HyperStore: first choice in 1 of those 63

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