Century Link Object Storage compared to Backblaze

Century Link Object Storage
Versus
Backblaze

Features

Storage Features of Century Link Object Storage compared to Backblaze
Century Link Object StorageFeaturesBackblaze
Cloud based
GDPR Compliant
On premise
Open source
Versioned files
Cross Region Replication
API
S3 Compatible API
Portal, REST apiManagement interfacesPortal, REST api
Event hooks/pubsub
SLA
Maximum object filesize10 TB
Minimum object filesize
Recommended max file count per bucket
Max filesize for a bucketunlimited
Maximum amount of bucketsunlimited. Backblaze doesn’t operate with ‘folders’, it just pretends to do so.
Logs
Authentication / ACL
CDN integrationDirect integration with Cloudflare CDN
Centurylink/Lumen is a backbone provider for large parts of the globePeering & interconnect
Unsupported Paid Feature Supported Unknown

Descriptions


Century Link Object Storage


Centurylink, now rebranded/acquired by Lumen is one of the world’s largest internet backbone providers.

Lumen has a storage solution. And it’s fast.

Their cloud platform is relatively new, but given their strong networking background, this sure is a competitor!

Lumen’s solution is “based on a popular software package”, which we guess is Openstack’s Swift.

You’ll have to work your way through literally awful documentation, which is messy and primed for dotNet developers, if you can even find API documentation. Chances are you’re going to be on the phone with their support engineers and/or your account manager in order to get something done.

But hey, having a backbone attached to your storage solution, AND having an awesome API along with it, just looks too good to pass up on.


Backblaze


Backblaze’s amazing story on how they pivoted their business to Storage Pods is a recommended read for sure.

Backblaze offers two products:

  • B2 Cloud Storage: An object storage service similar to Amazon’s S3.
  • Computer Backup: An online backup tool that allows Windows and macOS users to back up their data to offsite data centers.

Their pricing is competitive and publicly listed.

We have only listed the features of the b12 Cloud Storage solution, to make sure all providers on this site can be evenly compared.