Sia compared to Backblaze

Sia
Versus
Backblaze

Features

Storage Features of Sia compared to Backblaze
SiaFeaturesBackblaze
Cloud based
GDPR Compliant
On premise
Open source
Versioned files
Cross Region Replication
API
S3 Compatible API
CLI, REST apiManagement interfacesPortal, REST api
Event hooks/pubsub
Flexible, defined in smart contractSLA
35 TB, files should be uploaded in segments of 40 MBMaximum object filesize10 TB
40 MBMinimum object filesize
35 TBRecommended max file count per bucket
unlimitedMax filesize for a bucketunlimited
unlimitedMaximum amount of bucketsunlimited. Backblaze doesn’t operate with ‘folders’, it just pretends to do so.
Logs
Authentication / ACL
CDN integrationDirect integration with Cloudflare CDN
Peering & interconnect
Unsupported Paid Feature Supported Unknown

Descriptions


Sia


Decentralized storage service Sia has been around since 2014, originally incorporated as Nebulous Inc.

Sia launched their Cryptocurrency by the end of 2015. Early investors have since seen an incredible increase of the currencies value by over 18.000 times the initial price. Before launching their Cryptocurrency a Whitepaper was published with details on how Nebulous/Sia expected to see the network grow, describing their storage capacity algorithm and more.

Sia uses smart contracts to ensure SLAs on uptime, pricing and more. Sia is open source and written in Golang.

Sia is one of the storage backends for Filebase. Investors of Sia include Procyon Ventures and Raptor Group


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.