# Backblaze B2 vs DigitalOcean Spaces (slim)

> Backblaze B2 scores 75.3 (BB) to DigitalOcean Spaces's 63.2 (B) for object storage. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Backblaze B2 scores 75.3 (BB) on agent readiness against DigitalOcean Spaces's 63.2 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. DigitalOcean Spaces leads on reliability. Both do object storage.

- Backblaze B2: BB 75.3, rank #49 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/backblaze-b2.min.md
- DigitalOcean Spaces: B 63.2, rank #402 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/digitalocean-spaces.min.md
- Backblaze B2, good for Cheap bulk storage that an agent writes and a CDN serves, and for operators who want an MCP server with real guardrails. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 89 against 63; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 73; Security & auth, 90 against 77; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 90 against 37. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Runs on your own machine; Open source.
- DigitalOcean Spaces, good for Teams already on DigitalOcean that want object storage with a CDN and a flat $5 entry price for up to 250 GiB, with free transfer to Droplets in the same region. Ahead on Reliability, 77 against 60.

| Category | Backblaze B2 | DigitalOcean Spaces |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 60 | 77 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 89 | 63 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 85 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 90 | 77 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 90 | 37 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Backblaze B2 | DigitalOcean Spaces |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Backblaze | DigitalOcean, LLC |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com` | `https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com` |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Licence | MIT | Proprietary service under the DigitalOcean Terms of Service Agreement. The MCP server is MIT |
| Tools exposed | 40 | none |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | `io.github.backblaze-labs/b2-mcp` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-04-08 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-04-16 | 2026-08-22 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-04-30 | 2025-01-01 |
| Popularity | 1 stars, 150 npm/wk, 112k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.8/5 (8) | none |