🗄️ Backblaze alternative · India-local · Zero egress · INR/UPI
Backblaze B2 Alternative for India — Local Storage from ₹99/100GB
Backblaze B2 alternative with India-local storage. S3-compatible API, Mumbai India datacenter (Backblaze is US-first), INR pricing, UPI checkout, GST invoice. Zero egress fees for Indian traffic.
Zero egress (India) S3-compatible API Mumbai India DC WhatsApp support
What you get
India-local storage — Mumbai DC vs Backblaze's US-first infra (200ms+ latency to India)
INR pricing + UPI + GST invoice — Backblaze bills in USD
Zero egress fees for Indian traffic — no 3× storage cap games
Same S3-compatible API — drop-in replacement for existing Backblaze B2 apps
GDPR + DPDPA compliant — data stays in India
24/7 WhatsApp support in Hindi + English — Backblaze is US email/ticket only
S3-compatible drop-in
Change one line, migrate everything
python (works with any AWS SDK)
# Backblaze B2 uses S3 API. AIC also. Migration is endpoint-only:
import boto3
s3 = boto3.client(
's3',
endpoint_url='https://storage.aiccloud.in', # was https://s3.us-west-002.backblazeb2.com
aws_access_key_id='AIC_KEY', # was your Backblaze application key ID
aws_secret_access_key='AIC_SECRET', # was your Backblaze application key
region_name='ap-mum-1',
)How we compare
Storage cost + egress + region matter equally for total cost.
Provider
Storage
Egress
Region
Watch for
AIC Cloud Object StorageRec
₹99 / 100 GB / mo
FREE (India)
Mumbai India
Zero egress to Indian traffic. INR + UPI. GST invoice. S3-compatible API.
Backblaze B2
$0.006/GB (~₹0.54)
$0.01/GB (~₹0.90) after 3× storage
US primary + EU/Amsterdam
US/EU only — India latency 200ms+. USD billing. Egress after 3× storage.
Backblaze via Cloudflare Bandwidth Alliance
$0.006/GB
$0/GB to CF
US/EU
Only free egress if you serve from CF. Adds CF as dependency.
Storage plans — flat forever
Zero egress on Indian traffic on every tier.
Starter
Object storage
₹99/mo
Choose Starter- 100 GB storage
- Zero egress (India)
- S3-compatible API
- AES-256 encryption
- Signed URLs, CORS
- Versioning + lifecycle
POPULAR
Business
Object storage
₹299/mo
Choose Business- 500 GB storage
- Zero egress (India)
- S3-compatible API
- AES-256 encryption
- Signed URLs, CORS
- Versioning + lifecycle
Pro
Object storage
₹499/mo
Choose Pro- 1 TB storage
- Zero egress (India)
- S3-compatible API
- AES-256 encryption
- Signed URLs, CORS
- Versioning + lifecycle
Scale
Object storage
₹1999/mo
Choose Scale- 5 TB storage
- Zero egress (India)
- S3-compatible API
- AES-256 encryption
- Signed URLs, CORS
- Versioning + lifecycle
Frequently asked questions
Pure per-GB storage: Backblaze $0.006/GB ($0.54/100GB) is cheaper than AIC ₹99/100GB (~$1.10). BUT: (1) Backblaze charges egress after 3× storage (a bucket with 100GB storage but 400GB egress costs +$1 in egress). (2) Backblaze is US/EU only — Indian users hit 200ms+ latency. (3) USD billing + forex hassle. For pure long-term archive with rare access, Backblaze wins on price. For active Indian workloads (site assets, user uploads, backups), AIC's zero egress + Indian latency typically wins on total cost.
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