# Cloudflare R2 vs Vercel Blob for Next.js

Both are storage batteries. A repo takes one of them, not both.

| | Cloudflare R2 | Vercel Blob |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it is | S3-compatible object storage with no egress fees. You get a private bucket, presigned PUT uploads issued only after an authorisation check, and presigned downloads. Bucket CORS and lifecycle rules live in the repo as configuration. A token-only dropzone uploads straight to R2. | Object storage on the platform you already deploy to, in a private Blob store. Client uploads go straight from the browser to Blob after an authorisation check. Each client token is locked to one pathname, one content type and one size. Downloads use short-lived signed URLs, and the dropzone has progress and cancel. |
| Pricing | Free each month: 10 GB stored, 1M Class A and 10M Class B operations. Then $0.015 per GB-month, $4.50 per million Class A operations (writes, lists) and $0.36 per million Class B operations (reads). Egress is free. | Hobby: free up to 1 GB stored, 10,000 simple and 2,000 advanced operations, and 10 GB of transfer a month. Past the limit, Blob stops until the 30 days reset. Pro bills by usage. Prices below are for iad1. Storage is $0.023 per GB-month and transfer $0.05 per GB. Simple operations (cache-miss reads) are $0.40 per million. Advanced operations (put, copy, list) are $5 per million. Deletes are free. Client uploads have no transfer charge. |
| Best for | Anything read far more often than it is written, and anything large. User uploads, video, model weights, datasets, backups you may need to pull out again. | Apps already on Vercel that want user uploads (avatars, attachments, imports) without adding a cloud account, IAM, CORS rules or a second bill. Strongest when files are small to medium and read by their owner. |

- [Build with Cloudflare R2](https://agenticboilerplate.com/build?b=r2)
- [Build with Vercel Blob](https://agenticboilerplate.com/build?b=vercel-blob)

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