Facts read November 6, 2026
Cloudflare R2 vs Vercel Blob
Cloudflare R2 is Cuely's default storage pick when your description doesn't favor either one: s3-compatible storage with no egress fees. Pick Vercel Blob if you care most about fewer vendors.
Side by side
| Fact | Cloudflare R2 | Vercel Blob |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | S3-compatible object storage with no egress fees. | Object storage built into Vercel projects. |
| Free plan | Free each month: 10 GB-month of Standard storage, 1M Class A and 10M Class B operations. | Hobby: 1 GB storage per month, 10,000 simple and 2,000 advanced operations, 10 GB data transfer. |
| Paid from | $0.015 per GB-month (Standard); $4.50 per million Class A operations. | Usage-based on Pro, e.g. in iad1: $0.023/GB storage and $0.05/GB transfer. |
| At 1,000 users | $0/month | $0/month |
| Open source | No | No |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Best for | User uploads and public files; Large downloads where egress would dominate cost | Small uploads on a Vercel-hosted app |
| Watch out | The free tier covers Standard storage only, not Infrequent Access. | On Hobby (non-commercial), Blob becomes unavailable for 30 days if limits are exceeded. Paid rates are regional and include data transfer charges. |
Where they differ
The published scores, from −3 to +3, that decide which one Cuely picks for each need.
| Need | Cloudflare R2 | Vercel Blob |
|---|---|---|
| high volume | +3 Free egress keeps download-heavy costs flat. | −1 Data transfer is billed. |
| keep costs as low as possible | +3 No egress fees and a 10 GB free allowance. | 0 No particular strength here. |
| fewer vendors | 0 No particular strength here. | +3 Part of the Vercel project; no separate account. |
| Next.js or React | 0 No particular strength here. | +2 SDK built for Next.js on Vercel. |
| global low latency | +1 Served from Cloudflare's network. | 0 No particular strength here. |
Sources: Cloudflare R2 pricing (read November 6, 2026), Vercel Blob pricing (read November 6, 2026). No vendor pays for placement.