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Vercel Blob Storage

Vercel Blob Storage

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2023–2025

Vercel Blob provides durable, cost-efficient storage integrated with Vercel's application delivery network. It leverages Amazon S3 for reliability and offers Blob Data Transfer for cost-optimized delivery of high-volume assets, distinct from the latency-optimized Fast Data Transfer. Blob integrates deeply with Vercel's caching infrastructure, serving assets directly from the cache on hits and fetching from Blob storage on misses. It supports large uploads up to 5TB with multipart uploads, resumable uploads, and a web-standard API. Vercel KV is a serverless, Redis-compatible, durable key-value store powered by Upstash. Vercel Postgres is a serverless SQL database built for the frontend cloud, powered by Neon, offering seamless integration with frameworks like Next.js for server-first data mutations.

2025

Vercel Blob is now generally available: Cost-efficient, durable storage

5/21/2025

This post announces the general availability of Vercel Blob, a new durable storage solution. It details Blob's architecture, which is backed by Amazon S3 and integrated with Vercel's global delivery and caching network. Key technical aspects include the introduction of 'Blob Data Transfer' for cost-optimized high-volume delivery, contrasting it with 'Fast Data Transfer'. The post explains the caching mechanism for Blob assets and highlights the Vercel Blob SDK for simplified uploads, including support for large files (up to 5TB) with multipart uploads, resumability, and retries. It also mentions the integration with Vercel Image Optimization and provides a breakdown of the pricing model.

2023

Introducing storage on Vercel

5/1/2023

Introduces Vercel Blob as a new file storage solution at the edge, powered by web standards and suitable for various file types. Also announces Vercel KV (serverless Redis via Upstash) and Vercel Postgres (serverless SQL via Neon) as new storage offerings, highlighting their integration with frontend frameworks and serverless architectures.