Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
About Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Pricing
Backblaze Business Backup is offered across two pricing plans, outlined below. A 15-day free trial is available and a discount is given for annual commitments. Computer Backup: $6 per month per license or $60 per year per license Server/NAS Backup: $5.57 per month or $98.25 per year
Starting price:
$6.00 per month
Free trial:
Available
Free version:
Available
Most Helpful Reviews for Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
1 - 5 of 138 Reviews
Andrew R
Religious Institutions, 2 - 10 employees
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
Reviewed June 2022
Rock Solid Cloud Backup
Christopher
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2019
Best Backup on the Market for Business
For our small business, the software was a huge success and came in handy when one of our back drives went bad. Setup on our server and workstations was seamless and easy to manage from any device.
PROSThe best part of this software is how easy it is to configure and setup. A few simple clicks, a private key for encryption, and it runs quietly in the background when connected to the internet uploading data as specified in your options. Cost for the amount of storage is lower than most providers without having to rely on cold storage options.
CONSBackblaze relies on the computer state for backups, and doesn't give a huge number of options for data recovery. If you lose a file, you need to make sure to restore it before the next backup kicks in and removes the file for good. Software does not run on network drives or NAS very easily. NAS sometimes has software to integrate, but usually not a dual direction backup. Upload was pretty slow. We are on 400/400 fiber and the 600GB upload took almost 3 days.
Vendor Response
Hey Christopher- Thanks for leaving the review! Just a quick note- Our Computer Backup software is one not intended to run on network drives or NAS devices, we have B2 Cloud Storage for those use cases. Why? Our Computer Backup service is one of the few remaining unlimited services around. By being truly unlimited, we had to draw some lines around what backing up a `computer¿ means (within the context of unlimited). So that might explain some of their haplenges you had backing up your NAS. But checkout B2! It¿s $0.05 /GB/month (1/4 of the price of S3). And is integrated into most NAS devices already. You can find more information at https://www.backblaze.com/b2/solutions/backup-and-archive.html Cheers! Ahin from Backblaze
Replied April 2019
Jamison
Internet, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2019
Great, cost-effective option for remote backup
I've been using BackBlaze for over 2 years and haven't had any issues with the software, it does a great job notifying me when an employee's machine hasn't been backed up and does a good job of well, backing things up.
PROSBusiness licensing allowed me to purchase all the licenses my team needed. The simple invite method works great. This is one of those things you should have but hope you never need
CONSMigrating computers really isn't a thing with Backblaze. It'd be nice to have a migrate options available.
Reason for choosing Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
cheap, easy, group management
Reasons for switching to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Carbonite sold off their commercial arm. When I needed them most, to recover video's of my 1 year old their software FAILED TO BACK UP VIDEO FILES
Robert
Verified reviewer
Broadcast Media, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed November 2022
Backblaze let me down
Disappointing.
PROSUsed them successfully for many years. Then suddenly, they stopped backing up my external HD on my mac for an undetermined amount of time. After discovering this potentially catastrophic situation, I contacted customer support which finally told me that BB couldn't backup a mac external HD with Time Machine. What? But it did in previous years? why wasn't I alerted my backup was essentially backing up ONLY my desktop, which has almost no files? Wasted money. Worse, it could have cost me my business.
CONSUnreliable and their customer service seemed clueless.
Reason for choosing Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Ease of use and it was recommended.
Joseph
Photography, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2022
Just go with Backblaze
I love Backblaze. They offer exceptional products for way below the competitions pricing.
PROSI use their B2 backup on my NAS. I needed something that was affordable but also reliable. B2 checked those boxes for my business
CONSI don’t have any cons for this product.
Reason for choosing Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Straightforward product offerings. Not pushy to buy more services.
