Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

4.7

(144)

Pricing

Starting at $6.00 per month

About Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

Backblaze is a leader in the open cloud movement—fueling customer success with cloud storage built purposefully to unlock budgets, unburden administrators, and unleash innovators,

B2 Cloud Storage offers always hot, S3 compatible object storage that makes it astonishingly easy for businesses to store, use, and protect their data. With hundreds of integration partners and a tech stack agnostic approach, it integrates with companies' existing workflows and preferred compute and CDN tools, fitting multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, and other IaaS environments.

B2 Cloud Storage has over two billion gigabytes of data storage under management with more than 100,000 customers. Customers in more than 175 countries use B2 Cloud Storage to host content, build and run applications, manage media, back up and archive data, and protect and recover from ransomware attacks.

Backblaze offers two buying options for Backblaze B2 at a fraction of the price of other cloud storage providers. Backblaze B2 standard pricing is flexible, scalable, on-demand cloud storage, while Backblaze B2 Reserve offers capacity-based cloud storage bundles with all-inclusive pricing for budget predictability.

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Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $6.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pay-As-You-Go Cloud Storage

$6.00

usage based, per month

Plan includes:

Always-hot object storage with 100% the performance of S3 at 1/5 the cost
Flexible pay-as-you-go pricing at $6/TB
No hidden fees or complicated pricing tiers
No minimum storage duration fees or minimum file size fees
Free egress up to 3x data stored & free egress to CDN partners
Free migration: $0 transfer & egress fees from any public cloud
Free API calls

B2 Reserve Capacity Bundles

$1,560.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

Storage capacity bundles with all-inclusive pricing
Free egress up to 3x data storage capacity and transaction call fees included
Free data migration to move data from public clouds, on-premises, and tape systems
Tera support for upgraded service including a four business-hour response time SLA
Free implementation support to quickly get you and running
No minimum storage duration fees or minimum file size fees

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Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Features

Popular features found in Archiving
Compliance Management
Data Import/Export
Data Migration
Data Recovery
Data Retention Management
Disaster Recovery
Document Management
Full Text Search
Match & Merge
Multimedia Archiving
Storage Management
Version Control
More features of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Access Controls/Permissions
API
Archiving & Retention
Authentication
Automatic Backup
Backup and Recovery
Backup Scheduling
Capacity Analytics
Cloud Backup
Cloud Encryption
Compression
Content Management
Continuous Backup
Customizable Branding
Data Capture and Transfer
Data Extraction
Data Loss Prevention
Data Management
Data Replication
Data Security
Data Storage Management
Data Synchronization
Differential Backup
Digital Asset Management
Document Storage
Emergency Notification
Encryption
File Encryption
File Management
File Sharing
File Transfer
HIPAA Compliant
Historical Reporting
Incremental Backup
Indexing
Metadata Management
Multi-Channel Communication
Multi-Factor Authentication
Multi-Location
Multiple Format Support
Personally Identifiable Information Protection
Ransomware Protection
Records Management
Role-Based Permissions
Scheduling
Secure Data Storage
Secure Login
Self Service Portal
Sensitive Data Identification
Server Monitoring
Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
Single Sign On
Third-Party Integrations
Two-Factor Authentication
User Interface
User Management
VM Backup
Web Access/Restoration
Web Archiving

Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Integrations

Ctera

Fastly

Comet Backup

MSP360 Connect

eMAM

Cyberduck

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Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

79%

15%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

4.6

Customer support

4.5

Functionality

4.5

José Luis R.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2022

I have used Backblaze for over two years and I am VERY happy with it.

I am just plain happy. My intention is to renew again and again my yearly subscription with them. The reason I started using this software is that The New York Times uses it as well. If they use it, the software must be fantastic!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use. Security. Peace of mind. Everything works in the background. I don't even need to update the software because it does it automatically.

Cons:

I cannot think of anything. They send a regular newsletter, and many of the articles they send are too tricky for me to understand. Maybe if they wrote some of those articles in a more user-friendly language for people like me who are ignorant about IT.

Mukul N.

Verified reviewer

Computer & Network Security

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed June 2021

Relaible Cloud Storage at a fraction of a cost ..

I am very much satisfy with the B2 and their support (support team is very prompt as well as knowledgeable) .

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Low cost (Because of their fair uses policy as well as no minimum storage commitment) . Easily configurable with most of the industry leading backup software. Newly added S3 support. Object locking makes it impossible to delete the backup before the retention period.

Cons:

No IAM based bucket distribution like AWS.

Reasons for choosing Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

Wasabi policy is based on minimum commitment as well as they charged for 30 days extra for each and every deleted object .

Reasons for switching to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

Pricing

Verified

Reviewer

E-Learning

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2023

While I have changed to a NAS and Cloud Backup from someone else, this is a good cloud option

Overall the system was okay to use, but was disappointed when it missed crucial files on occassion.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

I liked how easy it was to implement into my current network structure and was easy to setup end clients for this.

Cons:

I didn't like how it missed some files and was slow for no apparent reason, especially on a fast network. I also found Synology did not officially support backblaze, so changed to a competitor which was supported in the end.

Reasons for choosing Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

I chose originally for pricing.

Vendor Response

It can be quite annoying when one has to repush... although it can happen when 3rd party software impedes our "inherit backup state" feature. As for Synology support, Backblaze integrates with both Synology Hyper Backup and Cloud Sync. Using Synology Hyper Backup, you can back up your workstations to your NAS and Backblaze B2. With Cloud Sync you can replicate your data to Backblaze B2 and other locations. For more information please visit https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/integrations/synology In regards to performance, we have achieved upload speeds 10-30% faster than AWS S3 for small file uploads (1MB or less, which makes up 70% of all uploads to B2 Cloud Storage and are common for backup and archive workflows) all without any change to durability, availability, or pricing. Please let us know if this continues to be an issue and we're happy to help troubleshoot.

Replied March 2024

Randi T.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

Backblaze Back Up for Nonprofit

The biggest problem Backblaze solved was that when we had previously used another company for backing up files (which was a more cloud based system) we lost files when a staff member deleted files thinking our main account was linked to them. When in fact the files were lost because they were the original author. This was a huge loss of time having to rewrite manuals and operating documents. Now when we have a staff member leave we have them condense their files and transfer it to my computer as the Operations Director and I can make sure they are backed up and as needed given to new staff when the time comes. The other benefit is everything runs in the background automatically. Gone are the days when we would plug in a harddrive for back up and were lucky to remember to do it once a month.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

First of all you just can't beat their price for this type of automatic back up system. Most platforms I had researched either had size limits or cost much more. For a small non-profit we were so happy (and able to sleep better at night) knowing if our computer crashed we would be safe and able to keep going.

Cons:

We have had a slight issue w/ backing up our harddrive because we travel to different venues and use that same harddrive for our video footage. We just have to set really good reminders so we don't forget to plug it back in.

Reasons for choosing Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

Backblaze was the one that was in our price range and had the features we were looking for.

Reasons for switching to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

While we still use Google drive for some file sharing and other features we decided we needed a better system for pure back up that didn't run the risk of different staff members deleting files.

Ben H.

Verified reviewer

Design

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2023

Does it's thing, invisibly.

For me Backblaze is primarily disaster recovery protection. If my MacBook is lost/stolen/corrupted I know I can get everything back using backblaze. It works well on windows or mac, and allows me to exclude certain folders or file types I don't want backed up which reduces the size of the backup. After the initial backup, incremental backups work well and mean there's not a massive bandwidth requirement. All in, great software that has your back!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The power of backblaze for personal backup is that it doesn't get in your way. It just sits there in the tray, but it accurately detects file changes and backs these up to the cloud. I have used the recovery process before and it works well.

Cons:

It's not the cheapest, but it does do what it should.

Reasons for choosing Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

Price was a factor, as was multi OS compatibility and ease of restore.

Jamison M.

Verified reviewer

Internet

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

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.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Business 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

Cons:

Migrating computers really isn't a thing with Backblaze. It'd be nice to have a migrate options available.

Reasons 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

John Dykstra D.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2020

Best value

From my experience, Backblaze delivers what they promise without any hassles. So, that makes me happy.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I found Backblaze had by far the best pricing structure for data backup. I use their bucket system for my customers and haven't had any problems.

Cons:

I think they still need some additional tools for downloading and interacting with the data but I believe they are always working to make the product better.

Reasons for choosing Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

Much better pricing.

Reasons for switching to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

The pricing mode was not what I was looking for anymore.

Joseph C.

Verified reviewer

Photography

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2022

Just go with Backblaze

I love Backblaze. They offer exceptional products for way below the competitions pricing.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

I use their B2 backup on my NAS. I needed something that was affordable but also reliable. B2 checked those boxes for my business

Cons:

I don’t have any cons for this product.

Reasons for choosing Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

Straightforward product offerings. Not pushy to buy more services.

Christopher D.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

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.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The 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.

Cons:

Backblaze 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

Jonathan A.

Verified reviewer

Law Practice

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2022

My review of Backblaze

Experience has been smooth and works as described. Company has surpassed expectations. Highly recommend.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Started with a free trial and was instantly converted into a paying customer when I realized how easy it is to use and how fairly priced it is. Pros- Cost - $130 for a 2 year plan Unlimited storage - peace of mind storage will never run out Easy to use software - Installed one piece of software and within 3-4 clicks, it started backing up and worked in the background while I continued to use my system Backup internals - it continuously backs up every couple of minutes/hours once it spots changes Speed of backup - large backups finish quickly Lots of security options - 2FA authentication, private key encryption - for that extra level of security

Cons:

It does not allow the backing up of applications and system files. In other words, you cannot make a bootable image of your system. If this was available, Backblaze would be perfect.

Reasons for choosing Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

It just works.

Reasons for switching to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

Privacy; encryption, cost and unlimited storage.

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