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Alternatives to Backblaze
2 software tools sit alongside Backblaze in this directory. Below is what separates each from Backblaze on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 2
- With a free tier
- 0
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- Backblaze starts at
- $9/month
Why people look past Backblaze
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Backblaze publishes its pricing. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Endpoint backup designed for work-from-anywhere
- Starts $1 a month cheaper, at $8/month.
- 3 tiers to Backblaze's 2.
Simple and reliable cloud backup for businesses
- Starts $3 a month cheaper, at $6/month.
- 1 tier to Backblaze's 2.
Every Backblaze alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backblaze (this page) | $9/month | - | 2 | |
| CrashPlanCloud backup solution offering unlimited storage with business and personal backup options | $8/month | - | 3 | vs Backblaze |
| CarboniteOnline backup service providing unlimited cloud storage with automated continuous backups | $6/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Backblaze |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Backblaze badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Backblaze is most often brought in for unlimited backup of a personal computer and external drives, restoring files from anywhere through the web, mailed hard drive restore for large recoveries, private encryption key control for sensitive data. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Backblaze is broadly right and the question is cost, the Backblaze pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the full directory lists everything.
Backblaze runs on windows, macos, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Backblaze alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Backblaze?
- 2 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by CrashPlan, Carbonite. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Backblaze?
- None of the software tools listed alongside Backblaze publish a free tier on the record we hold.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Backblaze?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Backblaze's $9/month: CrashPlan at $8/month, Carbonite at $6/month.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Backblaze?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Backblaze publishes its pricing. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Backblaze?
- Backblaze is most often brought in for unlimited backup of a personal computer and external drives, restoring files from anywhere through the web, mailed hard drive restore for large recoveries, private encryption key control for sensitive data. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Backblaze?
- None of the software tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Backblaze alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Software, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Backblaze against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Backblaze covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every software tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Software category, 2 tools beside Backblaze. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.