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Alternatives to Backblaze
21 file storage 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
- 21
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- 12
- Backblaze starts at
- $9/month
Why people look past Backblaze
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Backblaze entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Backblaze starts at $9/month. Across the 12 file storage tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $4.5/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Backblaze carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 9 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
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.
Google's consumer cloud storage app, sharing the same 15GB quota as Gmail and Google Photos
- Can be used without paying; Backblaze cannot.
- 3 tiers to Backblaze's 2.
Low cost S3-compatible object storage with egress included up to a multiple of what you store
- Can be used without paying; Backblaze cannot.
- Starts $5 a month cheaper, at $4/month.
S3-compatible object storage that charges nothing for egress to the internet
- Can be used without paying; Backblaze cannot.
- Starts $8.985 a month cheaper, at $0.015/month.
- 3 tiers to Backblaze's 2.
Open source distributed storage providing object, block and file from one cluster
- Can be used without paying; Backblaze cannot.
- 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 |
| Google Drive | Free | Free tier plus paid storage add-on | 3 | vs Backblaze |
| IDrive e2 | Free, then $4/month | Per terabyte per month | 2 | vs Backblaze |
| Cloudflare R2 | Free, then $0.015/month | Per gigabyte stored per month | 3 | vs Backblaze |
| Ceph | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Backblaze |
| MinIO | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Backblaze |
| Storj | Free, then $4/month | Per terabyte per month | 2 | vs Backblaze |
| Tigris | Free, then $0.004/GB/month | Usage-based tiered storage with per-request fees | 4 | vs Backblaze |
| Box | Free, then $5/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Backblaze |
| Nextcloud | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Backblaze |
| LucidLink | $7/month | Per member per month plus storage | 3 | vs Backblaze |
| VAST Data | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Backblaze |
| Panzura | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Backblaze |
| Scality RING | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Backblaze |
| Cloudian | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Backblaze |
| Nasuni | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Backblaze |
| Veritas NetBackup | $100/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Backblaze |
| Zerto | $5/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Backblaze |
| Microsoft OneDrive | $1.99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Backblaze |
| IDrive | $2.5/month | Subscription | 7 | 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
Free to start (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Google Drive , Free
- IDrive e2 , Free, then $4/month
- Cloudflare R2 , Free, then $0.015/month
- Ceph , Free
- MinIO , Free
- Storj , Free, then $4/month
- Tigris , Free, then $0.004/GB/month
- Box , Free, then $5/month
Cheaper than Backblaze (12)
Entry price under Backblaze's $9/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
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 File Storage category lists everything the directory holds, and best file storage tools ranks them.
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?
- 21 other file storage tools are listed in this directory, led by CrashPlan, Carbonite, Google Drive, IDrive e2. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Backblaze?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Google Drive, IDrive e2, Cloudflare R2, Ceph, MinIO.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Backblaze?
- Yes. 12 of the alternatives below start under Backblaze's $9/month: CrashPlan at $8/month, Carbonite at $6/month, IDrive e2 at Free, then $4/month, Cloudflare R2 at Free, then $0.015/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Backblaze?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- 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 file storage 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, File Storage, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement 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 file storage tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the File Storage category, 21 tools beside Backblaze. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.