Backblaze B2 is the gold standard for affordable, S3-compatible cloud backup
October 01, 2024

Backblaze B2 is the gold standard for affordable, S3-compatible cloud backup

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

We use Backblaze B2 to store backups for our Synology NAS devices.
Ever since Backblaze B2 started to support the de-facto standard S3 protocol, it opened the service to more and more of our devices that need backups. We have moved our Backblaze B2 backup jobs to the S3-compatible platform and are going to be using B2 for years into the future.

Pros

  • Affordable online backups using redundant, inexpensive storage hardware
  • S3-compatible interface
  • Fast internet connectivity to data centers

Cons

  • My chief complaint about the former lack of S3 compatibility was resolved so I have no complaints now.
  • Please keep egress free!
  • The per-byte pricing has saved us 30% over the competing Wasabi service which charges on a three-month minimum which causes us to pay for deleted objects.
Since Backblaze added S3 compatibility a few years ago, it's become the most perfect online backup solution.
I also like their transparency in describing their platform and the reports of hard drive reliability are very interesting.
The free egress is priceless, too.
Backblaze B2 offers more affordable storage per byte, supports the de-facto standard Amazon S3 protocol, and has free egress.

Do you think Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage's feature set?

Yes

Did Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage again?

Yes

Backblaze B2 with S3 compatibility truly opened up the platform to more devices and a large ecosystem of S3-compatible software. The native B2 platform (without S3) wasn't so useful because it required us to use the proprietary Backblaze software which is not as good as a third-party, S3 solution like Syncovery or even the S3-compatible apps that are built into all NAS devices today.

Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Feature Ratings

File Sharing & Management
10.0
Versioning
10
Video files
10
Audio files
10
Access control
10
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
10.0
User and role management
10
Cloud Storage Platform
10.0
Performance
10
Reliability
10

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