Backblaze B2 vs Backblaze Personal Backup
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Backblaze B2 and Backblaze Personal Backup.
Quick Verdict
4.2/5
Backblaze B2
0 reviews
4.3/5
Backblaze Personal Backup
0 reviews
Backblaze Personal Backup is rated higher (4.3 vs 4.2). Backblaze B2 offers S3-compatible object storage at $6.95/TB/month (raised from $6/TB in May). Free egress up to 3x stored data for all customers, unlimited free egress to partner CDNs/compute. Backblaze Personal Backup offers unlimited computer backup for $9/month. Backs up your Mac or PC continuously in the background. No file size limits, no throttling.
Backblaze B2 S3-compatible object storage at $6.95/TB/month with 3x free egress | Backblaze Personal Backup Unlimited Mac/PC backup for $9/month | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.2 (0 reviews) | 4.3 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | usage-based | paid |
| Starting price | From $6.95/mo✓ | From $9/mo |
| Best for | Backup targets, snapshot archives, and asset storage where low, predictable cost beats global distribution | Individuals and home workers with one data-heavy Mac or PC plus external drives wanting set-and-forget unlimited backup |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ✓ | |
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | ["US West (Sacramento, Stockton, Phoenix)", "US East (Reston, VA)", "EU Central (Amsterdam, NL)", "CA East (Toronto, ON)"] | — |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tiers3 compatibleus datacenterapi access | mobile app |
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Backblaze B2
Pros
- + $6.95/TB/month storage with no minimum file size or storage duration fees
- + Free egress up to 3x average monthly storage for all customers; unlimited free egress to partner CDNs/compute
- + Genuine S3-compatible API plus native API, with free Class A/B/C transactions
- + 11 nines claimed durability with published Vault math (20 shards across 20 pods)
- + EU data residency via the Amsterdam region; permanent 10 GB free tier
Cons
- - One region per account (fixed at creation); no cross-region buckets or read replicas
- - S3 compatibility is partial: no IAM roles, object tagging, or website hosting; bucket-level ACLs only
- - SLA is thin: 99.9% objective with 5–10% service credits
- - Storage price rose from $6 to $6.95/TB in May — value still strong, but the direction is upward
- - No compute, functions, or database services
Backblaze Personal Backup
Pros
- + Truly unlimited backup per computer — no capacity cap, no file size limit
- + Connected external drives included under the same license
- + One-year version history is free to enable; Forever retention metered at $0.006/GB/month
- + Restore by mailed encrypted USB drive (1–8 TB), refunded when returned within 30 days
- + Simple, stable pricing ($9/month or $99/year) with a 15-day no-card trial
Cons
- - One license per computer — multi-machine households pay full price each
- - No NAS, network drive, or server support
- - 30-day default version window is short for late-detected ransomware
- - No availability SLA for personal accounts
- - Monthly plans carry no refund; external drives must reconnect every 30 days
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