Hetzner Storage Box vs Backblaze Personal Backup
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Hetzner Storage Box and Backblaze Personal Backup.
Quick Verdict
4.1/5
Hetzner Storage Box
0 reviews
4.3/5
Backblaze Personal Backup
0 reviews
Backblaze Personal Backup is rated higher (4.3 vs 4.1). Hetzner Storage Box is a managed online storage service offering 1 TB to 20 TB capacity with access via SFTP, SCP, rsync, Samba/CIFS, WebDAV and HTTPS, plus native BorgBackup, Restic and Rclone support. Built for developers, small businesses and content creators needing cost-effective backup and file hosting. 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.
Hetzner Storage Box Affordable managed online storage with SFTP, rsync, WebDAV and Samba access | Backblaze Personal Backup Unlimited Mac/PC backup for $9/month | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.1 (0 reviews) | 4.3 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $3.2/mo✓ | From $9/mo |
| Best for | European teams and developers who need cheap, predictable backup storage or file hosting over standard file protocols, especially as a Borg/Restic target for Hetzner workloads. | Individuals and home workers with one data-heavy Mac or PC plus external drives wanting set-and-forget unlimited backup |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | — |
| RAM | — | — |
| Storage | 1,024 GB | — |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | — | 2% |
| Data-center count | 2 | 6✓ |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Falkenstein (DE)Helsinki (FI) | — |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | eu datacentergdpr compliant | mobile app |
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Hetzner Storage Box
Pros
- + Predictable flat pricing: 1 TB from €3.20/month up to 20 TB for €40.60/month, with hourly billing and no retrieval or request fees
- + Unlimited traffic and free transfers to Hetzner Cloud and dedicated products at the same location
- + Protocol breadth: SFTP/SCP/rsync/WebDAV/Samba plus first-class BorgBackup, Restic and Rclone support
- + 10–40 snapshots included per tier with a scheduler, 100 sub-accounts, no minimum contract, cancel immediately
- + German/Finnish storage (GDPR-friendly) on Hetzner's own ISO 27001:2022 certified infrastructure
Cons
- - No S3 API and no NFS on Hetzner's published protocol list — cloud-native tooling needs workarounds
- - Data is not mirrored to other servers: RAID plus checksums only, so snapshots are the sole built-in recovery
- - 10 concurrent connections per box and a 20 TB ceiling per box; no per-user quotas or documented encryption at rest
- - No published throughput figures and no product-level SLA or credits
- - Email support only for this product line
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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