Backblaze Personal Backup offers truly unlimited storage for one computer for $9/mo, making it the most affordable full-computer backup solution available.
Each app below addresses a specific gap in Backblaze's offering. We picked them based on real user review patterns and feature differentiation.
Carbonite offers automatic cloud backup for Windows and Mac with plans starting at $6.99/mo for home users. Business plans include server backup, bare-metal restore, and remote management. Storage is unlimited on Home plans; Business plans have per-device pricing.
Explore Carbonite data →iDrive lets you back up unlimited devices (PCs, Macs, phones, tablets, and servers) under one account. It supports continuous backup, snapshots, and NAS backup. The free tier includes 10 GB, and paid plans are competitive at larger capacities.
Explore iDrive data →Acronis combines full-image backup with active ransomware protection, antivirus, and vulnerability assessment in a single agent. It supports bare-metal restore, universal restore to different hardware, and hybrid cloud/local backup.
Explore Acronis Cyber Protect data →Arq Backup is a one-time purchase backup application that lets you store encrypted backups to Backblaze B2, S3, Google Drive, or any SFTP server. You own your backup destination, so there is no per-year storage subscription — you pay only for the storage you use.
Explore Arq Backup data →Wasabi is a hot cloud storage provider priced at $6.99/TB/mo with no egress fees, commonly used as a backup target with third-party software like Arq or Veeam. It is not a backup application itself but a storage destination.
Explore Wasabi data →CrashPlan for Small Business offers unlimited cloud backup per device with continuous backup, 90-day version history, and support for external drives. It dropped its home consumer plan in 2017 and now focuses on business customers.
Explore CrashPlan data →Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is a separate S3-compatible object storage product widely used by developers as a low-cost AWS S3 alternative.
Yes. Backblaze Personal Backup backs up one computer with unlimited storage for $9/mo (or $99/yr). There are no storage caps, though backup is limited to one computer per license.
Backblaze keeps deleted or modified files for 30 days by default. You can extend this to 1 year with the Extended Version History add-on for an additional fee.
Yes. Backblaze offers a Restore by Mail service where they ship your data on a USB drive or hard drive. You can return the drive within 30 days for a full refund of the hardware fee.
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