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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ABackblaze, headquartered in San Mateo, provides cloud storage and online backup, boasting trust with over an exabyte of data from customers in 175 countries. A backup service specialist, Backblaze describes their B2 cloud object storage service as S3 compatible and purpose built to provide simplicity, reliability, and affordability. B2 Cloud Storage is available at $0.005/GB/Month, with single-tier pricing.

    $6

    per month per TB

    Dropbox

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ADropbox is a cloud storage solution, equipped with features that help users to save time, improve productivity, and collaborate with others. Users can edit PDFs, share videos, sign documents, and collaborate with stakeholders without leaving Dropbox.

    $9.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageDropbox
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Plus
    $9.99
    per month
    Essentials
    $18
    per month
    Business
    $20
    per month per user
    Business Plus
    $26
    per month per user
    Basic
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageDropbox
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsTwo pricing models are available: consumption-based pay-as-you-go, and capacity-based storage bundles. Pay-as-you-go consumption-based cloud storage costs $6/TB per month, with your first 10GB free. Egress is free up to 3x of average monthly data stored, and unlimited to many leading content delivery network (CDN) and compute partners. Capacity-based storage, called B2 Reserve, is designed for companies looking for all-inclusive pricing on a single invoice. Storage bundles start at 20TB and can be purchased for one, two, or three years. Egress is always free.—
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    Community Pulse
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageDropbox
    Considered Both Products
    Backblaze
    Chose Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is the best of the bunch. It's priced better than the more expensive cloud based solutions and more robust than the file storage sites like Dropbox or Google Drive.
    Incentivized
    Dropbox
    Chose Dropbox
    Is much cheaper and does everything that I need. Works without hassle.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dropbox
    I think Dropbox is too expensive to be used as a high volume archive / backup
    Incentivized
    Chose Dropbox
    Dropbox is my preferred software and data sync program. It excels in data storage, utility, price, and practicality. It’s universally accessible and has never caused any of my clients any issues. Automatic backup functions are limited, however, and could improve. Other than …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dropbox
    Dropbox is the easiest and most straight forward of the bunch. I tried every similar service but always end up coming back to Dropbox
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    1271 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    1067 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    1264 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    857 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    992 Answers
    Features
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageDropbox
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and Dropbox
    Feature
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    7.7
    5 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Dropbox
    7.8
    1368 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Versioning7.65 Ratings8.21140 Ratings
    Video files8.24 Ratings7.21118 Ratings
    Audio files8.24 Ratings7.71014 Ratings
    Document collaboration7.01 Ratings8.01190 Ratings
    Access control7.64 Ratings8.11266 Ratings
    File search5.03 Ratings7.21312 Ratings
    Device sync10.02 Ratings7.91259 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and Dropbox
    Feature
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Dropbox
    8.0
    1297 Ratings
    8% below category average
    User and role management7.64 Ratings7.31157 Ratings
    File organization6.04 Ratings8.51279 Ratings
    Device management10.02 Ratings8.11138 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and Dropbox
    Feature
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dropbox
    7.9
    1286 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Performance8.65 Ratings7.91275 Ratings
    Reliability9.05 Ratings8.21283 Ratings
    Storage Reports10.02 Ratings7.5978 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageDropbox
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    8.5
    (1404 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (44 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (543 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (40 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (5 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageDropbox
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Backblaze
    Providing the option of purchasing a much longer archive if desired or limiting the length of time in maintaining what's been saved is brilliant. It makes all the sense in the world. At the very least, unless the retention period is clearly mandated somehow, it causes a decision maker (especially a small business owner) to think strategically about what the storage needs truly are.
    Incentivized
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    Dropbox
    Dropbox is well suited for sending File Requests to clients to upload documents, and for me to send File Transfers to clients with documents for them to download. I can create separate files for each client, and also create files within files, which is very convenient and useful for my business purposes. In Dropbox I can also see all of the File Requests that I have sent and it shows me how many times they've accessed it and how many files they uploaded. I can also see all of the File Transfers that I have made and whether how many times the client has accessed it and how many documents were downloaded. It also sends me notifications if the clients haven't downloaded their files yet so I can remind them. Dropbox Sign has been very easy to use, and I have already stated what could be changed with it
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Backblaze
    • Tight integration with OEM backup application
    • Among the lowest price per TB cloud backup provider
    • AWS S3 service integration
    • Optional services for initial seeding of large backup data sets
    • Optional services for physical backup retrieval to speed up recovery
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Dropbox
    • I can share projects I need feedback on.
    • I can make projects available to editors so that they can do their work.
    • Dropbox is a place where I can store files that I can access from anywhere, even if I don't have my laptop with me at the time.
    • I have an old friend who is an acting professor in Tokyo. He loves the dialogue that I write in my novels. He converts chapters into scenework for his acting students. They get very excited when there's new material!
    Read full review
    Cons
    Backblaze
    • Deleting the data is not simpler and requires manual intervention
    • Integration with third party tools needs much improvement as there are very less tools that can be integrated.
    • Fewer data centres presently that restrict options to meet specific geographic redundancy or data sovereignty requirements.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Dropbox
    • Admid Control Can feels little basic it can be improve by easy access quick tabs for important button.
    • Smart sync behaviour can be little confusing it can be improve by displaying more futuristic way
    • Pricing and storage facility can be improve for really more demanding for a tool can be imporve.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Backblaze
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    Dropbox is a user-friendly, easy tool which requires little to no skill and they offer a free version with a good amount of storage available. There are other file sharing tools available however at a cost. Dropbox free version I have used for years and it serves every purpose I need.
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    Usability
    Backblaze
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Dropbox
    It works extremely well, and we have never had any issues with connecting or sharing files. It's very easy to use, and any team member can share, add, and delete files to a virtual drive. This is extremely helpful, and it's an amazing tool to use, ensuring everyone can connect and work together effectively.
    Read full review
    Reliability and Availability
    Backblaze
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    I really recommend the product for the Dropbox availability is a great having very very less downtimes, they errors are less I have been faced yet, due to connectivity sometimes we are getting errors. Only sometimes the limitations of some features show some errors.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Backblaze
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    Dropbox is really useful, you can access any file from anywhere and you can upload and even edit files online, but, sometimes it can be slow. Downloading, uploading, and syncing is a bit slow, it can take several minutes. Furthermore, the search engine for large amounts of data can be slow too and it is not powerful.
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    Support Rating
    Backblaze
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    They immediately responded like in an example that I gave where one of our staff members accidentally deleted the whole Special Hope Network Dropbox, we immediately contacted Dropbox they walked us through the steps of how to retrieve the information and luckily enough we were able to retrieve the entire Dropbox and we have had back and forth with Dropbox on what to do when an employee leaves how to remove them how to add another employee.
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    In-Person Training
    Backblaze
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    The person for corporate product dealing and knowledge of the product explore and better and secure use are properly handover to us. Also provide full software and tool training from the basic to the pro level with each and every possible explanation. Provide many sessions regarding every doubt. Also Guide better suitable options for our business to migrate and integrate for the expansion in all places employee smoothly.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Backblaze
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    I did not personally take any training for Dropbox so I am self taught but I know when our Vice President selected Dropbox, he personally did do some training modules on it and I'm assuming it was very easy and simple to understand since he now acts like he is a pro at it!
    Read full review
    Implementation Rating
    Backblaze
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    I needed to stay current in improving my daily operations. Dropbox
    was suggested to me by a former colleague two-years ago and I've been using it just fine ever since.
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Backblaze
    Backblaze is definitely the cheapest and most cost effective out of the 6 other services I've used in the past. For personal use, they are by and away the best service available. For business use, I believe they are a very strong contender to be the #3 guys behind AWS and Linode.
    Incentivized
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    Dropbox
    I prefer the layout and visual aspect of Dropbox as it mirrors my files on my computer. I feel that I am more organized, and it's easier to find my files in Dropbox than it was with Google Drive.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Backblaze
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    I would recommend to this product directly to the sales team of Dropbox for the best deal provide to my referred person and provide the best service to them.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Backblaze
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    It's easy to integrate with the systems of Windows and Linux, easy to have web versions accessible, which provide the web login credentials. Also, it can be installed for individuals for the best autosync features.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Backblaze
    No answers on this topic
    Dropbox
    Their services are highly rated for moving massive, complex data sets from legacy on-premise servers to the cloud with minimal downtime.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Backblaze
    • Difficult to quantify the peace of mind Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage services provides.
    • Based on the reported experiences of other Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage clients, recovery has been smooth. We have not yet had the need to use that function.
    • Because Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage's service has been seamless, I feel much more confident in their ability to deliver what they promise when we have the need to expand or enhance what we are purchasing from them.
    Incentivized
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    Dropbox
    • When it works (usually if a client already has Dropbox, so they don't get the solicitation to sign up), it works flawlessly.
    • I've had multiple clients not see the "continue with download only" at the bottom and email me to resend the media another way because they don't have a Dropbox account.
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Screenshots

    Screenshot of Files are stored in BucketsScreenshot of B2 Cloud Storage Dashboard

    Dropbox Screenshots

    Screenshot of the action bar, that sits across the browser page can be used to record the screen, edit PDFs, upload files, create folders, get signatures, or send and track documents.Screenshot of Dropbox Replay, that lets collaborators leave frame-accurate feedback and markups directly on project files.Screenshot of Dropbox Capture, which can be used to take screen recordings, screenshots, and GIFs with one click and share them with a link.Screenshot of the interface where Dropbox lets users upload, edit, send, and sign PDFs in one place.