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    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

    Score8.5 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

    IBM Cloud Block Storage

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM offers their Block Storage service via IBM Cloud, allowing users to deploy and customize flash-backed iSCSI block storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS.N/A
    Pricing
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageIBM Cloud Block Storage
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageIBM Cloud Block Storage
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    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
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    Backblaze
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    92%
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    Features
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageIBM Cloud Block Storage
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and IBM Cloud Block Storage
    Feature
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    7.7
    5 Ratings
    9% below category average
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
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    Ratings
    Versioning7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and IBM Cloud Block Storage
    Feature
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    9% below category average
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
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    User and role management7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and IBM Cloud Block Storage
    Feature
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
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    Performance8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageIBM Cloud Block Storage
    Small Businesses
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageIBM Cloud Block Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageIBM Cloud Block Storage
    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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    IBM
    IBM Cloud Block Storage is recommendable to companies that [have a database that] is super sensitive, private, and requires instant access. Further, IBM Cloud Block Storage creates a coordinated system, that [classifies] data, based on the requirements that a company has. The security deployment from IBM Cloud Block Storage is another merit that [businesses] attain.
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    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
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    IBM
    • Proficient scaling and system customization, which allows editing.
    • Wide range of system storage, ranging from 25GB to 12000GB.
    • Finally, IBM Cloud Block Storage deploys the most technical and efficient security measures.
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    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.
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    IBM
    • The documentation must be clearer and updated, thinking about each distribution that they offer in the cloud
    • Downtime when IOPS are raised can be less
    • The configuration can be more automated from the same control panel and not have to take it so much to the CLI
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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
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    IBM
    Unlike the above platforms, IBM Cloud Block Storage enable secure and quick big data migration through its secure environment and the flexibility of its Cloud options is effective. Data analytics through IBM Cloud Block Storage are easily prepared and the data access is very easy and the ability to monitor various Cloud operations is excellent.
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    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.
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    IBM
    • Scale the storage when needed to get better performance.
    • Taking snapshot so we can do easy recovery if necessary.
    • We can choose different locations so they are closer to our consumers.
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    Screenshot of Files are stored in BucketsScreenshot of B2 Cloud Storage Dashboard