Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage vs. Impossible Cloud Object Storage

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Backblaze, 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
Impossible Cloud Object Storage
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Impossible Cloud Storage is an S3-compatible object storage platform and AWS S3 alternative for organizations that need scalable backup and archive storage. The platform provides GDPR-compliant object storage in a European sovereign cloud, with controls for data location, access, retention and data protection. Impossible Cloud supports use cases such as backup, disaster recovery, tape-to-cloud transitions, ransomware protection, media workflows, telemetry data and…
$7.99
per month Per Terabyte
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Pay-as-you-go
$7.99
per month Per TB/month
Reserved Capacity Plan
Discounted price
1, 3 & 5 year commitment on capacity starting at 25TB Per TB
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageImpossible Cloud Object Storage
Free Trial
NoYes
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.Pay-as-you-go: $7.99 per TB per month, billed monthly, no minimum commitment. Reserved Capacity Plans available for capacity starting at 25 TB with 1, 3, or 5 year commitments, including assisted migration and personal support at no extra cost. No egress fees. No API call charges. No minimum storage duration. No setup fees. 30-day free trial available.
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Features
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File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
7.8
5 Ratings
7% below category average
Impossible Cloud Object Storage
10.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Versioning7.95 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Video files8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control7.94 Ratings10.01 Ratings
File search5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
8.0
5 Ratings
8% below category average
Impossible Cloud Object Storage
9.0
1 Ratings
4% above category average
User and role management7.94 Ratings9.01 Ratings
File organization6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Device management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
9.3
5 Ratings
7% above category average
Impossible Cloud Object Storage
9.0
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Performance8.75 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Reliability9.25 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Storage Reports10.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageImpossible Cloud Object Storage
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageImpossible Cloud Object 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.
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Impossible Cloud
I would recommend Impossible Cloud to anyone looking for an affordable, easy-to-scale cloud backup solution. For us, it was super important that our data is stored in a GDPR-compliant setup, where we know where it is. Having different data centers in Europe keeps the latency low. So if anything happens, we can get our data back quickly. Finally, the support was super fast and helpful.
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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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Impossible Cloud
  • Easy setup.
  • Fast support time.
  • European sovereign GDPR compliant solution.
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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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Impossible Cloud
  • UX could be a bit smoother.
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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.
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Impossible Cloud
It's super fast to set up. Add your bucket, and you're basically good to go and can run your backup. Also, it connects to the common backup tools (in our case, Veeam), so we didn't have to change anything in our setup except the place where our data is actually stored.
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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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Impossible Cloud
In the end, the most important thing for us was full control over our data and a European solution. With it (luckily for us) came a cheaper price tag and better speed. Finally, you are not a ticket in a support center, but a valued customer. We could really feel that in the way the Impossible Cloud support team helped us when we ran into an issue.
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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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Impossible Cloud
  • We are saving money - cheap storage and no fees.
  • We can run our backup tests and don't have to worry about fees.
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ScreenShots

Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Screenshots

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

Impossible Cloud Object Storage Screenshots

Screenshot of Impossible Cloud Storage Console for Bucket InterfaceScreenshot of Impossible Cloud Management Console for Partner and Usage ManagementScreenshot of Impossible Cloud Storage Console for Storage Access