Compare Arctera Backup Exec and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (73.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $1,560.00 Per Year
Arctera Backup Exec
Star Rating
(274)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Arctera Backup ExecBackblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Star Rating
(113)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,560.00 Per Year
Browse all 2 pricing plansArctera Backup Exec vs Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage overall.
- Reviewers felt that Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage meets the needs of their business better than Arctera Backup Exec.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage over Arctera Backup Exec.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arctera Backup Exec
No pricing availableBackblaze B2 Cloud Storage
B2 Reserve
Starting at $1,560.00
Per Year
Always-hot, S3-compatible storage in a capacity-based bundles starting at 20TB
- Storage capacity bundles with all-inclusive pricing
- Free egress up to 3x data storage capacity and transaction call fees included
- Free data migration to move data from public clouds, on-premises, and tape systems
Free Trial
Arctera Backup Exec
Free Trial is available
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
216
9.1
76
Ease of Use
8.3
218
9.0
77
Ease of Setup
8.3
201
8.7
48
Ease of Admin
8.4
200
8.8
38
Quality of Support
7.8
203
8.8
56
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
192
8.9
36
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
209
8.3
69
Features by Category
Compatibility
9.3
103
9.1
18
8.8
97
8.7
10
8.8
94
8.3
10
8.1
77
8.0
11
Management
8.5
88
9.1
16
8.7
93
8.5
13
8.8
100
9.2
16
8.1
87
8.9
15
8.6
96
7.8
13
Compliance
8.7
94
8.7
14
7.6
64
8.9
14
8.5
81
8.8
11
Agentic AI - Server Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
7.8
12
9.1
21
8.9
12
9.8
27
8.3
11
9.1
21
8.5
12
9.4
21
5.8
11
6.2
14
Compatibility
9.4
12
8.9
17
9.3
12
8.1
18
8.8
12
8.9
16
Management
8.2
12
7.8
13
9.0
12
8.8
18
8.5
11
9.5
20
Agentic AI - Online Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
22
8.8
12
7.8
16
8.8
12
8.1
20
8.8
12
8.3
20
8.0
10
8.5
19
8.6
11
Management
9.0
21
8.5
10
9.2
20
8.8
11
8.5
19
9.0
12
8.0
19
7.9
8
8.5
19
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Solution Provision
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.7
5
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Arctera Backup Exec and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage are categorized as Server Backup, Online Backup, and Disaster Recovery
Unique Categories
Arctera Backup Exec is categorized as Data Replication
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is categorized as Object Storage Solutions and Archive Storage Solutions
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arctera Backup Exec
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
17.2%
Oil & Energy
3.4%
Computer Software
3.4%
Automotive
3.4%
Education Management
3.1%
Other
69.5%
Information Technology and Services
14.0%
Computer Software
8.4%
Computer & Network Security
6.5%
Internet
5.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Other
59.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
does Symantec backup exec trial version have the ability to delete files
4 Comments
GS
Backup Exec comes with full functional with 60 days trial version. If the questions is about resore the answer is yes. After the data is backed up and it is...Read more
How does Backup Exec help optimize storage?
2 Comments
SS
Backup Exec have inbuilt features and capabilities to support storage deduplication which reduces your storage space needs, saving you money and reducing how...Read more
What is Backblaze used for?
2 Comments
Official Response from Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Backblaze B2 is a cloud storage service that provides affordable, high-performance object storage. B2 Cloud Storage offers online business cloud storage...Read more
How do you use backblaze?
2 Comments
Official Response from Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
To use Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage, first you need to sign in to your account or set up a Backblaze account by visiting the Backblaze website...Read more
Is backblaze any good?
1 Comment
MR
Yes, very much so. From the desktop backup service to the B2 cloud storage, their offerings are full featured, well documented with great support.Read more
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