Compare Azure Backup and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (73.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $1,560.00 Per Year
Azure Backup
Star Rating
(85)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure BackupBackblaze 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 plansAzure Backup vs Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use and administer. However, Azure Backup is easier to set up, and do business with overall.
- Reviewers felt that Azure Backup meets the needs of their business better than Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Azure Backup and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Backup over Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Backup
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
Azure Backup
No trial information availableBackblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
69
9.1
76
Ease of Use
9.0
70
9.0
77
Ease of Setup
9.1
50
8.7
48
Ease of Admin
8.8
48
8.8
38
Quality of Support
8.8
64
8.8
56
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
45
8.9
36
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
70
8.3
69
Features by Category
Compatibility
8.9
46
9.1
18
8.8
42
8.7
10
9.3
42
8.3
10
8.5
37
8.0
11
Management
8.9
42
9.1
16
8.9
44
8.5
13
9.1
46
9.2
16
9.0
45
8.9
15
8.9
42
7.8
13
Compliance
8.8
44
8.7
14
8.9
44
8.9
14
8.4
41
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
Not enough data
9.1
21
Not enough data
9.8
27
Not enough data
9.1
21
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
6.2
14
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.9
16
Management
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.6
11
Management
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
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
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
Azure Backup and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage are categorized as Server Backup
Unique Categories
Azure Backup has no unique categories
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is categorized as Disaster Recovery, Online Backup, Object Storage Solutions, and Archive Storage Solutions
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Backup
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
35.6%
Computer Software
9.6%
Computer & Network Security
8.2%
Oil & Energy
4.1%
Insurance
4.1%
Other
38.4%
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
What is Azure Backup used for?
1 Comment
HS
for application-consistent backups, which ensure additional fixes aren't required to restore the data.Read more
Azure Backup has no more discussions with answers
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
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
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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