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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (35.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,560.00 Per Year
No pricing available
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Star Rating
(101)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,560.00 Per Year
Browse all 2 pricing plansCrashPlan SMB
Star Rating
(415)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about CrashPlan SMBBackblaze B2 Cloud Storage vs CrashPlan SMB
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is easier to set up While CrashPlan SMB is easier to do business with overall. and administer.
- Reviewers felt that Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage meets the needs of their business better than CrashPlan SMB.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CrashPlan SMB is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and CrashPlan SMB received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Backblaze 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
CrashPlan SMB
No pricing availableFree Trial
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Free Trial is available
CrashPlan SMB
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
69
9.0
385
Ease of Use
9.0
69
9.0
386
Ease of Setup
8.8
40
8.6
275
Ease of Admin
8.8
35
8.7
274
Quality of Support
8.8
51
8.9
330
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
33
9.1
268
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
63
8.1
385
Features by Category
Compatibility
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
Management
9.1
16
9.3
5
8.3
12
7.0
5
9.0
14
8.6
6
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.1
12
8.0
5
Compliance
8.7
14
8.6
6
8.9
14
8.7
5
8.8
11
Not enough data
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
9.1
21
9.2
25
9.8
22
9.5
40
9.0
19
9.3
40
9.2
17
9.0
31
6.3
13
Feature Not Available
Compatibility
8.9
16
Feature Not Available
7.9
16
8.6
26
8.9
16
9.4
24
Management
7.8
13
Feature Not Available
8.7
17
9.2
35
9.5
19
9.4
42
Agentic AI - Online 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
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Security
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - File Recovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
12
8.1
8
8.6
11
Feature Not Available
8.8
12
Feature Not Available
8.0
10
7.3
8
9.0
10
Feature Not Available
Management
8.5
10
9.3
7
8.8
11
8.3
6
8.9
11
7.2
6
8.3
7
8.3
6
Feature Not Available
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
8.3
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
6
Performance
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Agentic AI - PC 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
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability
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
Compatibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and CrashPlan SMB are categorized as Disaster Recovery, Online Backup, and Server Backup
Unique Categories
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is categorized as Object Storage Solutions and Archive Storage Solutions
CrashPlan SMB is categorized as File Recovery and PC Backup
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CrashPlan SMB
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
11.1%
Computer Software
9.1%
Computer & Network Security
7.1%
Internet
6.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Other
61.6%
Information Technology and Services
17.8%
Higher Education
12.6%
Computer Software
9.7%
Internet
4.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Other
51.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
What is Backblaze used for?
1 Comment
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
CrashPlan SMB has no more discussions with answers
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