1. [Home](https://www.g2.com/) 2. ... 3. [Online Backup Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/online-backup) 4. [Backblaze Computer Backup Discussions](https://www.g2.com/products/backblaze-computer-backup/discuss) [ ![Backblaze Computer Backup](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_4f712cc4caa20b3833ee5736c5c51353/backblaze-computer-backup.png "Backblaze Computer Backup") ![Reward for good Backblaze Computer Backup reviews](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/report_medal_translation/image/39078/medal.svg "Reward for good Backblaze Computer Backup reviews") ](/products/backblaze-computer-backup/reviews) # Backblaze Computer Backup Discussions Backblaze Computer Backup for Business is a cloud-based endpoint backup software that automatically backs up and restores data from Mac and Windows computers across an organization. IT directors, system administrators, and managed service providers use it to protect employee laptops and desktops at small and mid-sized businesses, typically 5 to 1,000 devices. Common users include creative agencies, distributed and remote teams, K-12 and higher education IT departments, and organizations moving off legacy tools like CrashPlan or Code42. The software runs in the background on each device, uploading files to Backblaze's cloud storage so IT teams can restore data after a hardware failure, ransomware attack, accidental deletion, or employee offboarding. Main features: -Backs up all user-generated data by default, with no file type or size limits, and no storage overages. Backup runs on an hourly incremental schedule, so protection stays current without manual scheduling. -Deploys through Jamf, Kandji, Addigy, and other MDM and RMM platforms, with command-line support for silent, unattended installs across a fleet and no user prompts required. -Gives administrators a web-based console that shows backup status for every device and controls who can restore data, to which device, and under what conditions, which matters most during employee offboarding. -Offers several restore options depending on the situation: individual file and folder recovery from any point within the version history, restore-in-place for a quick recovery to the same machine, and a physical hard drive shipped with the backup data loaded for large-scale recovery, with the cost refunded if the drive is returned within 30 days. -Keeps one year of version history and deleted-file retention, plus Legal Hold to preserve a departed employee's data for legal or HR review independent of what happens to the device. -Includes encryption in transit and at rest, two-factor authentication, single sign-on through Okta or Azure AD, and optional private encryption keys for organizations that want to hold their own keys. Backblaze Computer Backup uses native Mac and Windows clients rather than a cross-platform framework. This includes support for Mac-specific data like Photos libraries and Mail, Contacts, and Calendar files stored in the user library, along with Mac file-naming conventions that some cross-platform clients handle poorly. The native client also runs with a lighter resource footprint than Java-based alternatives, and it throttles automatically so backup doesn't compete with active work on the device. It's priced per device with no overage charges, so IT teams don't have to decide what to exclude from backup based on storage cost. That's a different model from vendors that charge by the gigabyte, where the largest and often most important files tend to get excluded to control spend. ![Backblaze Computer Backup](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_4f712cc4caa20b3833ee5736c5c51353/backblaze-computer-backup.png "Backblaze Computer Backup") Backblaze Computer Backup Discussions Most CommentedMost HelpfulCommon QuestionsNewest Showing **1** discussion CS Loading... 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