Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage vs. Photobucket

I would consider Backblaze as a second or a third tier backup solution. Not in terms of quality, but I'd recommend having at least one more backup saved somewhere else. And with the cost as low as theirs, Backblaze is the perfect solution. It also provides very friendly recovery options on both the personal and business side.

Incentivized

I can see this being useful for a lot of different scenarios. A professional photographer could use it to store and share photos with clients. They could also use it to share their work on social media if they do photography for the sale of prints. An individual could use it to store all of the family photos that they don't have room for on their phone or computer so they don't have to delete any to save space. They could share it with family and friends via Photobucket or via social media. It isn't a feature I use but you can even turn photos into gifts for friends and family. It is a paid service so I'd say if the extra storage isn't needed or you don't have a lot of photos to store it may not be for you, but anyone else could benefit from at least 1 or 2 of the offerings.

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• easy to use
• works without you having to do anything
• notifies you if there's a problem
• easy to implement

Incentivized

• Houses very large photos that I don't have the capacity to store on my computer
• Allows for a great online backup just in case something happens with my computer or external hard drive
• Allows me to quickly and easily share photos with clients after their photoshoot is done
• Organizes photos into a streamlined setup

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• For what my company needs, I cannot think of anything more or better they could do, though a birthday card would be fun!

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• Plans are awkwardly priced compared to competitors
• [In my opinion,] made shady practices in the past forcing users to their premium plans

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

Because they continuously had times they required updating the account and there were hiccups when that happened, over time, I became skeptical of their ability to keep my files secure. They were the first cloud backup storage company I had ever used and I stayed with them for almost two decades. Then it happened that we did have to do a recovery two different times because of hardware failures. It was anything but a smooth or complete recovery, and their price kept rising as their service declined. Hundreds of files were totally lost in the process. I guessed that among their strategies, it might well have been a re-focus on their part to build up their enterprise accounts and didn't seem to care about small business. I finally had enough and left them as a client.

Incentivized

[I] also had an ImageEvent premium account, and it was far easier to manage images in Photobucket. ImageEvent's UI is very dated, and its feature set has largely remained stagnant. Photobucket has evolved over the past decade and offers a clean enough user interface to quickly accomplish what needs to be done.

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• The per-byte pricing has saved us 30% over the competing Wasabi service which charges on a three-month minimum which causes us to pay for deleted objects.

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• No maintenance necessary since it usually "just works"
• Saves time for quickly sharing content to clients

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