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Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage vs. IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ABackblaze, headquartered in San Mateo, provides cloud storage and online backup, boasting trust with over an exabyte of data from customers in 175 countries. A backup service specialist, Backblaze describes their B2 cloud object storage service as S3 compatible and purpose built to provide simplicity, reliability, and affordability. B2 Cloud Storage is available at $0.005/GB/Month, with single-tier pricing.

    $6

    per month per TB

    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AIDrive protects PCs, Macs, mobile devices, Servers, Cloud Applications Data (SAAS) including Office 365, and Google Workspace, and provides S3 compatible Object Storage with IDrive e2. IDrive offers different plans for cloud backup for devices: - IDrive Personal - IDrive Core - IDrive Team - IDrive Small Business - IDrive Enterprise - IDrive360 EndPoint IDrive provides Cloud Applications data (SAAS) Backup: - Microsoft Office 365 Backup - Google…

    $99.50

    per year One user, unlimited computers 5TB storage

    Pricing
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Editions & Modules
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    IDrive Cloud to Cloud Backup
    $20
    per year
    IDrive 360 EndPoint
    $29.50
    per year
    IDrive e2
    $49.50
    per year
    IDrive Core
    $79.50
    per year
    Personal
    $99.50
    per year
    IDrive Team
    $99.50
    per year
    IDrive Business
    $99.50
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsTwo pricing models are available: consumption-based pay-as-you-go, and capacity-based storage bundles. Pay-as-you-go consumption-based cloud storage costs $6/TB per month, with your first 10GB free. Egress is free up to 3x of average monthly data stored, and unlimited to many leading content delivery network (CDN) and compute partners. Capacity-based storage, called B2 Reserve, is designed for companies looking for all-inclusive pricing on a single invoice. Storage bundles start at 20TB and can be purchased for one, two, or three years. Egress is always free.IDrive regularly offers first year discounts for all plans and offers a full-featured 30-day free trial for IDrive 360 Endpoint
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    Community Pulse
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Considered Both Products
    Backblaze
    Chose Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    Backblaze B2 offers more affordable storage per byte, supports the de-facto standard Amazon S3 protocol, and has free egress.
    Incentivized
    IDrive
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Given all the tools I've used: Backblaze, Storj and WasabiThe cost-benefit model of IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 is the best. With it, I can align the efficiency of having my business and personal projects in a single company/account. It manages them efficiently, …
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    I chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 over the others because of the cost of the investment. IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 is much cheaper than Google Drive. IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 was due to its price compared to the others, …
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    I prefer the unlimited number of devices and given storage quota that IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 provides.
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    I used to use Backblaze but recently had a computer hardware failure and found many of the files that were supposed to be backed up were in fact missing. Fortunately I was able to recover them from my local Time Machine backup but I lost all trust in Backblaze and moved to iDrive
    Incentivized
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Simpler and more straightforward Linux support.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    9.3
    92 Ratings
    Versioning10.03 Ratings9.667 Ratings
    Video files10.03 Ratings9.270 Ratings
    Audio files10.03 Ratings9.265 Ratings
    Access control10.02 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    File search10.01 Ratings9.277 Ratings
    Device sync10.02 Ratings9.083 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    9.1
    87 Ratings
    User and role management10.02 Ratings9.270 Ratings
    File organization10.02 Ratings9.083 Ratings
    Device management10.02 Ratings9.184 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    9.3
    92 Ratings
    Performance10.03 Ratings9.389 Ratings
    Reliability10.03 Ratings9.287 Ratings
    Storage Reports10.02 Ratings9.380 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Backblaze B2 Cloud StorageIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.4
    (96 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (22 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)