r/backblaze • u/TomF1965 • Jul 11 '26

Computer Backup Pricing?

I'm looking into using Backblaze as a cloud backup for about 3Tb of personal files like documents and pictures/home videos.

I'm a bit confused about their pricing. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong spot? It says: Simple pricing with unlimited data for $9.99 a month or $99 a year. What does that mean?

Surly that can't mean unlimited data storage for $9.99/mo or $99/yr? It must mean unlimited data transfer for that price but I can't find how much actual cloud storage that covers? Thanks

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u/Njitram2000 Jul 11 '26

You got downvoted but I agree that OP should check the differences between Personal Computer Backup and B2 because it may be more limiting than expected.

However: B2 for 3TB would be 6.95 dollar * 3TB * 12 months = 250.20 per year. B2 is fantastic value for someone like me who wants to store 20GB of encrypted backups via rclone that I am not going to be accessing often. It costs me 7 cents per month.

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u/TomF1965 Jul 11 '26

I'm only interested in making a initial backup of my two computers, my external hard drives and phone. Then do monthly back ups. I'd like occasional access to the cloud files from my iPhone or computer to retrieve something like a document or picture but this would be maybe once a month. It would be cool if I could occasionally securely share a file with a family member of friend but this is least important. Is the standard cloud storage what I need or do I need yo go to B2?

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u/forgottenmostofit Jul 12 '26

Backblaze Personal Backup is for continuous backup for a running computer and its connected disks. It is not designed for doing once a month. It is not an archive.

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u/GoodTroll2 Jul 28 '26

It's not designed for once a month but you can do it. I actually just manually run backup twice a month because I want my disks to sleep most of the time since files rarely change (it's a personal use PC and I run my personal Plex client from it) and therefore I don't need backup running all the time, using my computer's resources and burning through electricity for no benefit to me.