

You may exclude folders or file types as desired by adjusting your settings inside of your backup client.

Can I select which files I want to back up?Īs a truly unlimited data backup, Backblaze automatically backs up all of your user-generated data.

You would use one of our integration partners (like Synology, Arq, Duplicity, etc.) for the software side and use B2 for storage.ģ. As an example, 1TB of data would only cost $5.00/month to store. Backblaze B2 provides storage at just $0.005/GB/month. For families with 3 computers or less, Backblaze is more affordable.įamilies with more computers, or with NAS boxes, may want to consider Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage with one of our partner integrations. Backblaze’s 2 year plan is the equivalent of $3.96 / computer / month. We wrote a Blog Post on how groups can help you manage your family’s backups.Īs a cost comparison, the basic Crashplan Family Plan was $12.50 / month. It allows you to administer and pay for multiple accounts centrally. While we don’t offer discounts for multiple computers for personal backup, we do offer functionality to manage multiple accounts (be it for a family, team, or business).įor families, teams, or businesses, we recommend our Groups functionality. Tutorial on Restic: " How to configure Backblaze B2 with Restic on Linux" Tutorial on Duplicity: " How to configure Backblaze B2 with Duplicity on Linux" We've written a blog post on using Duplicity and Restic with B2, and tutorials on getting started with both Duplicity and Restic.īlog post: " Backing Up Linux to Backblaze B2 with Duplicity and Restic"

In addition, we have a robust list of third party integrations - Duplicity, Restic, MSP360, Rclone, Duplicacy, 45 Drives, GoodSync, HashBackup, QNAP, and more - that support B2 for Linux backup. Backblaze B2 is priced per-GB and costs 1/4th as much as Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform ($0.005/GB/month for storage and $0.01/GB for download).ĭata can be stored and accessed in Backblaze B2 via web, command-line, and API interfaces. Linux users can back up to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage, our low-cost cloud storage service.
