Backblaze vs Carbonite vs BlinkDisk: A Detailed Comparison

Compare Backblaze, Carbonite and BlinkDisk side by side. See features, pricing, privacy, platforms, storage options, and performance compared.

General

Basic info and backup types supported.

Core backup capabilities.

	Backblaze	Carbonite	BlinkDisk
Deduplication Avoids storing duplicate data	Supported	Supported	Supported
Compression Reduces backup size	No data	Supported	Supported
Version History Access previous file versions	Supported 30 days or 1 year \| Forever costs $6/TB	Supported Max. 3 months	Supported
Scheduled Backups Automatic backups on a schedule	Supported	Supported	Supported

Simple and transparent pricing calculators.

Unlimited storage per computer

$99/year

Cloud backup for your files

Computers

$95.99/year

Custom Storage

100% Free

Use your own S3, Backblaze B2, SFTP, etc.

CloudBlink

Our managed cloud storage service

$0/year

Encryption and data protection.

	Backblaze	Carbonite	BlinkDisk
End-to-End Encryption Encrypted on your device	Supported	Supported	Supported
Zero-Knowledge Provider doesn't hold the keys	Partially supported Opt-in	Partially supported Opt-in	Supported

Supported operating systems.

	Backblaze	Carbonite	BlinkDisk
Windows	Supported	Supported	Supported
macOS	Supported	Supported	Supported
Linux	Not supported	Not supported	Supported
Android	Partially supported Restore only	Partially supported Restore only	Not supported
iOS	Partially supported Restore only	Partially supported Restore only	Not supported

Where you can store your backups.

	Backblaze	Carbonite	BlinkDisk
Managed Cloud Provider's own cloud storage	Supported	Supported	Supported CloudBlink
Local Filesystem External drives, USB, etc.	Not supported	Not supported	Supported
Network Attached Storage Backup to NAS devices	Not supported	Not supported	Supported
S3-Compatible Storage AWS S3, Backblaze B2, etc.	Not supported	Not supported	Supported
SFTP Secure file transfer protocol	Not supported	Not supported	Supported
WebDAV Web-based file access	Not supported	Not supported	Supported
Rclone Remotes 50+ cloud providers via Rclone	Not supported	Not supported	Partially supported Experimental

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