Carbonite vs CrashPlan vs BlinkDisk: A Detailed Comparison

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

General

Basic info and backup types supported.

Carbonite CrashPlan BlinkDisk
File/Folder Backups
Supported
Supported
Supported
Disk Image Backups
Not supported
Not supported
Not supported
Open Source
No
No
Yes
Release Year
2006
2007
2025 Built on Kopia, released in 2021

Features

Core backup capabilities.

Carbonite CrashPlan BlinkDisk
Avoids storing duplicate data
Supported
Supported
Supported
Reduces backup size
Supported
Supported
Supported
Version History
Access previous file versions
Supported Max. 3 months
Supported
Supported
Scheduled Backups
Automatic backups on a schedule
Supported
Supported
Supported

Pricing

Simple and transparent pricing calculators.

Carbonite

Carbonite

Cloud backup for your files

$95.99/year
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CrashPlan

CrashPlan

Endpoint backup for small businesses

$88.00/year
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BlinkDisk

Custom Storage

100% Free

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


or


CloudBlink

Our managed cloud storage service

$0/year
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Privacy & Security

Encryption and data protection.

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

Platform Support

Supported operating systems.

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

Storage Options

Where you can store your backups.

Carbonite CrashPlan BlinkDisk
Provider's own cloud storage
Supported
Supported
Supported CloudBlink
External drives, USB, etc.
Not supported
Supported
Supported
Network Attached Storage
Backup to NAS devices
Not supported
Supported
Supported
S3-Compatible Storage
AWS S3, Backblaze B2, etc.
Not supported
Supported
Supported
SFTP
Secure file transfer protocol
Not supported
No data
Supported
WebDAV
Web-based file access
Not supported
No data
Supported
Rclone Remotes
50+ cloud providers via Rclone
Not supported
No data
Partially supported Experimental

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