Really?! Backblaze is $7/month. It's literally pennies for AWS S3. I have around 25GB in several buckets there and it costs me around $2.50/month. Amazon S3 Simple Storage Service Pricing - Amazon Web Services
I also use BunnyCDN and they too are more expensive than AWS S3.
I should further add AWS S3 is pay as you go... The less you use the less you pay, the more you use the more you pay.
You are looking at the wrong pricing.
Cloud Storage Pricing Comparison: Amazon S3 vs Azure vs B2
I actually am. It's from Amazon's horses mouth. I really don't know where Backblaze getting the Info from and if they are considering other factors. Like I said, I have at least 25 GB spread across several buckets (maybe more, I'd have to check) and it's been around ~$2.50/month. It looks like with Backblaze it's $7/month no matter what you use. That would be the main difference. Thing is, by the time I get enough data in my buckets to merit $7/month it'll probably be at least a terabyte of storage at S3. Also, it's mostly based on PUT and PULL and since I don't have a lot of that it's cheaper. I even use AWS S3 with my website to offload attachments. So that lessens the server resources.
In a nutshell, it looks like it's all on how the pricing is structured between S3 and Backblaze and would depend on the user's needs. For me, if I want to share a DVD sized amount of data (4.5GB), I'm not willing to pay the $7/month when I can use S3 for pennies. Even that, Mega is great for such purposes... I believe they give you 100GB for free.
Not saying I like Amazon, I utterly hate the Nazis, but for what you get you can't beat it. I want to migrate to BunnyCDN full time, but I think they're pricer for my personal needs. I do use their non-Google fonts for my website though which is free. Other than that, BunnyCDN is a backup of a backup of a backup. I also use Box. LOL!
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Looking at how Backblaze is structured, I guess it would be good for a massive website with lots of data. Home backups I think S3 would work great, but the user has to be a little tech savvy or at least watch those two YouTube videos... Plenty of helpful resources on the Internet.
[QUOTE=F22 Simpilot;2562845]Really?! Backblaze is $7/month. It's literally pennies for AWS S3. I have around 25GB in several buckets there and it costs me around $2.50/month. Amazon S3 Simple Storage Service Pricing - Amazon Web Services
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So this thread reminded me that I don't have cloud backup yet, just onsite back on HDDs.
I have three systems that would need about 400 GB total backup (ignoring duplication). With S3 standard storage, that's all of 90 cents a month, of about $11/year. Way cheaper than I would have thought. Or are my calculations wrong?
Backblaze seems like a choice that lots of people talk about. It's $7/month or $70/year. More than Amazon but not a deal breaker. Except, that's the price per system and Backblaze does not back network shares. So my real cost for backing up 3 systems is $210/year, and that's an issue.
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There are a lot of cheaper options for cloud storage. Try to find something with zero knowledge encryption which means all of your data and password is encrypted and that the provider cannot even see it.
I use Sync for about $60/year for 200gb. you can get 2TB for $8/month.
For around $120/year you could also try Proton, a bit more expensive but you get an email address with 15 aliases, free unlimited VPN, password manager, 500GBG and Proton calendar. I am using the password manger now and it works very well.
I'm more worried about my bank, my health care system, Revenue Canada, credit card company, or anywhere else I have information stored getting hacked than my cloud storage. Because its only a matter of time before it all gets hacked.
A:) You can just use Boxcryptor with all your crap for on premise encryption.
B) AWS S3 charges on the PUT and PULL so that has to be figured in, but would still more than likely be cheaper than Backblaze.
C) Cloud storage is just to augment. Never use it as a sole source of a backup. You need to have at least two backup solutions and you need to confirm those backups work if you need it.
D) If you use privacy.com, storing credit cards becomes a non issue... you simply keep the plastic at home... LOL!
[QUOTE=F22 Simpilot;2564007]A:) You can just use Boxcryptor with all your crap for on premise encryption.
B) AWS S3 charges on the PUT and PULL so that has to be figured in, but would still more than likely be cheaper than Backblaze.
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For me it works out to about $36 to do a full restore of all data to all my systems. If all my systems crapped out AND I lost all local backups, then I would be very relieved that for $36 I get all my data back.
And yes, much cheaper than Backblaze, which would cost me either $21 or $28 a month for backup only.
For sure. Been there, confirmed that.
C) Cloud storage is just to augment. Never use it as a sole source of a backup. You need to have at least two backup solutions and you need to confirm those backups work if you need it.
Thanks for making me aware of this service. My bank's virtual card is a real hassle to use, and pretty much it's one time only. This is what I really like about privacy.comD) If you use privacy.com, storing credit cards becomes a non issue... you simply keep the plastic at home... LOL!
Privacy Cards will also lock to a merchant to prevent the card from being used elsewhere if the merchant is breached
Every year or two, one of my cards gets comprised, and then I have to waste hours and hours setting up new payment details on various web site.
Shame that this service is not available outside the US right now.
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