… And Backblaze Also Offering Transition

Here is an information coming from Backblaze, Inc.:

CrashPlan (from Code42 Software, Inc.) just announced they’re exiting the consumer business.

All their customers need to find another solution, and they’re recommending they switch to Carbonite, Inc. via a “strategic partnership“. That’s probably hundreds of thousands of people who need help.

Why do customers believe
Backblaze is the best backup service available?

• Fastest service on the market – users have achieved upwards of
• 100Mb/s (compared to Carbonite at 10Mb/s)
• Unlimited backup of all files, including video
• Free restores, including Refund program (where customers can get a HDD shipped to them anywhere in the world and, if they return the drive, get a full refund).
• File sharing
• Management for families and teams through Groups functionality

Carbonite Basic with their 50% discount will cost $30 for the first year, but then $60/year after. With Carbonite Basic customers can’t backup videos, external HDDs, or get restores via HDDs. If they upgrade to the $150/year service (3x the price of Backblaze), they get these features, but still get less than what Backblaze offers.

Customers also appreciate the simplicity and affordability of the pricing: annual plans are $50/computer/year. There are no asterisks or tiers.

Backblaze believe all customers deserve great backup – things like speed, reliability, security, ease-of-use are the fundamentals. Over the course of the last decade, the company has established its leadership in the backup space. Customers – consumer and business – have entrusted us with over 350PB of their data.