The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose Backblaze if…
- • You want Backblaze's edge on how long old versions are kept
Choose Carbonite if…
- • You want Carbonite's edge on what it costs per year
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs per yearCarbonite wins
Carbonite wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How long old versions are keptBackblaze winsBackblaze8/10
1 year (free option)
deleted/old versions kept; 30 days default, 1 year free
Source: backblaze.com ↗
Carbonite5/1030 days
deleted files kept
- 30 days, against 1 year (free option)
Source: support.carbonite.com ↗
Backblaze wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How much cloud storage you getTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 4How many computers it coversTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 5Whether only you hold the keyTieCarbonite7/10
Private encryption key
self-managed key (windows, at install)
Source: support.carbonite.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6How long you can try it freeTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
Overall score
6.1
6.1
Price
See price
See price
What it costs per year
5.3
5.8
How much cloud storage you get
7.9
7.9
How many computers it covers
6.0
6.3
Which computers it runs on
6.3
6.2
How long you can try it free
5.6
5.7
Head-to-head findings
What it costs per year
$99/yr
$95.99/yr
How much cloud storage you get
Unlimited
Unlimited
How many computers it covers
1 computer
1 computer
Which computers it runs on
Windows, Mac
Windows, Mac
How long you can try it free
15-day free trial
15-day free trial
Whether only you hold the key
Private encryption key
Private encryption key
How long old versions are kept
1 year (free option)
30 days
Whether it can image your whole drive
Files only
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Record
Head-to-head record
0–7–3
0–7–1
Head-to-heads won
0 %
0 %
Rounds won
27 %
24 %
Pros
Cons
- $99/yr, against $39.95/yr
- Files only, against Full disk image
- 15-day free trial, against 30-day free trial
- No NAS backup, against Back up to NAS
- $95.99/yr, against $49.99/yr
- 15-day free trial, against 30-day free trial
- No NAS backup, against Back up to network shares
- $95.99/yr, against $39.95/yr