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 and how long you can try it free
Choose CrashPlan if…
- • You want CrashPlan's edge on what it costs per year and which computers it runs on
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs per yearCrashPlan wins
CrashPlan 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 ↗
CrashPlan5/1090 days (deleted files)
unlimited versions, deleted files kept 90 days
- 90 days (deleted files), against 1 year (free option)
Source: crashplan.com ↗
Backblaze wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How long you can try it freeBackblaze winsCrashPlan5/10
14-day free trial
free trial
- 14-day free trial, against 15-day free trial
Source: crashplan.com ↗
Backblaze wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Which computers it runs onCrashPlan winsBackblaze5/10
Windows, Mac
desktop os supported
- Windows, Mac, against Windows, Mac, Linux
Source: backblaze.com ↗
CrashPlan wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How many computers it coversTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6Whether only you hold the keyTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- $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
- $88/yr, against $69.99/yr
- 1 computer, against 5 computers
- 90 days (deleted files), against Every version kept
- 14-day free trial, against 30-day free trial