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 much cloud storage you get and how long old versions are kept
Choose pCloud if…
- • You want pCloud's edge on what it costs per year and which computers it runs on
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs per yearpCloud wins
pCloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much cloud storage you getBackblaze wins
Backblaze wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How long old versions are keptBackblaze winsBackblaze8/10
1 year (free option)
deleted/old versions kept; 30 days default, 1 year free
Source: backblaze.com ↗
Backblaze wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Which computers it runs onpCloud winsBackblaze5/10
Windows, Mac
desktop os supported
- Windows, Mac, against Windows, Mac, Linux
Source: backblaze.com ↗
pCloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5Whether only you hold the keyTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6Whether it backs up your phoneTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
Overall score
6.1
6.8
Price
See price
See price
What it costs per year
5.3
8.0
How much cloud storage you get
7.9
6.0
How many computers it covers
6.0
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Which computers it runs on
6.3
7.3
How long you can try it free
5.6
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Head-to-head findings
What it costs per year
$99/yr
$49.99/yr
How much cloud storage you get
Unlimited
500 GB
How many computers it covers
1 computer
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Which computers it runs on
Windows, Mac
Windows, Mac, Linux
How long you can try it free
15-day free trial
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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
1–1–1
Head-to-heads won
0 %
50 %
Rounds won
27 %
33 %
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
- 30 days, against No fixed cap
- 500 GB, against 5 TB
- 30 days, against Kept until you delete
- 500 GB, against Unlimited