Backblaze vs Dropbox
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Backblazesite ↗pricing ↗
Unlimited-capacity backup for computers, plus B2 object storage sold to developers by the gigabyte. Paid plans start at $9/mo (Personal backup); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at $9/mo (Business backup). Its published prices moved on 2026-08-28 — the change log holds the rows.
Dropboxsite ↗pricing ↗
The file sync and sharing service that popularised the category, now with document and team collaboration tools around it. Paid plans start at $3.99/mo (Extended Version History); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at $10/mo (Replay).
The two ladders
Backblazesite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Personal backup | $9/mo | '$9 /month'; '$99 /year'; '$189 /two yrs' under the page's own 'Save 13%' (two-year term read 2026-09-07). Unlimited data backup, free trial. |
| Business backup | $9/mo | '$9 /month'; '$99 /year'; '$189 /two yrs'. Everything in Personal plus centralised management. |
| Enterprise Control | Custom | 'Contact us' in the vendor's comparison row — backup lockdown, restricted restore access. No figure is published. |
Dropboxsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-10 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Replay | $10/mo |
| Extended Version History | $3.99/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Dropbox at $3.99/mo, against Backblaze at $9/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: neither publishes one. Any free access here is a trial, which is a deadline.
- How far each ladder goes: Backblaze tops out at $9/mo, Dropbox at $10/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- Recently moved: Backblaze (2026-08-28). A change only counts once a second clean read agrees.
How to choose in this category
- Per-terabyte cost falls as tiers rise — the entry tier is rarely the value point.
- Lifetime pay-once plans exist in this category; divide by your honest years of use before comparing them to subscriptions.
- Business and personal ladders differ — make sure the page you read matches the plan you would buy.