Backblaze Business Backup vs Kopia

Fit:

Migration notes

Desktop GUI file snapshots on Windows/macOS/Linux with user-selected storage. Recreate policies and seed a new backup; cloud capacity and recovery operations belong to the user. B2 integration uses a separate object-storage service, not the Business Backup subscription.

Sources: www.backblaze.com, kopia.io, kopia.io · checked 2026-10-21

Backblaze Business BackupPaid incumbent

Entry priceUSD 99 / seat / year

Pricing modelper-seat, billed annual

OwnerBackblaze, Inc.

Business Backup shown at $99/year per computer subscription; seat means protected computer. Enterprise Control upgrade quoted separately. Source

Backblaze Business Backup plans reviewed
Business Backup	entry	USD 99 / computer / yr
Business Backup	business	USD 99 / computer / yr
Enterprise Control	enterprise	Quote only

KopiaOpen-source alternative

Fit for Backblaze Business Backup

License

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Paid-feature tier A

Self-host

Paid-feature limitsNone established

Kopia plans reviewed
Kopia	free CLI, desktop GUI and optional repository server	Free

What you may give up

No paid-feature limits established for this edition.

User provisions and pays storage separately; no bundled unlimited backup cloud.
Repository server permissions cover snapshot/policy manifests; known content IDs can expose shared repository content.

Tier A: Open CLI exposes all features, with official desktop GUI and optional repository server; no paid software edition identified. Tier A covers this backup tool, not managed storage or whole-machine imaging. License source

What running it takes

Kopia standalone binary / KopiaUI

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Kopia repository server

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No external SQL/cache/queue needed for standalone path. Optional repository server requires underlying storage and reachable clients. Server only access-controls snapshot/policy manifests; not arbitrary content-ID reads. Desktop installers are not a server one-click template. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.