Acronis Cyber Protect vs Backblaze Computer Backup
Acronis Cyber Protect and Backblaze Computer Backup are both backup software. Acronis Cyber Protect is a commercial product from Acronis. Backblaze Computer Backup is a commercial product from Backblaze.
Which to pick
- Pick Acronis Cyber Protect when
- An MSP or small IT team wants backup and endpoint security from one console.
- Pick Backblaze Computer Backup when
- You want set-and-forget offsite backup of a personal or small-office computer with unlimited data.
Side by side
Backup and recovery combined with anti-malware, patch management and endpoint management, sold heavily through managed service providers.
Backs up everything on a Mac or PC, including attached drives, to Backblaze's cloud for a flat fee per computer.
Bundles many modules, so licensing is confusing and the agent is heavy.
Deleted files are kept only 30 days unless you pay for longer, and it does not back up NAS drives.
Production-ready (both)
Cloud service, self-hosted server and desktop app
Desktop app and cloud service
Not published (both)
Closed source, sold by Acronis
Closed source, sold by Backblaze
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code. (both)
No Wikipedia article of its own (both)
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.