Backblaze Computer Backup vs Kopia
Backblaze Computer Backup and Kopia are both backup software. Backblaze Computer Backup is a commercial product from Backblaze. Kopia is open source under Apache-2.0, with 15k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick Backblaze Computer Backup when
- You want set-and-forget offsite backup of a personal or small-office computer with unlimited data.
- Pick Kopia when
- You want restic-style backups with a GUI and built-in scheduling, for desktops or small servers.
Side by side
Backs up everything on a Mac or PC, including attached drives, to Backblaze's cloud for a flat fee per computer.
A backup tool for Windows, macOS and Linux with encrypted, compressed, deduplicated snapshots to local or cloud storage, with both a CLI and a desktop GUI.
Deleted files are kept only 30 days unless you pay for longer, and it does not back up NAS drives.
Still pre-1.0 in version numbering, and its repository format is specific to Kopia.
Production-ready (both)
Desktop app and cloud service
Desktop app, command line and self-hosted server
Not published
Go, React and Electron
Closed source, sold by Backblaze
Open source, Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.
No Wikipedia article of its own
15k GitHub stars
Not known
Established: started 11 years ago, latest release v0.23.1.
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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.