Backblaze Computer Backup vs Veeam Data Platform
Backblaze Computer Backup and Veeam Data Platform are both backup software. Backblaze Computer Backup is a commercial product from Backblaze. Veeam Data Platform is a commercial product from Veeam Software.
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 Veeam Data Platform when
- A business with VMware, Hyper-V or mixed infrastructure needs dependable server backup and fast recovery.
Side by side
Backs up everything on a Mac or PC, including attached drives, to Backblaze's cloud for a flat fee per computer.
Backs up and restores virtual machines, physical servers, cloud workloads and Microsoft 365, with immutable storage and ransomware recovery.
Deleted files are kept only 30 days unless you pay for longer, and it does not back up NAS drives.
Needs Windows servers and skilled setup, and licences per workload add up.
Production-ready (both)
Desktop app and cloud service
Self-hosted server and cloud service
Not published (both)
Closed source, sold by Backblaze
Closed source, sold by Veeam Software
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.