Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage vs. IBM Spectrum Archive
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage | IBM Spectrum Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Review count | 114 | 11 |
| Ease of use | 9.1 | 9.0 |
| Ease of setup | 8.8 | 9.6 |
| Quality of support | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Meets requirements | 9.3 | 8.9 |
| NPS | 77.192982 | 54.545455 |
| Small Business | 73.4% | 45.5% |
| Mid-Market | 19.3% | 36.4% |
| Enterprise | 7.3% | 18.2% |
| Total page views | 1,289 | 57 |
| Total LLM citations | 100,430 | 12 |
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Backblaze B2 is S3 compatible cloud object storage built purposefully to unlock budgets, unburden administrators, and unleash innovators. Delivering performance at 1/5 the cost including free egress up to 3x monthly storage, it’s the easy choice for more than 85,000 organizations including Patagonia, UCLA, Fortune, and Streamlabs for backup, active archive, and application storage needs.
- Affordable
- Reliability
- Easy Setup
- Ease of Use
- Storage Capacity
- Setup Ease
IBM Spectrum Archive
IBM Spectrum Archive, a member of the IBM Spectrum Storage family, gives you direct, intuitive and graphical access to data stored in IBM tape drives and libraries by incorporating the Linear Tape File System (LTFS) format standard for reading, writing and exchanging descriptive metadata on formatted tape cartridges. Spectrum Archive eliminates the need for additional tape management and software to access data. Spectrum Archive offers three software solutions for managing your digital files with the LTFS format: Single Drive Edition, Library Edition and Enterprise Edition.