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When comparing B2 by Backblaze vs Amazon Glacier, the Slant community recommends B2 by Backblaze for most people. In the question“What are the best cloud backup services?” B2 by Backblaze is ranked 17th while Amazon Glacier is ranked 21st.
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Pro Extermely low-cost
$0.007 per gigabyte per month is comparatively cheap and allows for large amounts of cloud storage.
Cons
Con Not a backup service
Using B2 for backup requires learning and setting up third-party tools
Con Not a backup service
Using Amazon Glacier for backup requires learning and setting up third-party tools.
Con Data transfer out >1GB costs money
Retrieving a backup over 1GB costs money starting at $0.090 for 10GB.
Con Can't get to data instantly
Data retrieval can take several hours to initiate.