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Are you affiliated with rsync.net, competing with BackBlaze? Is the major difference with rsync.net that they charge per GB?

• Dylan16807 5y ago
  Well, they compete in some ways with B2 but B2 isn't the thing being criticized here.
• rsync 5y ago
  I am the founder of rsync.net. I don't think we are competitors. I have publicly criticized flat-rate storage pricing for many years[1]. That being said, I wish them good luck and will watch with great interest. [1] https://blog.kozubik.com/john_kozubik/2009/11/flat-rate-storage-services-vs-rsyncnet.html https://blog.kozubik.com/john_kozubik/2009/11/flat-rate-stor...
  • ineedasername 5y ago
    That's an interesting view on flat rate storage. Although if you happen to be within the target audience for their business model (like I am) then it works pretty well, especially as a secondary off-site backup option. But yeah, if there's a threshold of, say, 2TB and > 5GB/day bandwidth that makes someone an unprofitable customer, then they should just set caps accordingly rather than claim unlimited.
    • tallanvor 5y ago
      As far as I know Backblaze doesn't throttle. I have two computers being backed up (1.5TB and 33TB) and about 2TB being backed up from a NAS to B2. Honestly it's been working without a hassle. Granted, if I ever have to restore that 33TB, it could take a long time, but most of it wouldn't be critical to getting the system up and running again and if it takes a couple of weeks to restore, fine.