Competitive Analysis: Ahsay VS Backblaze

August 1, 2025

Backup users will compare different backup and recovery solutions before making a subscription decision. For backup users’ reference, 
we've created an Ahsay and Backblaze B2 backup and recovery service comparison on pricing models and features.

Ahsay provides valued add features you can take advantage of. We support:

  • Unlimited devices/endpoints
  • Bring your own disk plan
  • AES 256-bit data encryption
  • Immutable backup
  • Backup Linux
  • Backup PostgreSQL
  • Backup FreeBSD
  • Backup Synology NAS
  • Backup QNAP NAS
  • Backup Android
  • Backup iOS

 

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Service plan comparison as below.

 

Ahsay

Backblaze

Pricing Models

Backup as a Services - Monthly payment

Backup as a Services - Monthly payment

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✔

DIY Backup - self hosted - (storage based model)

DIY Backup - self hosted - (storage based model)

✔

✔

Low cost storage based on pricing model

Low cost storage based on pricing model

Powered by Microsoft Azure

Powered by Backblaze

Backup Features

White label for MSP backup

White label for MSP backup

✔

✔

No limits on backup file size

No limits on backup file size

✔

✔

Unlimited devices / endpoints

Unlimited devices / endpoints

✔

✘

Cloud storage included

Cloud storage included

✔

✔

Bring your own disk plan

Bring your own disk plan

✔

✘

Automatic backup

Automatic backup

✔

✔

Unlimited retention period

Unlimited retention period

✔

✔
- Requires additional fee.

Immutable backup

Immutable backup

✔

✔
- Object lock only

Backup Data Validation

Backup Data Validation

✔

✘

AES 256-bit data encryption

AES 256-bit data encryption

✔

✘

Account security protected by 2FA

Account security protected by 2FA

✔

✔

Backup Solutions

Microsoft 365 (Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Public Folders)

Microsoft 365 (Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Public Folders)

✔

✘
- Only available through integration with a third-party backup software.

Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Shared Drive, Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Chat, and Meet)

✔

✘

  • Lossless backup of Google Worskpace documents (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Drawings)

✔

✘

Operating Systems

Windows

Windows

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✔

macOS

macOS

✔

✔

Linux

Linux

✔

✘
- Only available through intergation with third-party tools, such as open-source and commercial applications, CLI and GUI tools, and others.

Synology NAS

Synology NAS

✔

✘
- Only available through integration with a third-party backup solution.

QNAP NAS

QNAP NAS

✔

✘
- Only available through integration with a third-party backup solution.

FreeBSD

FreeBSD

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✘
- Only available through integration with a third-party command-line backup program.

IBM AIX

IBM AIX

✔

✘

Databases

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server

✔

✘
- Only available through utilization of third-party backup software that are integrated with Backblaze.

Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange

✔

✘
- Only available through utilization of third-party backup solution/software that are integrated with Backblaze.

Oracle

Oracle

✔

✘

MySQL

MySQL

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✘
- Only available through utilization of third-party backup solution that is integrated with Backblaze.

MariaDB

MariaDB

✔

✘

Tibero

Tibero

✔

✘

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

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- Only available through utilization of third-party backup solution that is integrated with Backblaze.

Virtual Machines

VMware

VMware

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✔
- Granular restore not supported.
- Requires workaround using Computer Backup plan (via share-a-folder with the VM) which only applies to VMware Fusion
- Backup of VMware vSphere (ESXI) is only available through integration with a third-party backup tool
- Recovery of VMware ESXI is only available through integration with a third-party backup software.

Hyper-V

Hyper-V

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✘
- Only available through integration with third-party backup software/solution.

Proxmox VE

Proxmox VE

✔

✘

Bare Metal

Windows System

Windows System

✔

✘

Linux Bare Metal

Linux Bare Metal

✔

✘

Backup Mobile

Backup Android

Backup Android

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✘
- Only available when Android data is backed up on computer.
- Applicable to Backblaze Computer Backup users.

Backup iOS

Backup iOS

✔

✘
- Only available when iCloud data is backed up on computer.
- Applicable to Backblaze Computer Backup users.

Others

Cloud file

Cloud file 
Ahsay supports Microsoft Azure, OneDrive, Microsoft 365, Amazon S3, AWS S3 compatible storage, Wasabi, Google Drive, Google Cloud Storage, Dropbox, Dropbox for business, OpenStack, Rackspace, Backblaze, FTP and SFTP backup.
 

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- Backblaze directly supports OneDrive and Google Drive, while other cloud services are supported through third-party integrations

Windows System State

Windows System State

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✘

Microsoft Exchange Mail Level

Microsoft Exchange Mail Level

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✘

Note: Comparison was based on Backblaze's Computer Backup plan for Business. Other information acquired from Backblaze B2 plan.

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