Backblaze

I originally started using Backblaze through GridPane, which had a direct integration for backing up WordPress sites. That was my first exposure to it, and it worked really well as a set-it-and-forget-it backup solution.

The reason I’m really leaning into Backblaze now is B2 Cloud Storage. I have terabytes of finished video files from various channels. Over a thousand videos that I want to keep but don’t need to access regularly. Google Drive was the default for a while, but once you start pushing past 5 TB, Workspace pricing gets absurd. We’re talking $300/month territory.

B2 is just a better fit for this kind of archival storage. The pricing is straightforward, the storage is practically unlimited, and I don’t need instant access to these files. They’re finished exports, not active projects. Dumping them into B2 buckets keeps everything safe without running up against Google’s storage limits.

The other thing I like is that I can manage uploads from the command line or even through AI tools like Claude Code, which makes moving large batches of files way more manageable than dragging and dropping into a cloud drive.