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Backblaze vs Cloudflare for nonprofits

Choose Backblaze if…

Small nonprofits needing simple automatic laptop backup

Not ideal for: Organisations expecting nonprofit discounts

Choose Cloudflare if…

Any nonprofit with a website wanting free baseline protection

Not ideal for: Organisations with no one comfortable changing DNS settings

BackblazeCloudflare
Our rating●●●●○●●●●●
PriceFrom US$8.25/month (Personal Backup, billed annually)Free plan available
Nonprofit offerNone foundProject Galileo provides free Business-plan protection (DDoS, WAF, CDN, Zero Trust access and more) to at-risk human rights, civil society, journalism and democracy organisations.
TypeSpecialistSpecialist
SuitsVolunteer-run, Small, MediumVolunteer-run, Small, Medium, Large
Available in🌍 Anywhere🌍 Anywhere
Strengths
  • Very low price
  • Simple set-and-forget backup
  • Clear public pricing
  • Strong free tier
  • Free Business-level help for at-risk groups
  • Easy to cut DDoS and bot risk
Watch out for
  • No confirmed nonprofit discount
  • Computer Backup covers one computer per licence
  • Not a cloud-app backup tool
  • Galileo only suits at-risk public-interest groups
  • Needs DNS changes that can confuse non-technical staff
  • Plan pricing beyond free not confirmed
Key features
  • Unlimited backup per computer
  • Private encryption key option
  • Ransomware recovery
  • Free SSL and CDN
  • DDoS protection
  • Web application firewall (Galileo and paid)

Our ratings: Backblaze: Reliable, low-cost backup and storage that is easy for small teams. Cloudflare: Free DNS, CDN and website protection that is the sensible default for most nonprofits.

General information, not professional advice. Prices and nonprofit offers change and our research is AI-assisted, so confirm with the vendor before you buy. Names and logos belong to their owners. Full disclaimer

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