CrashPlan is exiting the consumer market
In my mental checklist of evaluating new products and services, Backblaze has always gone above and beyond while Crashplan irritated me enough to make me switch:<p>* Are they one of the market leaders?<p>* Do they have a company blog? Are they passionate about their product? (Backblaze&#x27;s technical articles are always a treat; barely a word from Crashplan.)<p>* Do they regularly interact with their users, e.g. on HN? (I often see Backblaze commenting on relevant articles.)<p>* Is their website user-focused, or is it aimed at the enterprise? (Crashplan&#x27;s website is a confusing mess.)<p>* Do they offer secondary products that relate to their primary offering? (B2 leverages Backblaze&#x27;s fine-tuned backup architecture.)<p>* Is their software well-built&#x2F;designed, or is it annoying and bloated? (Crashplan&#x27;s client forces you to wait for reindexing every time you check a new folder! The tree view is also very annoying, and Backblaze&#x27;s whitelist just makes a whole lot more sense.)<p>A shame for Crashplan users, but I hope this change ensures BB&#x27;s longevity for many more years!