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Backblaze vs Google Workspace: which is more reliable? (2026)
Backblaze is more reliable than Google Workspace, scoring 63.1 vs 55.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Backblaze reported 2 incidents and Google Workspace reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.52% and 99.19% respectively. Backblaze resolves incidents faster on average (19h 55m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Backblaze | Google Workspace |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 63.1 | 55.0 |
| Rank (cloud storage & office suites) | #8 | #9 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.52% | 99.19% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 19h 55m | 1d 4h |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Backblaze and Google Workspace differ
- Google Workspace reported 50% more incidents than Backblaze over the last 90 days (3 vs 2).
- Google Workspace had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Backblaze.
- Backblaze fixes problems faster: 19h 55m on average, against 1d 4h for Google Workspace.
- Backblaze's longest incident on record lasted 19h 55m (Oct 30, 2026); Google Workspace's lasted 12h 42m (Aug 18, 2026).
90-day uptime
Backblaze
Google Workspace
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Backblaze incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · ongoing
New incident: "Customers in the US east region might be facing issues with downloads"
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 19h 55m
- MaintenanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Scheduled Maintenance: US West Network Maintenance, October 28, 2026
- MaintenanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Scheduled Maintenance: EU Central Network Maintenance October 28, 2026
- MaintenanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Scheduled Maintenance: US West Network Maintenance, October 21, 2026
- MaintenanceOct 8, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Scheduled Maintenance: US East Region Network Maintenance Oct 14, 2026
Recent Google Workspace incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 6d 13h
Affected: Gmail
- Partial outageSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 37m
We experienced intermittent latency with Google Drive
Affected: Google Drive
- Partial outageAug 18, 2026 · resolved in 12h 42m
Some customers may experience slowness while using Google Drive.
Affected: Google Drive
Other cloud storage & office suites to consider
- Tresorit · #1 · 100% uptime
- SugarSync · #2 · 100% uptime
- ShareFile · #3 · 99.99% uptime
- Egnyte · #4 · 99.94% uptime
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