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Backblaze status, outages & reliability

#8 of 10 cloud storage & office suitesDegraded

Backblaze is a cloud storage company in San Mateo, California, offering B2 Cloud Storage and Computer Backup.

Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · score recalculated

Over the last 90 days Backblaze had 99.51% effective uptime across 2 status page incidents, resolving them in 19h 55m on average.

62.7/100Reliability scoreVisit Backblaze ↗

Is Backblaze down right now?

Backblaze is having problems right now.

  • Backblaze's status page reports degraded performance. Checked .
  • All 2 Backblaze pages we check are responding. Checked .
  • Degraded performanceongoing for 2d 18h (as of this update)

    New incident: "Customers in the US east region might be facing issues with downloads"

    Milestone is now 'mitigation-applied-and-monitoring'. Previously milestone was 'identified' Milestone is now 'identified'. Previously milestone was 'investigating' Milestone is now 'investigating'. Previously milestone was 'mitigated' Some customers in the US East region may have…

Official Backblaze status page ↗

Uptime (90d)99.51%10h 31m weighted downtime
Incidents (90d)20.3 per 30 days
Major / partial outages0
Avg time to resolve19h 55m
Outages we detected0by our independent probes

90-day uptime

Aug 4, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026: no incidentsOct 30, 2026: 85.61% uptime, 2 incidents (Degraded performance)Oct 31, 2026: 85.00% uptime, 1 incident (Degraded performance)Nov 1, 2026: 85.00% uptime, 1 incident (Degraded performance)
90 days ago99.506% average daily uptimeToday
  • No incidents
  • Degraded
  • Partial outage
  • Major outage
  • No data

Key facts about Backblaze's reliability

  • Over the past 12 months, Backblaze published 2 incidents on its status page, none of them partial or major outages.
  • Its longest incident on record in that time was “New incident: "EU Region High Upload Failures"” on Oct 30, 2026, which lasted 19h 55m.
  • Backblaze's 90-day uptime of 99.51% is below the average for cloud storage & office suites (99.58%).
  • It resolves incidents more slowly than the typical cloud storage & office suite: 19h 55m on average, against a median of 4h 57m.

Score breakdown

Uptime · 40% weight
51
99.513% effective uptime
Incident frequency · 20% weight
92
0.33 weighted incidents per 30 days
Time to resolve · 20% weight
19
19h 55m average
Transparency · 20% weight
100
No unreported outages detected

How the score is calculated →

Incidents per month

01234DecJan ’26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep2 degraded performance incidents2OctNov
  • Major outage
  • Partial outage
  • Degraded
  • Informational

Response time

Daily average response time of Backblaze's public pages, measured by our probes.

Not enough data yet — this chart fills in as our monitoring runs.

Score trend

Daily reliability score (rolling 90-day window).

Not enough data yet — this chart fills in as our monitoring runs.

Backblaze incident history (last 90 days)

  • 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

    New incident: "EU Region High Upload Failures"

  • 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

  • MaintenanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)

    Scheduled Maintenance: Customers in the EU region might be facing issues with uploads

  • MaintenanceSep 30, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)

    Scheduled Maintenance: Customers in the EU region might be facing issues with downloads

  • MaintenanceAug 11, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)

    Scheduled Maintenance: CA East Core Services Maintenance - 8/12/2026

  • MaintenanceAug 11, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)

    Scheduled Maintenance: US East Core Services Maintenance - 8/12/2026

Source: Backblaze status page · last checked · Subscribe via RSS

Our independent monitoring

We check these public Backblaze pages every 5 minutes. An outage is recorded after two consecutive failed checks.

PageLast checkUptime (30d)Avg response
Sign-in pageInconclusive ——
HomepageUp 100%513 ms
B2 APIUp 100%522 ms

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Backblaze status FAQ

Is Backblaze down right now?

Backblaze is having problems right now. Backblaze's status page currently reports an active issue, and all 2 of the Backblaze pages we check every five minutes are responding. This page updates automatically when that changes.

How reliable is Backblaze?

Backblaze has a reliability score of 62.7 out of 100, ranking #8 of 10 cloud storage & office suites. Over the last 90 days it had 99.51% effective uptime.

How often does Backblaze have outages?

Backblaze published 2 incidents on its status page in the last 90 days (0 partial or major outages) and 2 in the past 12 months.

How long do Backblaze outages last?

Backblaze resolves incidents in 19h 55m on average. Its longest incident in the past year lasted 19h 55m, on Oct 30, 2026.

Does Backblaze have a status page?

Yes. Backblaze's official status page is status.backblaze.com. We read it every five minutes and keep its full incident history.