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Difference between Backblaze B2 and RapidShare

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1. Backblaze B2 : 
Backblaze B2 is a cloud storage service that is provided by Backblaze Incorporation. It is also known as B2 cloud storage. It is quite similar to the Amazon S3 and other cloud storage services. It is an object storage service. It was launched by Backblaze Incorporation in 2015. It offers 10 GB free storage space. It also provides unlimited storage space for premium accounts. 

2. RapidShare : 
RapidShare was a file hosting service, cloud storage service and online backup service which was provided by RapidShare AG. It was launched in 2002. It had the ability to handle a large number of users at the same time. It was available in various languages like English, French, German and Spanish. It was developed by Christian Schmid. It was initially named ezShare. It was one of the earliest cloud storage services. 

Difference between Backblaze B2 and RapidShare :

S.No. BACKBLAZE B2 RAPIDSHARE
1. It is owned by Backblaze Incorporation. It was owned by RapidShare AG.
2. It was launched in 2015. It was launched in 2002.
3. It was developed by Backblaze Inc. It was developed by Christian Schmid.
4. It offers 10 GB free storage space, unlimited free uploads, and 1 GB of free downloads each day and unlimited maximum storage space for paid. It offered limited storage space for both free and paid accounts.
5. It is a file hosting and cloud storage service. It was a file hosting and online backup service.
6. Maximum file size is 5GB. Maximum file size was 500 MB per file.
7. It is still in use. This service was suspended in 2015.
8. Files can be downloaded multiple times. Files could be downloaded only 10 times in a free account.
9. Backblaze B2 links do not expire after inactivity of some days. RapidShare links expired after inactivity of 60 days.
10. It has no traffic or band-width limit. It had variable traffic or band-width limit according to paid plans.
11. Files are not locally encrypted. Files were encrypted at servers.
12. It provides more security of data. It provided comparatively less security of data.

Last Updated : 22 Dec, 2022
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