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Hetzner Storage Box

Cheap backup storage with SFTP/Borg

Gunzenhausen, Germany · Founded 1997 · Paid
A European alternative to Backblaze Carbonite IDrive

About Hetzner Storage Box

Hetzner Storage Box is a low-cost online storage and backup service from Hetzner, with data hosted in Germany and Finland under GDPR and powered by 100% green electricity. Files are protected by RAID with checksums to detect bit errors, and snapshots can be taken manually or on a schedule. Access is via FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SCP, Samba/CIFS, HTTPS and WebDAV, with sub-user accounts limited to specific subdirectories. Plans start with the BX11 around €3.20/month for 1 TB, scaling up to BX31 at €20.80/month and beyond, all with unlimited traffic.

Quick facts

Pricing model Paid
Free trial
Open source
Self-hostable No
Public API No
Target audience B2B
Company size fit All
DPA available Yes
Data stored in EU Yes
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