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title: "Backblaze vs IDrive: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Backblaze or IDrive? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud backup services set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Backblaze vs IDrive: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Backblaze or IDrive? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud backup services set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Backblaze and IDrive
- **Competitive set**: Cloud backup services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Backblaze Share of Search**: 51.8%
- **IDrive Share of Search**: 2.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Backblaze or IDrive?

- In August 2026, Backblaze had more branded searches than IDrive among cloud backup services worldwide. Backblaze was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to IDrive’s 6.2K, and held a 51.8% Share of Search versus IDrive’s 2.4%.
- Backblaze was ahead of IDrive in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Backblaze’s estimated Share of Search among cloud backup services worldwide moved from 39.4% to 51.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 115K to 135K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, IDrive’s estimated Share of Search among cloud backup services worldwide moved from 2% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.8K to 6.2K.

## How did search popularity change for cloud backup services worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Backblaze gained estimated Share of Search among cloud backup services worldwide, from 49.8% to 51.8%.
- In August 2026, IDrive gained estimated Share of Search among cloud backup services worldwide, from 1.8% to 2.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Backblaze estimated searches | Backblaze Share of Search | Backblaze rank | IDrive estimated searches | IDrive Share of Search | IDrive rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 115K | 39.4% | 1 | 5.8K | 2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 115K | 42.3% | 1 | 5.5K | 2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 115K | 45.1% | 1 | 5.7K | 2.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 121K | 43.3% | 1 | 5.3K | 1.9% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 91.3K | 45.2% | 1 | 6.1K | 3% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 98.5K | 42% | 1 | 10K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 91.8K | 47.4% | 1 | 8.2K | 4.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 101K | 48.5% | 1 | 8.3K | 4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 132K | 51.8% | 1 | 3.8K | 1.5% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 113K | 49.8% | 1 | 4.1K | 1.8% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 51.8% | 1 | 6.2K | 2.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Backblaze’s and IDrive’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Backblaze**: Measured on the search terms “backblaze”, “backblaze app”, “backblaze b2”, “backblaze backup”, “backblaze cloud backup”, “backblaze cloud storage”, “backblaze com”, “backblaze object storage” and “backblaze software”, summed into one figure.
- **IDrive**: Measured on the search terms “cloud backup idrive”, “idrive backup”, “idrive cloud backup” and “idrive com”, summed into one figure.

- [Backblaze profile](/demand/global-en/brands/backblaze)
- [IDrive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/idrive)
- [All cloud backup services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-backup-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Backblaze or IDrive?

In August 2026, Backblaze had more branded searches than IDrive among cloud backup services worldwide. Backblaze was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to IDrive’s 6.2K, and held a 51.8% Share of Search versus IDrive’s 2.4%.

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