B2 is cheap storage, but it can't let a partner log in over SFTP, hand someone a download link, or show you who did what. Files.com adds all of that on top of any B2 bucket — yours, or a partner's — so you can move files to cheap storage and still send, receive, and share them. You don't even have to run a Backblaze account.
Teams pick B2 for one reason above all: it's cheap, and it works with S3 tools. The catch is that cheap storage is harder to use. B2 has no SFTP, no way to set partners up, no automation, and no record of who did what. Files.com is what makes the cheap bucket usable — it adds exactly the connections, automation, sharing, and controls B2 leaves out.
Copy files out of SharePoint or a big cloud into your B2 bucket on a schedule, then serve them back over SFTP, FTPS, share links, and automation from Files.com — the access B2 doesn't give you, on top of storage that costs far less than where the files came from.
The bucket can be yours, or it can belong to a partner, a vendor, or a customer. Pull files out of someone else's bucket, drop files into theirs, or do both at once — all controlled and logged on your side. Your own files can live on S3, Azure, Google Cloud, or your own servers.
Drop-off folders, share links, encryption, automation, and every transfer protocol run on top of the B2 bucket — all the things B2 doesn't do on its own — without moving the files anywhere.
SFTP, FTP, FTPS, and WebDAV all reach the B2 bucket from one Files.com site, plus the web app, desktop and mobile apps, and command line.
Move, encrypt, and route files between B2 and anywhere else — on a schedule or the moment a file lands. Partner intake, archiving, and delivery all run on their own, with no scheduled script to keep alive.
Backblaze controls who can reach the bucket as a whole. It has no way to manage the people and partners working with the files inside. Files.com adds that part: who can see what, a record of everything, and the same company logins your team already uses.
Hand each person or partner the exact folders they need — by team, project, or path. They see what they should, and nothing else.
Every login, upload, download, and change is logged and exportable — the proof a SOC 2 review or a partner dispute asks for, without building the logging yourself.
People sign in with your company login — SSO, SAML, LDAP, or Active Directory. When someone leaves, you cut their access to the bucket in one place.
Files.com can encrypt and decrypt files automatically as they move, so sensitive data is protected before it's stored or shared. Nobody has to remember to do it.
Show the B2 bucket as a Files.com folder. Uploads, downloads, deletes — every action goes straight to B2 with no copy and no delay. Use this when you want Files.com to be the place people go to reach the bucket.
Copy files between Files.com and a B2 bucket on a schedule — one direction or both. Good for archiving, keeping a copy in two places, or moving pricey data down into cheap long-term storage.
Kick off a Files.com Automation when a file arrives, on a timer, or when a rule is met. The B2 bucket can be where files come from, where they go, or both — Files.com treats it exactly like its own storage.
A scheduled Automation pulls files out of SharePoint or a big-cloud bucket and writes them into B2, where holding them costs a fraction as much. Files.com then serves those files over SFTP, FTPS, and share links — so moving to cheaper storage doesn't cost the team the access it had before.
Partners send files over SFTP or FTPS, they land in the B2 bucket, and an automation checks and routes them. Partner file exchange on budget storage, with nothing for your partners to install.
Send large files stored in B2 as share links you can set to expire and limit. No one gets direct B2 access, and every download is logged.
Your own files live on S3, Azure, Google Cloud, or your own servers, but a partner drops data into their B2 bucket — or wants you to put files into it. Files.com syncs with that bucket on a schedule, pulling their files in or pushing yours out. You get a full record of it all, and you never have to open a Backblaze account.
Schedule and trigger file moves to and from B2 — the part that runs the move-to-cheap-storage and partner-intake work.
Learn MoreCollect files from outsiders straight into the B2 bucket, with no Backblaze access handed out.
Learn MoreEncrypt and decrypt files automatically as they move on and off the bucket, before they're stored or shared.
Learn MoreLet partners and apps reach the bucket over SFTP, FTP, FTPS, and WebDAV — the ways they actually connect, none of which B2 offers.
Learn MoreEvery access, download, and permission change is recorded and exportable — a record B2 keeps nothing like on its own.
Learn MoreWhat buyers ask about how Files.com connects to B2, what it costs, and what the integration actually does.
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