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remote-backups.com vs cloud-pbs.com: Managed PBS Compared

Both services host Proxmox Backup Server targets for offsite replication. Same category, different trade-offs. Here's an honest feature-by-feature comparison to help you decide.

Feature Comparison

Featureremote-backups.comcloud-pbs.com
Price per TB/month€8.50 (net)~€12 (shared plans)
Free tier100 GBVaries by plan
Data locationGermany (EU; US expansion planned)Multiple (EU and US options)
InfrastructureOwn hardwareCloud-hosted
PBS GUI accessYes (on request via support)Yes (web GUI)
Root/shell accessNoYes (some plans)
Client-side encryptionSupportedSupported
Sync job supportYesYes
Additional protocolsSFTP, BorgPBS only
GDPR complianceGermany-based, EU data onlyDepends on selected DC
Immutable backupsYes (€3/TB/mo)No
Geo-replicationYes (€4/TB/copy/mo)No
AutoscalingYes (included)No (fixed plans)

Comparison based on publicly available information as of March 2026.

Pricing Breakdown

remote-backups.com charges €8.50 per TB per month (net, taxes may apply), billed on actual usage. No hidden egress fees, no per-operation charges. You get a flat rate that covers storage, sync traffic, and server-side verification.

cloud-pbs.com pricing varies by plan type. Shared plans run around €12/TB. Dedicated plans with root access cost more. Check their current pricing for exact numbers, as they change.

Pricing comparison for 5 TB: At €8.50/TB, remote-backups.com costs €42.50/month. At ~€12/TB, cloud-pbs.com costs ~€60/month. Over a year, that's a €210 difference on the same amount of storage.

Infrastructure and Locations

remote-backups.com runs on its own hardware in German datacenters. We don't resell cloud instances. This means we control the full stack: servers, storage, networking. You can read more about our setup on the hardware page.

cloud-pbs.com offers multiple datacenter locations, including US-based options. If you need a non-EU location for latency or compliance reasons, that's currently an advantage. Their infrastructure runs on cloud providers, which offers flexibility but means shared resources. remote-backups.com is planning to expand into the US in the coming months.

Feature Differences

GUI and Shell Access

cloud-pbs.com provides PBS web GUI access on some plans, and root shell access on dedicated plans. This lets you manage datastores, view task logs, and configure settings directly in the PBS interface.

remote-backups.com defaults to a sync-job workflow where you configure everything from your local PBS instance. If you want direct access, you can request PBS GUI credentials through support to browse your datastore, view task logs, and manage snapshots in the web interface.

Additional Protocols

remote-backups.com supports SFTP and BorgBackup in addition to PBS. If you have non-Proxmox machines to back up, you can use the same account for everything.

cloud-pbs.com focuses on PBS. If you only need PBS offsite replication, this isn't a disadvantage.

When cloud-pbs.com Fits

cloud-pbs.com may be the better choice when:

  • You want PBS web GUI access to manage your remote datastore directly
  • You need root shell access for advanced configuration
  • A US-based datacenter is preferable for latency or compliance
  • You want a dedicated PBS instance you can configure end-to-end

When remote-backups.com Fits

remote-backups.com is the better choice when:

  • Price per TB matters and you want the lower rate
  • EU data residency (Germany) is a requirement for GDPR
  • You want SFTP or Borg support alongside PBS
  • You prefer a simple sync-job-only workflow without managing a remote PBS GUI
  • You want to start with a 100 GB free tier before committing
  • Own hardware matters more to you than cloud-hosted infrastructure

Features Only on remote-backups.com

Both services host PBS targets, but remote-backups.com adds protection layers that cloud-pbs.com doesn't offer.

Immutable Backups

A read-only copy of your backups protected by credential separation. Ransomware that compromises your PBS credentials still can't touch the immutable copy. A configurable change timeout (1-90 days) prevents even authorized changes from taking effect immediately.

€3/TB/mo based on actual usage. Learn more

Geo-Replication

Automatic, continuous replication across physically separate datacenters. Your backups survive regional outages. Syncs every 15 minutes via ZFS incremental transfers with no manual configuration.

€4/TB per copy/mo. Learn more

Autoscaling

Storage automatically adjusts in 100 GB increments every 5 minutes. No manual plan changes, no overprovisioning waste, no failed backups from full datastores.

Included at no extra cost. Learn more

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Both services use standard PBS sync jobs. Point your local PBS at the new provider, run a full sync, and update your schedule. Your backup history transfers as part of the sync process. There's no vendor lock-in with either service.

Yes. Both support PBS client-side encryption with --encrypted-only sync jobs. Your data is encrypted before leaving your network. Neither provider can read your backup contents.

Both services aim for high availability. remote-backups.com runs on dedicated hardware, which avoids noisy-neighbor issues. cloud-pbs.com runs on cloud infrastructure with provider-level SLAs. In practice, both are reliable for backup sync workloads where temporary unavailability is handled by PBS's retry logic.

It depends on your use case. Root access lets you install monitoring agents, customize PBS configuration, and troubleshoot directly. If you just need a sync target and don't want to manage a remote server, root access is unnecessary overhead.

Try remote-backups.com Free

100 GB free tier. €8.50/TB after that. German datacenter, own hardware, PBS + SFTP + Borg support.

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