How much storage are you getting per dollar? Obviously, the lower the cost per gigabyte, the better off you are, all other things being equal. When looking for a backup service, some important things to consider include:
They provide the storage hardware and the software to migrate copies of your files continuously and securely to their "cloud" storage facilities. But as a business/enterprise solution for professionals who fully understand backups and restoresįortunately, there are several companies that have made it their mission to help you back up, secure, and restore your irreplaceable files and protect your information. Also, the disparity between tech media and individual user reviews was a concern. Plus, they don't have an unlimited storage option or a continuous backup option. The rating for IDrive was dropped a little to account for the initial confusion about the types of customers they're stronger at serving (personal vs.
The disconnect between media reviews and consumer reviews seems to reveal a gap in technical ability between IDrive's professional Consumer reviews were overwhelmingly negative with regards to service and support, inadvertently canceled billing with no guarantee of data recovery once reinstated, a slow and difficult interface, and chronically unsuccessful backups.
Technology media reviews of IDrive are quite positive. High marks from techies, less so from home users But, with the sophisticated set of features that IDrive has, it may be worth the price for some customers. Sophisticated features means a higher priceĪll the same, and adjusting for the varying composition of features and pricing tiers across all services, the overall cost of IDrive over the long term seemed to be higher than other plans with other services. IDrive can back up all databases and servers, including Linux, Office 365, System State, Oracle, MS SharePoint, Hyper-V, VMware, MS Exchange, and MS SQL Server. All data is secured with military-grade AES encryption. You can manage computers remotely to do backups and restores.įor quick jobs and to reduce bandwidth usage, use IDrive Express to get a quick backup and retrieval via physically shipped hard drives. There is the ability to create groups, sub-accounts, and single sign-on to meet the needs of departmental organizations with intranets and other integrated systems.Ĭompressed backups can be executed on "thin client" and web consoles in the background and incrementally so that productivity is not negatively affected. Where IDrive shines is with small business and enterprise computing environments that have a strong need for sophisticated backup scheduling and automation. There are several other easier systems to choose from. If you're looking for a backup system for home computing purposes, IDrive is probably overkill. After a bit of re-reading it was easier to distinguish between all three.
Another pricing and signup page seemed to omit the free plan and combined Personal and Business plans. One page listed a Personal plan and a Business plan separately in addition to a Free plan. IDrive's pricing plans were confusing to understand at first.