Here is a handy table for a quick comparison of the different online backup services that I have reviewed. This table compares the personal or home online backup plans that each company offers. For a more complete review and information on business backup options please read the full review pages listed to the right. Want to know our top rated online backup services? Take a look at our top online backup services page to see what services are the best on different categories.
Our Top Five Online Backup Services Compared
These are our top five online backup services compared.
| Backblaze | CrashPlan | Carbonite | SpiderOak | IDrive | |
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| Free / Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free 2GB | Free 5GB |
| Operating System | Windows & Mac | Windows, Mac & Linux | Windows & Mac | Windows, Mac & Linux | Windows & Mac |
| Size | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Start at 100GB | 150GB |
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| Restore Options | Client, Web, DVD, USB HD | Client, Web | Client, Web | Client, Web | Client, Web |
| Cost | $5.00 / Month $50.00 / Year $95.00 / Two Years |
$5.00 / Month $49.99 / Year $89.99 / Two Years $119.99 / Three Years $139.99 / Four Years |
$59.00 / Year $109.00 / Two Years $139.00 / Three Years |
$10.00 / 100GB / month | $4.95 / Month $49.50 / Year |
All Online Backup Services Compared
Comparison table of all of the online backup services we have reviewed thus far. These are the major features of each service. We do our best to make sure this is accurate, but please verify information with each service. Don’t see your favorite service? Let us know and we will see about doing a review and adding them to the website.
| Company | Free / Trial | Operating System | Size | File Sharing | Locked Files | Cost |
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| Acronis | Free Trial | Windows | 250gb | No | Yes | $4.95 / Month $49.95 / Year |
| Backblaze | Free Trial | Windows & Mac |
Unlimited | No | Yes | $5.00 / Month |
| BackupRight | None – 30 day money back guarantee. | Windows | 50gb | No | Yes | $12.99 / Month $129.99 / Year |
| Carbonite | Trial 15 Days | Windows & Mac | Unlimited | No | Yes | $59.00 / Year $109.00 / Two Years $139.00 / Three Years |
| CloudBerry | Trial 15 Days | Windows | Unlimited – pay for what you use. | No | Yes | $29.99 Plus Amazon S3 costs at $0.15/GB/Month |
| CrashPlan | Trial 30 Days | Windows, Mac & Linux |
Unlimited | No | Yes | $49.99 |
| Diino | Trial 30 Days | Windows & Mac & Linux |
Unlimited, 100 GB of online file storage | Yes | ? | $49.00 / Year |
| ElephantDrive | Trial 15 Days | Windows & Mac |
100GB | Yes | Yes | $9.95 / Month $99.50 / Year |
| IBackup | Trial 15 Days | Windows & Mac |
10gb | Yes | Yes | $9.95 / Month $99.50 / Year |
| IDrive | Free 5gb | Windows & Mac |
150gb | Yes | Yes | $4.95 / Month $49.50 / Year |
| Jungle Disk | Trial 30 Days | Windows & Mac & Linux |
Unlimited – pay for what you use. | Yes | Yes | Pay for what you use. Starts at $0.15/GB/Month |
| Keepit | Trial 30 Days | Windows & Mac |
Unlimited | No | Yes | $59.40 / Year |
| KineticD | Trial 14 Days | Windows & Mac |
Pay for the space you use. | No | Yes | $2.00 / GB / month |
| Livedrive | Trial 14 Days | Windows | Unlimited | Yes | No | $7.95 per month. |
| MiMedia | Trial 30 Days | Windows | Packages start at 25 GB | Yes | No | $5.00 / Month $49.00 Year |
| Memopal | 3gb Free | Windows & Mac & Linux |
200 gb | Yes | Yes | $49.00 / Year $99.00 / Year |
| Mozy | Free 2gb | Windows & Mac |
50gb & 125gb | No | Yes | $5.99 / Month $65.89 / Year $125.79 / Two Years |
| MyOtherDrive | Free 2gb | Windows & Mac |
Packages start at 100 GB | Yes | Yes | $4.99 / Month |
| MyPCBackup | Trial 14 Days | Windows | Unlimited | No | No | $9.95 / Month $41.70 / 6 Months $71.40 / Year $118.80 / Two Years |
| Norton Online Backup | None | Windows & Mac |
25 GB | No | Yes | $49.99 Year |
| OpenDrive | Free 5gb | Windows & Mac |
Packages start at 100 GB | Yes | No | $5.00 / Month $50.00 Year |
| SafeCopy | Free 3gb | Windows & Mac | Packages start at 200 GB | No | Yes | $50.00 / Year $90.00 / 2 Years $127.50 3 Years $160.00 / 4 Years |
| SOS Online Backup | None – 30 day money back guarantee. | Windows | Packages start at 50 GB | Yes | Yes | $9.95 / Month $79.95 / Year $129.95 / 2 Years $155.95 3 Years |
| SpiderOak | Free 2gb | Windows, Mac & Linux |
Packages start at 100 GB | Yes | Yes | $10.00 / 100GB increment / month |
| SugarSync | Free 5gb | Windows, Mac, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, and iPhone | 30 gb | Yes | Yes | $4.99 / Month, $49.99 / Year |
