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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AWS Backup

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AAWS Backup is a fully managed backup service from AWS, designed to make it easy to centralize and automate the back up of data across AWS services in the cloud as well as on premises using the AWS Storage Gateway. Using AWS Backup, users can centrally configure backup policies and monitor backup activity for AWS resources, such as Amazon EBS volumes, Amazon RDS databases, Amazon DynamoDB tables, Amazon EFS file systems, and AWS Storage Gateway volumes.

    $0.01

    per GB per month

    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AIDrive protects PCs, Macs, mobile devices, Servers, Cloud Applications Data (SAAS) including Office 365, and Google Workspace, and provides S3 compatible Object Storage with IDrive e2. IDrive offers different plans for cloud backup for devices: - IDrive Personal - IDrive Core - IDrive Team - IDrive Small Business - IDrive Enterprise - IDrive360 EndPoint IDrive provides Cloud Applications data (SAAS) Backup: - Microsoft Office 365 Backup - Google…

    $99.50

    per year One user, unlimited computers 5TB storage

    Pricing
    AWS BackupIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Editions & Modules
    Backup Storage - Cold Storage
    $0.01
    per GB per month
    Restore - Warm Storage
    $0.02
    per GB per month
    Restore - Cold Storage
    $0.03
    per GB per month
    Backup Storage - Warm Storage
    $0.095
    per GB per month
    Restore - Item-Level Restore
    $0.50
    per request
    IDrive Cloud to Cloud Backup
    $20
    per year
    IDrive 360 EndPoint
    $29.50
    per year
    IDrive e2
    $49.50
    per year
    IDrive Core
    $79.50
    per year
    Personal
    $99.50
    per year
    IDrive Team
    $99.50
    per year
    IDrive Business
    $99.50
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AWS BackupIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—IDrive regularly offers first year discounts for all plans and offers a full-featured 30-day free trial for IDrive 360 Endpoint
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    Community Pulse
    AWS BackupIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
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    Amazon AWS
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    IDrive
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    91 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    88 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    88 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    84 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    86 Answers
    Features
    AWS BackupIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of AWS Backup and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    AWS Backup
    9.1
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    -
    Ratings
    Management dashboard8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of AWS Backup and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    AWS Backup
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    -
    Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware protection8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    SaaS Backup
    Comparison of SaaS Backup features of AWS Backup and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    AWS Backup
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    -
    Ratings
    SaaS Product Integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Data Restoration Options8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Auditing and Search8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Storage in the Cloud or On-Premises10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of AWS Backup and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    AWS Backup
    -
    Ratings
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    9.3
    92 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings9.667 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings9.170 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.165 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings9.177 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.083 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of AWS Backup and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    AWS Backup
    -
    Ratings
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    9.1
    87 Ratings
    5% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings9.270 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings8.983 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings9.184 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of AWS Backup and IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Feature
    AWS Backup
    -
    Ratings
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    9.3
    92 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings9.289 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings9.287 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings9.380 Ratings
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score9.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AWS BackupIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.4
    (96 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.6
    (22 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AWS BackupIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    There is a cost involved with data retrieval. AWS Backup is truly that, a backup. If you need to access this data on a regular basis, there are better options out there. For long term, just in case incremental backups, AWS [Backup] checks all the boxes. Just set it up, start your backups, and rest assured your data is safe.
    Incentivized
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    IDrive
    It scales well from the individual to corporate environments with many different plans to suit your needs and budget. For backing up servers such as Exchange or SQL I've used their sister product iBackup, which is also excellent and we have no problems with, so maybe they should merge the two products into one which would make it a better overall proposition. It also seems to handle backing up mapped drives as well, which is what we used for a while before getting the on server version. That being said it can use up quite a bit of bandwidth so make sure you schedule at night when noone is working. However it does only backup changed files which is great.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Centralized management - single pane of glass to manage backups for multiple AWS services.
    • Encryption - integrates with KMS to encrypt backup data at rest and in transit.
    • Cross Account management - manage backups across multiple AWS accounts with AWS organizations.
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    IDrive
    • I'm using it on MAC, the app works very well in the background
    • Logging activities is something I really like, because I can check whether the backup was successful or not.
    • I really like the option of being able to select external drivers and back up only specific folders or files.
    • The application itself is very easy to use, even though it doesn't have a version in my language (pt-br), I had no trouble setting it up and I'm using it without any problems.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Restoring the compute nodes of the cluster should be done always
    • Having the default Roles all the necessary permission, you have to add some depending on your configurations
    • Being able to see the Jobs status in a centralize account more graphically
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    IDrive
    • DropBox-protected folders were not initially backed up as IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 did not follow the symbolic links created
    • I experienced some UX confusion in adding new folders to backup; it's a different interface than setting up exclusions, and they should follow the same workflow and page buttons
    • After a reboot, it appears like a full disk scan is performed which can take quite a long time on a disk which has many files and lots of space
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IDrive
    It does everything that it needs to to create an effecitve Three level backup to the cloud of all your important data, its reliable, dependable and peformant in its use cases. It overcomes the need to store offsite physical media such as Tape or disk storage. And its cost and level of reporting can be tailored to fit the use case of your business.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    Overall because I can sell it white labeled and use my white labeled software like CloudBerry and the native backup apps on my synology NAS servers to store things in real time and do duplication and disaster recovery directly to it was game changing for my client in the advertising world they are never down now.
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    IDrive
    While both the desktop and mobile apps are pretty straightforward and not complicated to navigate with features and settings fairly easy to understand and execute with clear enough descriptions they could use a refresh to be a but more intuitive and improvements made so they are less glitchy. Also backup speeds could use some improvement
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    Support for AWS Backup is by Amazon itself so it is solid as always. If you have a business or higher level support plan you'll have no trouble getting engineers or other staff on the job to help you with whatever comes up.
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    IDrive
    I have not had to use their tech support. I did call once but luckily figured out what to do while I was on hold so I disconnected. If I really needed them it would have been a very long hold time I suppose.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IDrive
    Did not participate in the implementation.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    I've tried a lot of different products. Backblaze, at least from a birds-eye view is significantly cheaper than AWS/the rest. Backblaze is a little more simpler, but it's well worth it. Linode also provides backup options, however I'm only familiar with their backup on their VPS's (however you make that plural), which never gave me a problem.
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    IDrive
    I was a Backblaze user for 5 years because they had a very cost effective plan for my storage needs. However, they were very poor at backing up external devices quickly, and made it a pain in the butt to keep the backups active due to their 30 days connectivity policy.
    Dropbox is a great fit for cloud backup when you need to access the backup files in the cloud frequently.
    IDrive is the best solution out there for true backup of devices in case they are damaged or lost.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Offsite means a failure at our cloud provider means we can redeploy quickly to another data center or another provider quickly.
    • The cost can't be best.
    • Pay only for what you use. No need to pay for extra data that you don't need.
    • No minimums
    Incentivized
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    IDrive
    • For individual users such as my case, the savings with the Personal plan are important compared to alternatives like ElephantDrive. For 5TB ElephantDrive costs $600/yr in the comparable Family plan, whereas IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 costs only $99.50/yr.
    Incentivized
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