Alternatives to IDrive for all platforms with any license

BackBlaze Sponsored

Online backup for $5 month unlimited space. Backblaze backup encrypts and uploads all your data – no questions asked. No picking files. No digging through folders.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows
Encrypted sync Incremental backup Unlimited storage Add a feature

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Dropbox

Worlds leading online storage and file sync service. You get 2GB free. Apps for all major platforms.
- Dropbox does not offer end-to-end encryption and so does not protect your data from ransomware or any hackers that might breach their servers (and this has happened before). Dropbox also stores your data in a way that's readable to them, which means they have to hand it over when asked for it for government surveillance. This is not a problem for iDrive if you use the private key option because then only you can read your stuff. JohnFastman • Apr 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry Chrome OS Windows S Windows Phone iPad Kindle Fire
Centralized model repository File-sync Selective synchronization Ad-free ... Built-in player Built-in viewer Scan documents IFTTT integration Integrated PDF Viewer Compatible with Microsoft Office Office Online integration Works Offline Podcast Hosting Selective synchronization Shared folders Shared links Unlimited storage Add a feature

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Google Drive

Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service which enables user cloud storage, file sharing and collaborative editing. Google Drive incorporates the...
- Google Drive does not offer end-to-end encryption and therefore does not protect your data from ransomware. Google also stores your data in a format readable to them, which they can (and do) harvest your private data and hand it over when asked for it by government surveillance. This is not a problem for iDrive if you use the private key option because only you can read your stuff. JohnFastman • Apr 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad
Android Sync Automatic conversion to multiple formats Built-in player Built-in viewer ... Cloud sync Collaborative writing Sync Contacts Differential backup File-sync GSuite Integration IFTTT integration Integrated Search Compatible with Microsoft Office Works Offline Real time collaboration Upload directly to Google Drive Add a feature

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MEGA

You hold the security keys for 15 GB free storage, unlimited desktop sync bandwidth, and 10 GB per month of free bandwidth for sharing with other accounts. Additional...

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Blackberry 10 Chrome Firefox
Apps with End-to-End Encryption File-sync AES encryption Cloud sync ... Accept Bitcoin as payment Encrypted backups Firefox extension Works Offline Selective synchronization Shared folders Add a feature

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Duplicati

Duplicati is a backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on local storage, cloud storage services and remote file servers. The...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Encrypted backups Schedule Backup Automatic Backup Incremental backup ... Backup to Google Drive Cloud sync File Compression File Versioning Guided configuration Multiple languages Retention Schedule Support for SFTP Support for WebDAV Add a feature

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SpiderOak

SpiderOak provides an easy, secure and consolidated online backup, storage, access, sharing & sync tool for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Ubuntu, Debian &...
- iDrive is about backup more than it is about sync (you backup your own data and sync your own computers, rather than sync with those of others). SpiderOak does the same. Importantly, both have "zero-knowledge" setups to ensure that no one except you - not even they - can see the data you are storing on their servers. SpiderOak is probably more established/reliable, iDrive has the superior mobile app (can backup your phone, not just download). iDrive has no Linux client. JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone iPad Xfce
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted backups File Versioning Automatic Backup ... Works Offline Real-time backup Security focused Selective synchronization Unlimited storage Add a feature

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Yandex.Disk

Files on Yandex.Disk won't get lost if your phone or computer breaks. You'll have enough storage space for your most precious photos and important documents. ...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad
File-sync Integrated Search Security focused Services monitoring ... Support for WebDAV Add a feature

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CrashPlan PRO

CrashPlan lets you automatically back up your hard drive to another computer. The program offers secure cloud storage, in addition to local backups, and continuous...
- Discontinued Current subscribers were informed last year that CrashPlan Home is being discontinued in October 2018. The service has recommended users sign up with another home service like Carbonite, or for CrashPlan's own much more expensive business plan.
Commercial Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone iPad
Encrypted backups AES encryption Automatic Backup File Versioning ... Multiple languages Unlimited storage Add a feature

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SugarSync

SugarSync is the best way to backup, access, sync, and share all your files and folders including documents, photos, videos, and music — from any computer or mobile...

Commercial Mac Windows Android iPhone Blackberry ... Windows S Android Tablet iPad Microsoft Office Outlook Kindle Fire
Cloud sync File-sync Multiple languages Works Offline ... Selective synchronization Add a feature

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iCloud

Store email, contacts, calendars, photos, music, books, apps and more in the cloud and access them on all your devices.
- The whole point of iDrive, Tresorit, SpiderOak and Sync.com is that they offer a zero-knowledge model based on encryption which prevents even the company from viewing user files. iCloud is NOT like that; files stored with iCloud can be viewed by Apple, subpoenad by the US govt and stolen in readable format by hackers. Go with encryption if you value your privacy. JohnFastman • Jul 2018
Freemium Mac Windows Web iPhone iPad
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BackBlaze

Online backup for $5 month unlimited space. Backblaze backup encrypts and uploads all your data – no questions asked. No picking files. No digging through folders. Your...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows
Encrypted sync Incremental backup Unlimited storage Add a feature

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Volafile

Volafile.org offers real time filesharing and fast downloads without delays or annoying countdowns. Users can share files in rooms, each with a chat and a filelist. ...

Freemium Web
Built-in player Integrated Chat Photo Sharing Add a feature

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Koofr

Koofr is a safe, secure and simple way to store, backup and share your documents, photos, videos and more. The free plan comes with 2GB of free cloud storage space for...

Freemium $ $ $ Windows Linux Web Android iPhone ... Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Chrome Mac
Built-in player Built-in viewer Google Chrome extension Cloud sync ... File-sync Google Drive integration Google Plus integration Integrated Search Multiple languages Multiple Account support Real time collaboration Selective synchronization Team Collaboration Two factor authentication Web-Based Support for WebDAV Add a feature

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Sync.com

Sync makes it easy to store, share and access your files from everywhere - your privacy guaranteed. Get 5GB free or 500GB Pro account for $49/yr.
- Sync.com is more about syncing Dropbox-style but with encryption/privacy in mind. iDrive is more about backing up your computer and files than about syncing with others (although you can sync between your own computers). Both implement strong encryption to ensure privacy is much much better than Dropbox, GoogleDrive. Neither Sync.com nor iDrive are convenient for Linux users. JohnFastman • Dec 2016
Freemium Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... iPad
Cloud sync Encrypted backups Encrypted sync Apps with End-to-End Encryption ... Client side encryption Encrypted photo upload File Versioning Real time collaboration Security focused Add a feature

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Jirafeau

Jirafeau is an open-source web site permitting to upload a file in a simple way and give an unique link to it.
- iDrive is mainly for syncing your computers and backup - both with strong encryption to protect your privacy. Jirafeau is something you can install on your own server that permits you to upload files on an individual basis and send someone a link. JohnFastman • Dec 2016
Free Open Source Windows Linux Self-Hosted NGINX Apache HTTP Server ... PHP lighttpd
No features added Add a feature

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Syncplicity

The only automated sync, back-up, collaboration and file management service powerful enough for a business user and easy enough for a novice. Secure, anywhere access to...

Freemium Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... iPad
Cloud sync File-sync Real time collaboration Unlimited users Add a feature

79 Like

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I used iDrive for several months but it was slow and unreliable (and did not do "continuous" backups, only scheduled backups which are less effective for a laptop. In the end, I switched to Backblaze and haven't looked back.

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I started by trying the free storage option and for 2-3 consecutive days I had trouble loging in. I contacted support, we exchanged a couple of mails but nothing of what they proposed worked. The problem went away by itself afterwards. So I decided to try the 150GB for 5$/mo. plan. It took me ages to upload my data (I know its not their fault, all dsl connections are asymmetric). Then I was happy for about a couple of weeks, with automated backups keeping everything updated, until I changed the names of the folders of my photo collection. The program uploaded the folders again without deleting the older versions, and when I try to sync it gets stuck and it doesn't delete the older versions in the cloud. As a result my quota of 150GB is full and I cannot backup anything new. This has been going on for a while now, and the help desk is eager but unable to help.
I am seriously thinking about switching (that's how I got to this forum) because I cannot afford to spend so much time and energy on the issue. Any suggestions? I am considering Crashplan, SpiderOak and Backblaze in that order.

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IDrive recently started offering an unlimited backup plan in addition to their free and pro plans. There are a few limites like the mapped drive support is not available for the unlimited plan, Windows only and only one computer but it is an attractive plan for those people interesting in an unlimited backup plan.

Some details can be found here: http://www.onlinebackupdeals.com/idrive/idrive-unlimited-plan-details/

Comment by pillow86

about IDrive · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Long have I been trying a software with such lots of leftovers after uninstall.

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