Arq Backup vs IDrive
IDrive comes out ahead of Arq Backup on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
IDrive takes it, 3–1 on rounds.
On the published figures, IDrive takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Arq Backup if…
- • You want Arq Backup's edge on what it costs per year
Choose IDrive if…
- • You want IDrive's edge on how much cloud storage you get and how many computers it covers
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs per yearArq Backup winsIDrive5/10
$9.99/mo, billed yearly
personal plan, billed yearly ($119.88 a year)
- $9.99/mo, billed yearly, against $69.99/yr
Source: idrive.com ↗
Arq Backup wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much cloud storage you getIDrive wins
IDrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How many computers it coversIDrive winsArq Backup5/10
5 computers
computers covered by arq premium
- 5 computers, against Multiple computers
Source: arqbackup.com ↗
IDrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Which computers it runs onIDrive winsArq Backup5/10
Windows, Mac
desktop oses supported
- Windows, Mac, against Windows, Mac, Linux
Source: arqbackup.com ↗
IDrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How long old versions are keptTieIDrive7/10
Kept until you delete
true archiving: deleted files kept; up to 30 versions
Source: idrive.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6Whether only you hold the keyTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- 1 TB, against 5 TB
- 5 computers, against Multiple computers
- Windows, Mac, against Windows, Mac, Linux
- $69.99/yr, against $49.99/yr
- $9.99/mo, billed yearly, against $69.99/yr
- $9.99/mo, billed yearly, against $39.95/yr
- $9.99/mo, billed yearly, against $49.99/yr
- $9.99/mo, billed yearly, against $69/yr