Carbonite vs Arq Backup
Arq Backup comes out ahead of Carbonite on 5 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
Arq Backup takes it, 5–1 on rounds.
On the published figures, Arq Backup takes 5 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Carbonite if…
- • You want Carbonite's edge on how much cloud storage you get
Choose Arq Backup if…
- • You want Arq Backup's edge on what it costs per year and how many computers it covers
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs per yearArq Backup winsCarbonite5/10
$95.99/yr
safe basic regular yearly ($76.79 first year promo)
- $95.99/yr, against $69.99/yr
Source: carbonite.com ↗
Arq Backup wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much cloud storage you getCarbonite winsArq Backup5/10
1 TB
cloud storage included in arq premium
- 1 TB, against Unlimited
Source: arqbackup.com ↗
Carbonite wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How many computers it coversArq Backup wins
Arq Backup wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How long old versions are keptArq Backup winsCarbonite5/10
30 days
deleted files kept
- 30 days, against Every version kept
Source: support.carbonite.com ↗
Arq Backup wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How long you can try it freeArq Backup winsCarbonite5/10
15-day free trial
free trial
- 15-day free trial, against 30-day free trial
Source: carbonite.com ↗
Arq Backup wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6Whether it covers network drivesArq Backup winsCarbonite5/10
No NAS backup
nas only on safe backup pro
- No NAS backup, against Backs up network shares
Source: support.carbonite.com ↗
Arq Backup wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
Side by side
- $95.99/yr, against $49.99/yr
- 15-day free trial, against 30-day free trial
- No NAS backup, against Back up to network shares
- $95.99/yr, against $39.95/yr
- 1 TB, against 5 TB
- 5 computers, against Multiple computers
- Windows, Mac, against Windows, Mac, Linux
- $69.99/yr, against $49.99/yr