IDrive vs Carbonite

Round by round

1. Round 1What it costs per yearCarbonite wins
   IDrive5/10

   $9.99/mo, billed yearly

   personal plan, billed yearly ($119.88 a year)

   • $9.99/mo, billed yearly, against $95.99/yr

   Source: idrive.com ↗

   Carbonite8/10

   $95.99/yr

   safe basic regular yearly ($76.79 first year promo)

   Source: carbonite.com ↗

   Carbonite wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

2. Round 2How much cloud storage you getCarbonite wins
   IDrive5/10

   5 TB

   cloud storage

   • 5 TB, against Unlimited

   Source: idrive.com ↗

   Carbonite8/10

   Unlimited

   cloud backup storage

   Source: carbonite.com ↗

   Carbonite wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

3. Round 3How many computers it coversIDrive wins
   IDrive8/10

   Multiple computers

   one user, multiple computers

   Source: idrive.com ↗

   Carbonite5/10

   1 computer

   safe basic devices

   • 1 computer, against Multiple computers

   Source: carbonite.com ↗

   IDrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

4. Round 4How long old versions are keptIDrive wins
   IDrive8/10

   Kept until you delete

   true archiving: deleted files kept; up to 30 versions

   Source: idrive.com ↗

   Carbonite5/10

   30 days

   deleted files kept

   • 30 days, against Kept until you delete

   Source: support.carbonite.com ↗

   IDrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

5. Round 5Which computers it runs onIDrive wins
   IDrive8/10

   Windows, Mac, Linux

   desktop os supported

   Source: idrive.com ↗

   Carbonite5/10

   Windows, Mac

   desktop os supported

   • Windows, Mac, against Windows, Mac, Linux

   Source: carbonite.com ↗

   IDrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

6. Round 6Whether it covers network drivesIDrive wins
   IDrive8/10

   NAS backup

   nas devices (dedicated apps)

   Source: idrive.com ↗

   Carbonite5/10

   No NAS backup

   nas only on safe backup pro

   • No NAS backup, against NAS backup

   Source: support.carbonite.com ↗

   IDrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

Side by side

Top ratedIDrive

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Best for how much cloud storage you getCarbonite

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Overall score

7.1

Best

6.1

Price

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What it costs per year

5.0

5.8

How much cloud storage you get

7.3

7.9

How many computers it covers

7.9

6.3

Which computers it runs on

7.9

6.2

How long you can try it free

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5.7

Head-to-head findings

What it costs per year

$9.99/mo, billed yearly

$95.99/yr

How much cloud storage you get

5 TB

Unlimited

How many computers it covers

Multiple computers

1 computer

Which computers it runs on

Windows, Mac, Linux

Windows, Mac

How long you can try it free

—

15-day free trial

Whether only you hold the key

Private encryption key

Private encryption key

How long old versions are kept

Kept until you delete

30 days

Whether it can image your whole drive

Full disk image

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Record

Head-to-head record

9–0

0–7–1

Head-to-heads won

100 %

0 %

Rounds won

53 %

24 %

Pros

Cons

• $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

• $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

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