Top 5 Cloud Backup Solutions
Whether it is an unintentional deletion or a crashed hard drive, online backup services is one of the best ways to protect yourself against the loss of critical computer data. We present to you the top five backup solutions.
Crashplan
According to TopTenReviews, Crashplan is the best-unlimited cloud backup; it offers unlimited storage, bandwidth, file size, file retention, and versioning. It can backup to NAS storage, local external hard drive, and also to the cloud. Backup is very easy to setup, and the software can be used as a cloud-free backup tool. It has 30 days full features trial that lets you test and see its performance. Cashplan, however, has inconsistent restoration and backup speeds, depending on location.
IDrive
It is a reliable cloud backup solution, which also does sharing and syncing securely. According to comparitech, IDrive users can connect an unlimited number of computers to backup; it supports all the main programs: Mac, Windows, Android, and iOS. It uses local encryption to protect files before they are sent to the cloud making it impossible, even for IDrive staff, to see your data clearly. It does not have an unlimited design choice, and its mobile application is very basic.
Backblaze
It is one of the best-unlimited cloud backup services with unlimited bandwidth and file size. According to cnet after installing the app on a PC, it scans all non-recoverable files and backs them up. It has 15 days free trial time to test the service, fast upload speeds and takes little system resources. It does not, however, have real scheduling features like sharing and syncing and external hard drives must be connected every 30 days.
Acronis
If you want disk image cloud backups and can live with a programmed once-a-day backup get Acronis. It can create public links, which you can share with contacts right from your backups. It provides different pricing tiers, 5, 3 and 1 computer and every plan covers mobile phone backups. It has a well-considered user interface and good speed levels. It does not give individual file process window to review progress.
Carbonite
Carbonite does not take up too much storage space on your PC and has three-way restorations (search and restore, browse your backup, restore all files) that allow you to search for any file, or do a full data restore. According to Cloudwards, Carbonite warns you about what is and what is not backed up and has a private encryption key that makes backups very secure. It is however very slow and does not have NAS backup support in the basic plan.
Safeguard yourself from the problems that come with data loss by choosing a backup solution that will suit your data safety needs.
