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http://www.rev2.org/2007/07/12/top-5-online-backup-services-that-will-save-your-life/

Started by Sid Yadav · 10 months ago

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  • Phil

    1 year ago

    I've been using and love www.jungledisk.com. Pricing is basically Amazon's S3 pricing.
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  • livatlantis

    1 year ago

    I just registered with OmniDrive for their free 1 GB plan; that's because they have a Mac client (although a lot of other features, like the API, are Win-only) and their website looks well-designed (which is always worth considering). The 1GB over isn't too bad with synchronization; .Mac charges $99 for the same capacity (but of course, there's more to it). Pro membership even includes WebDAV support).

    OmniDrive's web interface looks smooth (that draggable high-res trash icon impresses), and the uploading is easy. They have a very familiar filesystem approach (the initial directory, /username, leads the hierarchy) and easy file management tools (the usual cut, copy, edit, move,group by date/title...). Developers, too, might be interested in integrating the service to their apps.

    Hmm, I hadn't realized there was a world out there for online storage and backup. (Note: Thanks for the heads-up, will explore more). Come to think of it, all this can turn real useful with an iPhone interface. Or without, with the Asus Eee PC. Or anything else that comes without huge HDDs in favor of lighter flash drives.
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  • Ryan

    1 year ago

    Where did you get the pricing for mozy? It's $4.95/month for unlimited storage (I'm currently backing up over 100 gigs of data there).
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  • George Curious

    1 year ago

    How about Gdrive and Gmail for backup? I have been using that - it does not have too many bells and whistles...but it works.
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  • Sid Yadav

    1 year ago

    Ryan,
    Looks like I was looking at MozyPro -- whoops. :)

    http://www.mozypro.com/mozy_pro/pricing

    Sid
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  • John

    1 year ago

    I use SOS online backup. SOS Online Backup Beta is undoubtedly the most flexible service on test, as it not only offers backup for your machine but online storage that's available through the Web. The backup client itself is simple to use and has just about all the features you'd want. The best feature is it has "Always ON" Data Protection. SOS LiveProtect, continuously monitors your chosen files and backs up any changes immediately. bYou can also decide whether to send the whole file or just the modified portion. The best part is SOS can backup locked and open files. Ultra Safe Password protects your data even from the employees of SOS.

    http://www.sosonlinebackup.com
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  • JHolmes

    1 year ago

    Franticindustires have done a similar evaluation of 5 other online backup services quite different to the ones listed here.

    One that seems to have been missed from both was Box but that said Frantic did look at Ewedrive, which is essentially a UK based version of Box as far as I have tested it.

    There are some neat things about Ewedrive and although looks very new to the online backup scene could get a lot of attention and users given the simplicity of its approach without seemingly compromising on security and quality (famous last words).

    I know alot of these other services tend to highlight their encryption systems but ultimately I still think we're leaving too much supposed faith in their hands and where Box and Ewedrive wins hands down for me is in allowing me to encrypt and store my files the way I want yet give me the reassurance of secure file transfers to their servers.

    That said I recommended Mozy to a nunmber of my family who needed a more 'set and forget' type solution and am sure there are people who would prefer their approach to backups.

    Each to their own I suppose :)

    John
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  • Ryan

    1 year ago

    Sid -- Ah, OK. I had never even seen the Mozy Pro site before. Interesting.
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  • Tom Nats

    1 year ago

    Been using http://www.tilana.com/. Very cool.
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  • Josh Miller

    1 year ago

    We have now used X-drive for two days. It can access networked drives that are mapped. I have seen it choke every once and awhile during normal business hours, but at midnight it screams on the uploading.

    We are at 2.3 gigs and happy.

    Josh
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  • Wayne S.

    1 year ago

    Hey Sid,

    Thanks for including BackupRight in your review.

    Your comments are spot-on with regards to our current pricing plans, they needed to be updated and will be in near future.

    We are actively working on creating the best possible online backup service that we can, and if you had trouble with our client on Windows Vista I would love to get your feedback so that we can address those things for all of our users. I sent you an email, it might be in your junk folder, feel free to get back to me.

    Also, I would like to offer all Rev2’ers a 50% off coupon for BackupRight, just use ‘rev2’ at the checkout. While it doesn’t quite fix our pricing problem, it will certainly make our service more affordable.

    Wayne
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  • Pat

    1 year ago

    Sorry you included Backupright.com. They do not operate ethically. They stole - verbatim - over 80 pages off our webwsite, and we had to contact their ISP in order to get our copyrighted pages off their site. They removed the links, but are still counting our pages in their overalll content. Stealing the results of hard work and research are theft just the same as stealing merchandise. And THIS is the kind of company you want to trust your data to???
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  • Sam

    1 year ago

    The best online backup service is no doubt DriveHQ.com. Please visit http://www.drivehq.com/backup/ watch the flash demo.

    A few highlights from the website:

    Online backup files & emails. Easy, secure, automatic. No device needed, works anywhere. The best alternative to traditional backup by one of the largest online backup service providers since 2003.

    DriveHQ Online Backup is clearly the best backup solution:
    It has a lot of high-end backup features (see below).
    Offsite backup to our state-of-the-art facility, secure & reliable.
    Backup, access and restore files remotely.
    Group & business backup with multiple-PC support.
    Customized website logo (view sample).
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  • John Cage

    1 year ago

    I think the fact that there are a good number of companies offering this now is wonderful. The speed of the internet is such that its possible to remotely backup your files and therefore the worry of theft, or other damage such as fire is removed. As long as the backup tool is 'set and forget' then thats the main thing
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  • Wayne S.

    1 year ago

    Just want to let all Rev2 readers that BackupRight is now offering 50 Gigabytes of storage for just $9.99/month.

    Come check us out for 14 days, its risk free, never worry about theft, hardware failure, or disasters ever again.
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  • Shamai

    1 year ago

    I use a new company called http://www.onlinebackupvault.com great company, and good service. recommend
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  • Lee

    1 year ago

    I use an online backup solution from http://www.PerfectBackup.co.uk because it supports my Linux and Windows Servers and also supports my Exchange and MySQL applications out of the box. It was very easy to install, backs up my data automatically and more important IT IS FREE FOR LIFE.
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  • michelle

    1 year ago

    HI!
    Thank you for recomendding onlinebackupvault.com - its an amazing product and more importantly amazing tech support
    online backup vault offers free remote setup and provides a reliable offsite backup solution
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  • michelle

    1 year ago

    also onlinebackupvault has a FREE product called www.gointomypc.com that offers free remote software
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  • peter jones

    1 year ago

    10 gigs of compressed data which equates to 20 plus actual space for masters students (not necessarily I.T.) for free with half price backup for life after graduation. The plan I believe is that we will get our future employers to fork out for commercial backup.
    Also, they use the online backup industrys lenghtiest default retentin at 365 (12 times normal) and they actually backup your data as against just about everyone else who actually mirror betwen sites only.

    Normal price 10 gig 69 (outside of offers such as above)
    additional vlocks of 10 gigs 29

    www.backupanytime.com
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    1 year ago

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  • Robert Cook

    12 months ago

    we run a small law firm with about 25 computers. we checked out multiple solutions for backup. OnlineBackupVault.com was by far the best option for us. They offer a super product alongside and probably more important a super staff. we have called them for support 2x both times we got immediate assistance and a follow up call to make sure all was ok. www.onlinebackupvaul.com is the best solution you will find - thank you guys!
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  • Mark

    7 months ago

    SOS online backup forever!
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