Backblaze vs IDrive
Two security & passwords tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
IDrive costs less for a six-person team.
Backblaze: Set and forget.
| Compare | BackblazeBackblaze | IDriveIDrive |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Unlimited computer backup for a flat yearly fee | Cloud backup for a team's computers, $9.99 a month for 5 |
| Starting price | From $8.25/person | From $9.99/mo |
| Six-person team | $49.50/mo | $19.99/mo |
| Plans | $99/yr per computer ($8.25/mo) for business backup; $9/mo billed monthly | Team: 5 users, 5 TB $9.99/mo billed yearly, $11.99 monthly; 10 users $19.99; first year 30% off. Business (unlimited users, servers) from $19.99/mo yearly for 500 GB. Server backup on Team $5/mo per server |
| Pricing model | Free trial | Paid |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Users | Per computer | 5 on the entry Team plan |
| Integrations | Standalone | Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace backup (extra), Synology and QNAP NAS, SQL Server, Exchange, Hyper-V, VMware |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people | 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | Plans not stated | Plans not stated |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | Plans not stated |
| Support hours | Live chat: Mon: 9am - 12pm, 1:30pm - 5pm PT; Tues - Fri: 9am - 12pm, 1pm - 5pm PT · Email: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time | Phone: 24/7 · Live chat: 24/7 |
| Incidents posted | Backblaze has a public status page. Status page | We found no public status page for IDrive. |
| Capterra score | 4.7 / 5 from 145 reviews | 4.6 / 5 from 1,201 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 1.9 / 5 from 239 reviews | 2.1 / 5 from 1,781 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 60 | 55 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 50 | 45 |
| Fit: Service business | 80 | 75 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 85 | 82 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 60 | 55 |
| Fit: Online store | 65 | 60 |
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| Visit Backblaze | Visit IDrive |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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