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Why IDrive Online Backup is better? IDrive* Mozy Carbonite
Performance

Best**

Average

Average

Small Business

Create and Manage Multiple accounts via Web

Features
True archiving Does not delete data on
server side***
Deletes data automatically after 30 days Deletes data automatically after 30 days

Continuous Backup

With 10 mins frequency With 2 hours frequency With 24 hours frequency

Mapped drive support

Open/Locked file backup support

Versioning#

Block level incremental backups

Bandwidth throttle

No limit on the upload/download size

Notification on the status of scheduled backups

Ease of Use

Windows Explorer like interface for easy restore

Add to Backup set or perform interactive backup from Windows Explorer

Drag-and-drop option using drive interface

Quick Search and restore option for any file or folder

Access of Backup/Restore log information from web

Application support

Microsoft Windows 2000, 2000 Advanced Server, 2003 Server

Proxy Support

Security

Encryption on transfer

Encryption on storage

Support

Free Telephone support

Price

2 GB Free Version

50 GB backup

USD 49.50/year for Personal use,
USD 99.50/year for Business.
USD 54.45/year and approx. USD 250/Year for Small Business. USD 49.95/year

*
Above comparison chart compares 'IDrive for Windows' with other services. This comparison chart is not applicable for 'IDrive for Mac'.
**
Internal tests show at least a 30% performance advantage over competing services, which could mean a huge difference in backup time.
***
IDrive backed up data is not deleted for an active account unless action is initiated by the user even if corresponding data is removed from PC. With competing services, data is kept only for 30 days from the time data is deleted from PC.
# IDrive supports true versioning & retains up to 30 versions of backed up data.