IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 vs. OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
IDrive protects PCs, Macs, mobile devices, Servers, Cloud Applications Data (SAAS) including Office 365, and Google Workspace, and provides S3 compatible Object Storage with IDrive e2. IDrive offers different plans for cloud backup for devices: - IDrive Personal - IDrive Core - IDrive Team - IDrive Small Business - IDrive Enterprise - IDrive360 EndPoint IDrive provides Cloud Applications data (SAAS) Backup: - Microsoft Office 365 Backup - Google…
$99.50
per year One user, unlimited computers 5TB storage
OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, formerly from Carbonite, includes comprehensive, automatic backup and recovery for Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Box and Dropbox.N/A
Pricing
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
Editions & Modules
IDrive Cloud to Cloud Backup
$20
per year
IDrive 360 EndPoint
$29.50
per year
IDrive e2
$49.50
per year
IDrive Core
$79.50
per year
Personal
$99.50
per year
IDrive Team
$99.50
per year
IDrive Business
$99.50
per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsIDrive regularly offers first year discounts for all plans and offers a full-featured 30-day free trial for IDrive 360 Endpoint
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Community Pulse
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
Considered Both Products
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
I find the IDrive interface easier to work with as well as plan selection and making any changes to my backup scheme. More flexible for sure.
Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
Price, Product Selection and 24/7 Customer Tech Support.
OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup

No answer on this topic

Features
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
9.3
93 Ratings
11% above category average
OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
-
Ratings
Versioning9.568 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.171 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files9.266 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control9.26 Ratings00 Ratings
File search9.178 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync9.084 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
8.8
88 Ratings
2% above category average
OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
-
Ratings
User and role management9.171 Ratings00 Ratings
File organization8.284 Ratings00 Ratings
Device management9.185 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
9.0
93 Ratings
4% above category average
OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
-
Ratings
Performance8.490 Ratings00 Ratings
Reliability9.388 Ratings00 Ratings
Storage Reports9.281 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(97 ratings)
9.9
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(23 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2OpenText Core Cloud-to-Cloud Backup
Likelihood to Recommend
IDrive
It scales well from the individual to corporate environments with many different plans to suit your needs and budget. For backing up servers such as Exchange or SQL I've used their sister product iBackup, which is also excellent and we have no problems with, so maybe they should merge the two products into one which would make it a better overall proposition. It also seems to handle backing up mapped drives as well, which is what we used for a while before getting the on server version. That being said it can use up quite a bit of bandwidth so make sure you schedule at night when noone is working. However it does only backup changed files which is great.
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OpenText
If you need to send information to someone and you don't want others to see in case the wrong person gets it, that you can encrypt it and just make sure the person has the password to open it. This program makes it very easy to send emails to others and inform people when you are away and when you will be available upon return.
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Pros
IDrive
  • I'm using it on MAC, the app works very well in the background
  • Logging activities is something I really like, because I can check whether the backup was successful or not.
  • I really like the option of being able to select external drivers and back up only specific folders or files.
  • The application itself is very easy to use, even though it doesn't have a version in my language (pt-br), I had no trouble setting it up and I'm using it without any problems.
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OpenText
  • User profile data
  • Real time backup of all things
  • Nano speed recovery
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Cons
IDrive
  • DropBox-protected folders were not initially backed up as IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 did not follow the symbolic links created
  • I experienced some UX confusion in adding new folders to backup; it's a different interface than setting up exclusions, and they should follow the same workflow and page buttons
  • After a reboot, it appears like a full disk scan is performed which can take quite a long time on a disk which has many files and lots of space
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OpenText
  • More vocabulary to choose from when needing a different word to complete a sentence.
  • For example, when you point the arrow over Review that a list will appear for what is listed under that section as oppose to having to click on it.
  • Have a button that you can click on to demonstration how to use something for example graphs.
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Likelihood to Renew
IDrive
It does everything that it needs to to create an effecitve Three level backup to the cloud of all your important data, its reliable, dependable and peformant in its use cases. It overcomes the need to store offsite physical media such as Tape or disk storage. And its cost and level of reporting can be tailored to fit the use case of your business.
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OpenText
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Usability
IDrive
While both the desktop and mobile apps are pretty straightforward and not complicated to navigate with features and settings fairly easy to understand and execute with clear enough descriptions they could use a refresh to be a but more intuitive and improvements made so they are less glitchy. Also backup speeds could use some improvement
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OpenText
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
IDrive
I have not had to use their tech support. I did call once but luckily figured out what to do while I was on hold so I disconnected. If I really needed them it would have been a very long hold time I suppose.
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OpenText
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
IDrive
Did not participate in the implementation.
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OpenText
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Alternatives Considered
IDrive
I was a Backblaze user for 5 years because they had a very cost effective plan for my storage needs. However, they were very poor at backing up external devices quickly, and made it a pain in the butt to keep the backups active due to their 30 days connectivity policy.
Dropbox is a great fit for cloud backup when you need to access the backup files in the cloud frequently.
IDrive is the best solution out there for true backup of devices in case they are damaged or lost.
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OpenText
Super slow, often corrupted data, Carbonite is such a better engine and architecture.
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Return on Investment
IDrive
  • For individual users such as my case, the savings with the Personal plan are important compared to alternatives like ElephantDrive. For 5TB ElephantDrive costs $600/yr in the comparable Family plan, whereas IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 costs only $99.50/yr.
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OpenText
  • Helping busy staff members keep up with dates .
  • The reminders are perfect so you will not miss out on a meeting.
  • Being able to put the Team meeting on the calendar and all the person has to due to click the link to join the meeting. Fantastic!
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ScreenShots

IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 Screenshots

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