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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AIDrive 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…

    $59.50

    per year One user, unlimited computers 5TB storage

    Zoho WorkDrive

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AZoho WorkDrive is an online file storage and content collaboration platform for teams, small businesses, and large enterprises. Introducing Team Folders, which enables teams of any size to work together more securely. It also offers access to a built-in office suite to brainstorm and ideate with your team in real time. WorkDrive supports mobility needs with its Android and iOS mobile apps and a desktop sync application.

    $2.50

    per month per user

    Pricing
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2Zoho WorkDrive
    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
    Starter
    $2.50
    per month per user
    Team
    $4.50
    per month per user
    Business
    $9
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2Zoho WorkDrive
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    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 e2Zoho WorkDrive
    Considered Both Products
    IDrive
    Chose IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    IDrive offers a more affordable option and have not tried sharing yet but hopefully it works better.
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    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    91 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    88 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    88 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    84 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    86 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2Zoho WorkDrive
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 and Zoho WorkDrive
    Feature
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    9.4
    93 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Zoho WorkDrive
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Versioning9.768 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Video files9.371 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Audio files9.466 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Document collaboration10.03 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Access control9.26 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    File search9.378 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Device sync9.284 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 and Zoho WorkDrive
    Feature
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    8.9
    88 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zoho WorkDrive
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    User and role management9.371 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    File organization8.184 Ratings9.45 Ratings
    Device management9.385 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 and Zoho WorkDrive
    Feature
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    9.0
    93 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Zoho WorkDrive
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Performance8.290 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Reliability9.488 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Storage Reports9.481 Ratings8.65 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Zoho WorkDrive
    Score9.3 out of 10
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2Zoho WorkDrive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (97 ratings)
    9.4
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (23 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 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 e2Zoho WorkDrive
    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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    Zoho
    Zoho WorkDrive is probably the best for small organizations because of its affordability and the easy of setting up. Zoho is very well suited for facilitating the sharing of documents securely to allow for efficient collaboration. It is also supported by enterprise grade security, making it well suited for storing and sharing documents securely.
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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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    Zoho
    • It is every easy to share documents/ files using Zoho WorkDrive
    • Zoho WorkDrive is far much cheaper than similar solutions, like OneDrive/ Google Workspace but still gives much more storage than those
    • The support from the Zoho WorkDrive team is very solid, and always able to respond within minutes
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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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    Zoho
    • Zoho WorkDrive has limitations in sync and performance.
    • There is Sync limitations which lacks the selective or block and make it inefficient for large files
    • There is navigation issues like trash and shared items and tasks are hidden in menus.
    • Large files uploading and downloading is very slow. The speed lacks
    • In the storage part if we edit the file, the file takes the full file version and store it.
    • Missing feature is there is no proper encryption for the files and folders.
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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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zoho
    Very user friendly and I've had difficulties with many other CRMs/ WorkDrives. This one is definitely top notch. In fact, I used Zoho WorkDrive back in 2015 for my first company, then I worked for a company which also used Zoho WorkDrive and now I have another company and we're using it again.
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    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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    IDrive
    Did not participate in the implementation.
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    Zoho
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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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    Zoho
    We are using IDrive e2 since last 2 year for NAS storage backup and Idrive e2 pricing are very budget friendly.
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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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    Zoho
    • Zoho WorkDrive makes knowledge transfer process easy, when someone leaves or join company.
    • Zoho WorkDrive helps engineers and developer sharing API docs, code snippet, RCA etc.
    • Zoho WorkDrive is part of zoho workplace, so we don't have to invest on standalone apps and services.
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    ScreenShots

    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 Screenshots

    Screenshot of IDrive WindowsScreenshot of IDrive WebScreenshot of IDrive Server BackupScreenshot of IDrive 360

    Zoho WorkDrive Screenshots

    Screenshot of Offers a shared space to store, organize, and manage files to support collaboration.Screenshot of Files can be located from Team Folders with not just the file name, but also by using text keywords and image content.Screenshot of Personalized Labels can be created based on how users want to arrange shared and personal files. This is to make it easier for everyone to get access to the data they need.Screenshot of WorkDrive's Global and Unread notifications helps users to stay on top of all the changes made by team members.