IDrive works well; stable and fast cloud upload
July 21, 2021
IDrive works well; stable and fast cloud upload
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with IDrive
I implemented IDrive as part of a multi-pronged backup and recovery strategy. We had been using JungleDisk successfully for years but they changed corporate directions and were forcing us into a full security suite at quadruple the cost. Acronis TrueImage has cloud backup that is abysmal and non-functional. So I reviewed cloud backup software, chose IDrive, and sorted through the multiple backup options. It is set up to do critical files, system state, and server. Any/all of these can also be local as well. It does not do full system backup of bitlocked disks, however.
- Cloud backup is fast
- Server backup is functional
- System state backup is a nice feature
- Need to be able to do a full backup of encrypted disks
- Express disk needs better instructions before ordering annual free disk
- Cloud backup
- SQL backup
- Peace of mind (works as intended)
- Roomy cloud storage
- Reasonable cost
I moved to IDrive after Acronis cloud backup abysmally failed multiple times then stopped altogether. IDrive is very reliable, does versioning not overwriting, logs are excellent, and it's multitudes faster. I don't feel the need to check it every morning to ensure it backed up properly; notifications about failures (very rare) function well too. It has 10x the cloud storage space provided over Acronis.
Do you think IDrive delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with IDrive's feature set?
Yes
Did IDrive live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of IDrive go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy IDrive again?
Yes