Affordable backup solution for large amounts of data
January 17, 2025

Affordable backup solution for large amounts of data

Marc Sances Medina | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

IDrive Personal

Overall Satisfaction with IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2

As an event organiser and DJ in my leisure, I generate lots of graphic assets and video content. This content was primarily stored at home in a personal 4TB WD Cloud Home device, but I was looking for a solution that would let me back it up entirely. After carefully considering alternatives, such as ElephantDrive (which was natively integrated in my NAS unlike IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2), I opted for IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 for the low price, high capacity, despite the minor inconvenience. I have a small Linux home server that has the NAS mounted through SMB, and I could set up the IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 Linux client with ease and get to backup the entire NAS, so in the end the setup was not that complicated.

Pros

  • Affordable cloud backup
  • Managing backups remotely
  • High capacity
  • Linux client for servers that is easy to setup
  • MFA support

Cons

  • Slow uploads and backup process
  • Would like to see the ability to manage computers from the mobile app
  • They should work to integrate with more NAS manufacturers to provide a seamless experience
  • High CPU usage in the linux client during backups
  • 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.
User-friendly user interface, very easy to find things without assistance, no use of complex terminology, everything is explained in the UI itself. The client software is easy to setup, even the Linux server software doesn't have too much complexity involved. The mobile app is also user friendly and simple to configure.
I considered ElephantDrive as an alternative, especially given it is natively integrated with my NAS device, but IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 is considerably cheap for individuals and small teams for large capacities. Nowadays computer and NAS backups can consume several terabytes of data, so having just one or two in the base plans does not scale up well.

Do you think IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2's feature set?

Yes

Did IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 again?

Yes

Great for affordable endpoint backup in the cloud, when the legal compliance required is standard and there is no need for multiple replication.

Also good option to replicate NAS devices in the cloud, given its large capacity for an affordable cost, although for that you need a NAS device that supports it natively, or a server attached to the NAS device to perform the backup periodically. A workstation attached to a NAS might not be a great idea since the upload speeds are slow and you might have to leave the computer working for days, plus it consumes quite a few CPU resources during the process.

However, for backing up workstations themselves, it can work if they don't generate too many data or the backup scope is limited to the essential documents.

I would not recommend IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 for long term archiving -remember despite the large capacity, it should be considered as "warm storage". Managing huge amounts of historic data that most likely won't need to be accessed is going to be expensive.

IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 Feature Ratings

Versioning
Not Rated
Video files
Not Rated
Audio files
Not Rated
File search
8
Device sync
8
User and role management
Not Rated
File organization
9
Device management
10
Performance
6
Reliability
9
Storage Reports
Not Rated

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