iDrive: Excellent online backup, sharing, and more

Backup, storage, sharing, physical transfer-if it has something to do with backup, iDrive supports it.

- JON L. JACOBI

As of our latest look, iDrive remains the most comprehensive online backup and sharing service we've tested. It's not the cheapest, but it's still affordable, it comes with backup clients for nearly every PC and device, and it is more than competent at local backup. The company also provides additional storage for syncing all your devices and PCs, allows sharing of files with anyone, and has the ability to back up to a local drive. See how well it compares to the competition in our big online backup roundup (fave.co/3FWaMk6).

PLANS AND PRICING

Believe it or not, iDrive still offers a free storage plan, which has increased from 5GB to 10GB since our last look at the service. As far as we're aware, it's the only free repository not associated with a mega-corporation (Microsoft, Apple, Google, and so forth) still in existence.

iDrive has three Personal plans that cover one user with unlimited computers and devices: a 5TB plan for $59.62 the first year (or $119.25 for two years), and $79.50 each year after; a 10TB plan for $74.62 the first year (or $149.25 for two years) and $99.50 each year after; and a 20TB plan that's $149.62 for the first year ($299.25 for two years) and $199.50 after that.