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Business Backup Software, Compared: Verified 2026 Pricing

Bill BelcaminoBy Bill Belcamino · Last updated September 19, 2026 · Our methodologyResearched and fact-checked by the HelpCompare team

Side-by-side pricing for Backblaze, IDrive and Carbonite: entry price, free plan, how each vendor bills for AI, and the date we last checked each figure against the vendor’s own pricing page.

Business Backup Software, ComparedVerified Sep 19, 2026

Quick answer

  • Lowest published entry price: Backblaze — Business Backup $99/computer/year or $9/computer/mo; unlimited data.
  • Free plans: IDrive (Yes — IDrive Basic, 10 GB).

Business Backup pricing at a glance

Every row links to the comparison where the figure was verified and to the vendor’s pricing page.

ToolEntry priceFree planAI billingG2 ratingVerifiedSource
BackblazeBusiness Backup $99/computer/year or $9/computer/mo; unlimited dataNo — 15-day free trial, no card——September 19, 2026in Backblaze vs IDrive—
IDriveTeam $9.99/mo for 5 computers & 5 users, 5 TB (annual); $11.99 monthlyYes — IDrive Basic, 10 GB——September 19, 2026in Backblaze vs IDrive—
CarboniteSafe Backup Pro Core $287.99/year ($24/mo), up to 25 computers, 250 GBNo — 30-day free trial——September 19, 2026in Backblaze vs Carbonite—
Verified data

Business Backup: security, offline & remote work

The backup tools we track, side by side on compliance, single sign-on, offline access and remote or office controls. Every value links to the vendor page it came from.

What we checkedBackblazeIDriveCarbonite
Security & compliance
SOC 2 reportSOC 2 Type IIsourceSOC 2 Type IIsourceSOC 2 Type IIsource
ISO/IEC 27001Not publishedCertifiedsourceNot published
Other certificationsGovRAMP Progressing Snapshot, TX-RAMP Provisional, TPN Blue ShieldsourceEU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (incl. UK Extension, Swiss-U.S. DPF)sourceNot published
HIPAA (BAA)BAA availablesourceBAA availableTeam (with private key encryption; another paragraph says Business and Enterprise only)sourceBAA availableCoresource
GDPR data processing agreementDPA offeredsourceDPA offeredsourceNot published
Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC)YesEnterprise Control (add-on; OIDC, SAML not mentioned)sourceYesTeam (pricing table; SSO page says Enterprise)sourceNot published
SCIM user provisioningNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Two-factor authenticationYessourceYessourceYessource
Admin audit logNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Data residency choicesUS, EUsourceUS onlysourceUS onlysource
EncryptionAES-128 data keys secured by 2048-bit RSA key pair; HTTPS in transit; optional private encryption key (PEK)sourceAES 256-bit in transfer and at rest; optional private key (not stored by IDrive)sourceAES-256 at rest; TLS 1.2 in transit; optional private key (Windows only)source
Self-hosting optionNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Offline access
Offline modeNot documentedNot documentedNot documented
Desktop appsWindows, macOSsourceWindows, macOS, LinuxsourceWindows, macOSsource
Mobile appsiOS, AndroidsourceiOS, AndroidsourceNonesource
Remote, hybrid & in-office
IP allowlistingNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Device & session controlsYesEnterprise ControlSilent deployment via MSI, Jamf, Munki and MDM tools; Enterprise Control adds enhanced backup lockdown (prevents users changing/removing backups), restricted restore access and Legal Hold.sourceYesBusinessCentral dashboard: push and lock backup settings/policies per group, remotely change backup sets and schedules, remote client upgrades, block or delete users, legal hold on a user account.sourceYesCoreAdmin-defined backup policies by group, role or device; admins add and remove computers and assign them to users.source
Office & room hardwareBacks up Mac/Windows computers and attached external drives; NAS and network drives are excluded, and large restores can be shipped on a USB drive.sourceBacks up NAS devices (Synology, Netgear, Asustor, QNAP), external/mapped drives and Windows servers; IDrive Express ships a temporary storage device for bulk backup or restore.sourceBacks up office NAS devices and external drives on all plans; Power/Ultimate add Windows servers (2008+) with cloud and onsite server backup targets.source
Editorial assessment

What this means for your team

  • Audit reports: all publish a SOC 2 report, and IDrive also holds ISO/IEC 27001. Ask each vendor for the report under NDA before you sign; security reviews usually want the latest one.
  • Single sign-on: Backblaze includes it on Enterprise Control (add-on; OIDC, SAML not mentioned); IDrive includes it on Team (pricing table; SSO page says Enterprise). Carbonite doesn’t document single sign-on with your own identity provider. If your team signs in through Okta, Microsoft Entra ID or Google, price the plan that includes SSO, not the entry plan.
  • Health data: Backblaze, IDrive and Carbonite will sign a HIPAA business associate agreement (IDrive: Team (with private key encryption; another paragraph says Business and Enterprise only); Carbonite: Core).
  • Working offline: Backblaze, IDrive and Carbonite don’t document an offline mode. Details are in the Offline mode row above.
  • Where your data lives: Backblaze lets you choose US, EU. This matters for teams hiring across the EU, UK or Australia.
  • In the office: Backblaze: Backs up Mac/Windows computers and attached external drives; NAS and network drives are excluded, and large restores can be shipped on a USB drive. IDrive: Backs up NAS devices (Synology, Netgear, Asustor, QNAP), external/mapped drives and Windows servers; IDrive Express ships a temporary storage device for bulk backup or restore. Carbonite: Backs up office NAS devices and external drives on all plans; Power/Ultimate add Windows servers (2008+) with cloud and onsite server backup targets.

Backblaze: worth knowing

  • RemoteBackblaze positions Business Backup for remote and distributed teams, deployed through MDM tools such as Jamf, Iru (Kandji), Addigy and Intune. source
  • OfficeOffice file servers and NAS cannot be protected with Computer Backup; Backblaze directs server/NAS backup to B2 Cloud Storage integrations. source
  • RemoteLarge restores can be shipped worldwide on an encrypted USB drive, prepared and shipped from the U.S. source
  • SecurityWith a private encryption key, Backblaze itself cannot access backed-up data, and a lost key cannot be recovered. source

IDrive: worth knowing

  • RemoteAdmins can manage backups on remote employees' computers from the web dashboard, including backup sets, schedules and client upgrades. source
  • OfficeIDrive Express ships a temporary drive to seed or retrieve bulk data without using office bandwidth; free up to three times a year on Team and Business. source
  • SecurityAdmins can put a legal hold on a departing user's account: the user is blocked while the admin can still access and download the data. source
  • RemoteSupport is available around the clock by live chat, email and phone. source

Carbonite: worth knowing

  • OfficeNAS drives are included only on Safe Backup Pro plans, and a NAS whose path changes or whose selecting Windows admin stops signing in is dropped from the backup within 60 days. source
  • RemoteCourier Recovery (a shipped restore drive) is available only to Safe Backup Pro subscribers living in the United States. source
  • SecurityPrivate encryption key management is not available for Mac users. source
  • RemotePhone and email support is weekday business hours only (Eastern time), not 24/7. source

Checked September 19, 2026 against each vendor’s own trust center, help docs and app pages. Hover or tap “source” to see the exact wording we relied on. “Not published” means we could not find the vendor saying it on its own site — it doesn’t mean the feature is missing. Plan names are the lowest plan the vendor says includes the feature. Security · Offline · Remote vs office · Download the data

Frequently asked questions

Which backup tool is cheapest?

Of the 3 backup tools HelpCompare tracks, the lowest published entry price belongs to Backblaze (Business Backup $99/computer/year or $9/computer/mo; unlimited data, verified September 19, 2026). Entry prices are the cheapest paid tier each vendor publishes; the right answer at your team size depends on seat minimums and add-ons, which each head-to-head comparison breaks down.

Which backup tools have a free plan?

Free plans: IDrive (Yes — IDrive Basic, 10 GB).

Where does this pricing data come from?

Every figure was recorded from the vendor's own pricing page during research for a HelpCompare comparison, and is dated. The most recent check in this category was September 19, 2026. Nothing is estimated: where a vendor publishes no price, we say so. The full dataset is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 at helpcompare.com/data/.

Sources

Figures come from each vendor’s pricing page, recorded on the date shown. Download the full dataset from Open Data (JSON and CSV, CC BY 4.0).

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