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IDrive pricing

IDrive is tracked by HelpCompare in the Business Backup category. This page collects every pricing fact, rating and switching guide we publish about IDrive, and links each one back to the comparison it was verified in.

Last verified September 19, 2026 Official site ↗Vendor pricing ↗ Methodology Get this as JSON
Entry price
Team $9.99/mo for 5 computers & 5 users, 5 TB (annual); $11.99 monthlyPer account per month for 5 computers, 5 users and 5 TB, billed annually ($11.99 monthly), 5 users includedVerified in backblaze-vs-idrive
Free plan
Free planYes — IDrive Basic, 10 GB
AI feature
None tracked
How AI is billed
Not trackedThis tool is not yet in The AI Tax dataset.
G2 rating
Not tracked
On HelpCompare
2 comparisons4 migration guides
IDrive pricing

Everything we have verified about IDrive

Every row was recorded on a HelpCompare comparison page. The Source column links to the page it was verified on and the date it was last checked.

AttributeValueSource & date
Entry price Team $9.99/mo for 5 computers & 5 users, 5 TB (annual); $11.99 monthly backblaze-vs-idrive
September 19, 2026
Free plan Yes — IDrive Basic, 10 GB backblaze-vs-idrive
September 19, 2026
Team $9.99/mo for 5 computers, 5 users, 5 TB (annual); $11.99 monthly backblaze-vs-idrive
September 19, 2026
Business From $19.99/mo for 500 GB, unlimited computers (annual) backblaze-vs-idrive
September 19, 2026
Server backup Business; $5/server/mo add-on on Team backblaze-vs-idrive
September 19, 2026
Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace backup Add-on, $20/seat/year backblaze-vs-idrive
September 19, 2026
Verified data

IDrive security, offline access & remote work

Compliance reports, sign-in controls, offline access and the setup details that matter for remote, hybrid and in-office teams. Each value links to the vendor page it came from. IDrive’s own security documentation: idrive.com. Scope: IDrive cloud backup, Team and Business plans; IDrive 360, e2 and Enterprise not researched.

Security & compliance

SOC 2 report
SOC 2 Type IIsource
ISO/IEC 27001
Certifiedsource
Other certifications
EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (incl. UK Extension, Swiss-U.S. DPF)source
HIPAA (BAA)
BAA availableTeam (with private key encryption; another paragraph says Business and Enterprise only)source
GDPR data processing agreement
DPA offeredsource
Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC)
YesTeam (pricing table; SSO page says Enterprise)source
SCIM user provisioning
Not published
Two-factor authentication
Yessource
Admin audit log
Not published
Data residency choices
US onlysource
Encryption
AES 256-bit in transfer and at rest; optional private key (not stored by IDrive)source
Self-hosting option
Not published

Offline access

Offline mode
Not documented
Desktop apps
Windows, macOS, Linuxsource
Mobile apps
iOS, Androidsource

Remote, hybrid & in-office

IP allowlisting
Not published
Device & session controls
YesBusinessCentral 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.source
Office & room hardware
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.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
Backblaze vs IDrive: security & offlineIDrive vs Carbonite: security & offlineSecurity databaseOffline databaseRemote vs office guide

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

IDrive in context

How IDrive connects to the rest of the software we track — head-to-head research, switching paths, and the closest alternatives in its category.

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Alternatives in Business Backup

Other tools we track in the same category, with their entry price.

Where this data comes from

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  • Vendor pricing and documentation — www.idrive.com, checked September 19, 2026.
  • HelpCompare research — 2 comparison pages listed above, each with its own verification date.
  • G2 — aggregate rating and review count (none recorded for this tool). Review counts change daily; treat them as a snapshot.
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