Quick answer: We compare all 7 cloud backup tools we track, including Acronis True Image, Backblaze and Carbonite. Entry prices start around $5/mo and 2 offer a free plan. Each is rated on entry price, core strengths and who it fits, with links to a full review and pricing breakdown.
Every cloud backup tool we track, in one place: 7 options compared on entry price, strengths and who each one fits. For a curated shortlist by use case, see the guides linked below.
| Tool | Entry price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Acronis True Image | ~$49.99/yr | disk-imaging |
| Backblaze | ~$8.25/mo or ~$99/yr | personal-backup |
| Carbonite | ~$4.91-8.34/mo (~$99.99/yr) | personal-backup |
| IDrive | 0 | multi-device-backup |
| Jottacloud | 0 | unlimited-backup |
| Livedrive | ~$8.99/mo (~$99.90/yr) | unlimited-backup |
| SpiderOak | ~$6/mo | zero-knowledge-backup |
Prices verified 2026-06-28 from public vendor pricing. Plans and prices change — always confirm on the vendor's own site. No price here is guaranteed.
Full disk-image backup combined with built-in anti-malware/anti-ransomware in one consumer cyber-protection product.
Full disk-image backup fused with built-in anti-ransomware in one cyber-protection product.
See Acronis True Image plans →Unlimited personal computer backup for one flat price, plus B2 object storage that undercuts AWS S3 on price and egress.
Unlimited single-computer backup paired with the cheapest mainstream S3-compatible object storage.
See Backblaze plans →Set-and-forget unlimited automatic backup for a single computer, a long-standing consumer/SMB backup brand (OpenText).
Veteran set-and-forget unlimited backup for a single computer, now under OpenText.
See Carbonite plans →Backs up unlimited devices (PC, Mac, mobile, servers) into one account at a very low per-TB price, with disk-based courier recovery.
Backs up an unlimited number of devices into a single low-cost account, repeatedly PCMag Editors' Choice.
See IDrive plans →Norwegian/EU backup with effectively unlimited storage (fair-use throttled) and strong privacy jurisdiction.
Effectively unlimited EU backup from Norway-owned servers under strict privacy law.
More on Jottacloud →UK consumer/SMB service combining unlimited online Backup with a separate Briefcase sync drive.
UK service pairing unlimited single-PC backup with a separate Briefcase sync drive.
See Livedrive plans →Long-standing zero-knowledge (No Knowledge) backup and sync where files are encrypted on-device before upload.
A pioneer of 'No Knowledge' zero-knowledge backup where everything is encrypted on-device first.
More on SpiderOak →It depends on your priorities. This page compares all 7 cloud backup tools we track on entry price, strengths and who each fits; Acronis True Image and Backblaze are common starting points.
All 7 cloud backup tools in our Cloud Storage category, side by side, with links to each tool's full review and pricing breakdown.