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Best IDrive alternatives (2026)
7 alternatives to IDrive in cloud backup, ranked by entry price. IDrive starts at $0.25/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Cheaper than IDrive: Jottacloud.
- Free alternatives: Jottacloud.
- Closest by price: Jottacloud ($0/mo), CrashPlan ($4/mo), Acronis True Image ($4.17/mo).
IDrive alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jottacloud STALE · 2026-06-13 | $0/mo | Yes | — | European users and privacy-conscious individuals wanting data stored under Norwegian/EU law | jottacloud.com |
| 2 | CrashPlan | $4/mo | No | Yes | SMBs needing HIPAA-compliant endpoint backup with explicit BAA | smb.crashplan.com |
| 3 | Acronis True Image STALE · 2026-06-13 | $4.17/mo | No | — | Home users and prosumers needing full-disk image backup plus cloud storage in one product | acronis.com |
| 4 | pCloud | $4.99/mo | — | — | Individuals and families wanting low-cost personal cloud storage with EU or US data residency choice | pcloud.com |
| 5 | SpiderOak One Backup | $6/mo | No | Yes | Privacy-first users and organizations requiring provable zero-knowledge encryption | spideroak.one |
| 6 | Carbonite Safe | $8/mo | No | Yes | Small businesses and regulated-industry users (healthcare, finance, education) needing HIPAA/FERPA/GLBA-supported backup | carbonite.com |
| 7 | Backblaze Computer Backup | $9/mo | No | — | Individuals and small teams needing simple unlimited computer backup at low cost | backblaze.com |
Data current through 2026-09-11. STALE marks a row with at least one plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 2 of 7 rows above are marked. Compare any two directly on the Cloud Backup index.