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IDrive vs SpiderOak One Backup

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for cloud backup. IDrive has the lower entry price. 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.

IDrive has the lower entry price — IDrive starts at $0.25/mo, SpiderOak One Backup at $6/mo. Free tier: IDrive Yes, SpiderOak One Backup No. HIPAA: IDrive Yes, SpiderOak One Backup Yes.

As of 2026-09-11 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

IDrive

$0.25/mo entry
Entry price$0.25/mo (Mini 100 GB)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forSMBs and enterprises needing HIPAA-compliant backup with private key encryption

SpiderOak One Backup

$6/mo entry
Entry price$6/mo (150 GB)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forPrivacy-first users and organizations requiring provable zero-knowledge encryption

Sources — IDrive: idrive.com (verified 2026-09-11) · SpiderOak One Backup: spideroak.one (verified 2026-09-05)

Key features

IDrive: SOC 2 Type 2 certified by independent third-party auditor; HIPAA BAA available on request for Business/Team/Enterprise plans with private key encryption; GDPR-compliant data handling; 256-bit AES encryption with user-defined private key (not stored on servers); Backup for PCs, Macs, Linux, iOS, Android into a single account; Continuous Data Protection option; Snapshots and up to 30 file versions; NAS device backup (Synology, QNAP); Server backup: SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, Oracle, VMware, Hyper-V; Cloud-to-cloud backup add-ons: M365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Dropbox, Box

SpiderOak One Backup: 100% client-side, zero-knowledge encryption: SpiderOak cannot read files, metadata, or passwords; HIPAA-compliant as a Business Associate; BAA available on request via [email protected]; End-to-end encrypted backup and sync across unlimited devices; Point-in-time recovery for ransomware rollback; Secure Share Rooms for controlled file sharing; Cross-platform: Windows, Mac, Linux; Block-level deduplication to minimize bandwidth

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