Cloud Storage Buzz

Homepage DeskThere are many different threats to keeping your data safe. Hard drive failure, computer theft and disasters like fire and flood can cause you to lose all of your precious personal and work files in an instant. Backups are essential to keep your data safe and thanks to the improvement in cloud storage and backup solutions you have a number of choices to keep your data safe and sound. With so many services available to the consumer it can be difficult to sort through all of the options to find the best for you. Take a look through our reviews and our ratings to help you find the perfect cloud storage or backup solution for you.

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Our 2023 Top 10 Cloud Backup Services

These ten services are our top choices when it comes to cloud backup.

  1. Backblaze – Read our review
  2. CrashPlan – Read our review
  3. Carbonite – Read our review
  4. IDrive – Read our review
  5. SOS Online Backup – Read our review
  6. SpiderOak – Read our review
  7. Acronis – Read our review
  8. SugarSync – Read our review
  9. ElephantDrive – Read our review
  10. Zoolz – Read our review

Latest Posts from the Blog

  • Amazon Cloud Drive
    Amazon has been a cloud storage provider for awhile with their Amazon S3 storage service, but today they have announced a new service called Amazon Cloud Drive. Amazon Cloud Drive is a web drive where you can store files of all kinds including documents, videos, pictures and music. If you have an Amazon.com account you …
  • World Backup Day
    Thanks to some resourceful Reddit users World Backup Day has become a reality! On March 31st be sure to check that your backups are working correctly, that includes your local and online backup. Don’t forget to also do a test restore of some of your data from your backups as well. A backup is only as …
  • Dropbox Alternatives
    There is no doubt that Dropbox is a leader in online storage and files sync between computers. What makes Dropbox so good is that it is simple. Install the application on the computers you want to sync files between, login and it just works. As good as Dropbox is there are some excellent altenatives available …
  • SpiderOak T-Shirt Contest and Promo
    SpiderOak has been running a t-shirt design contest for the month of March. That means you only have a week left to get your design in to SpiderOak. If you like designing t-shirts you should take a shot at entering the contest. If your design is chosen you will win a great SpiderOak account plus …
  • Local Backup Software
    The focus here at Online Backup Deals is obviously online backup, but online backup should not be your only backup. It is always best to have more than one backup of your data and a local backup has a number of advantages over online backup. The most important is a local backup is faster. It …
  • New IDrive Unlimited Plan Allows Consumers to Back Up Unlimited Amounts of Digital Pictures, Music, Videos, and Documents Easily and Securely
    Noticed the press release about the new IDrive Unlimited plan this morning. Of course I have already talked about the new plan, and posted the details. I have even updated part of the IDrive review to show the new plan and compared the new unlimited IDrive plan to Backblaze and Carbonite. I have included the …
  • MiMedia Review and Promo Code
    I just posted a review of MiMedia an interesting combination online backup service and media server. They make it easy to access all of your files that you backup via a web interface. The best part is how you can stream all of your photos, music and home videos to where ever you are. The …
  • New Research from Carbonite Shows More than Two Out of Five SMBs Have Lost Data, and One Third of SMBs Never Get Their Lost Data Back
    A news release from Carbonite today talks about how small and medium businesses have lost data. This does not really surprise me, since so many small and medium businesses do not have dedicated IT staff and the job of managing the computers often falls to the person that knows the most about them. Then they …
  • Memopal Android App
    With all the noise of Mozy changing their price plans at the end of January I totally missed this press release from Memopal announcing their new Android application. This Android app from Memopal looks great because it not only gives you instant access from your Android powered smartphone, but it also allows you to upload …
  • Backblaze VS Carbonite VS IDrive
    A quick comparison of the unlimited online backup plans offered by Backblaze, Carbonite and IDrive.FEATUREBlackblazeCarboniteIDrivePrice$50.00/year$54.95/year$49.50Free Trial15 Days15 Days15 DaysStorageUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedNumber of Computers111Operating SystemWindows, MacWindows, MacWindowsExternal Drives …