Feature \ Company Netsell ADrive Backup Fusion Carbonite DropBox Elephant Drive IDrive Mozy OpenDrive Skydrive SugarSync Details
Backup:                        
Bulk transfer by external HD for for 1st upload  
File backup with recovery  
Backup any folder on your computer  
Ability to restore selected backup version Most sites allow rollback to changes within 30 days
Designed as a Backup tool Is it more focused on backup or collaboration/sharing
Designed for Server use? Some are really only targeted at client side and features are oriented that way
Differential Backup ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  
Transmission Compression ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  
Backup files of any size 2GB 5GB 5GB ? 3GB 100MB  
Business rule based backup rotations Schedule and versions can be tailored to business needs ie month-end close.
Unlimited storage space available 100GB ?  
Scheduled backups ? ? Can you schedule backups to happen when you want as opposed to automatic/real-time.
Open and locked file support ? ? ?
No Bandwidth Limits ? ? ? ? Is there a daily limit to how much data you can send to the provider.
Data Security:                        
Encrypted data transmission ?  
Secure storage facility and systems ? ? ?  
Data encrypted at storage facility ? ? ?  
Canadian Location (Toronto) ? ? ? ? ?  
Support:                        
Customers can meet all system administrators  
Personalized on-site support if necessary  
Platforms:                        
XP, Vista and 7 support  
Server 2003, 2008 (32 and 64bit) ?  
                         
Pricing: Netsell ADrive Backup Fusion Carbonite DropBox Elephant Drive IDrive Mozy OpenDrive Skydrive SugarSync  
An example of 100 GB storage per year $240.00 $167.40 $143.40 $683.40 $239.40 $564.00 $199.50 $606.95 $140.00 Free $299.99  
                         
Price per GB/month $.20 $.14 $.08 $.57 $.20 $.47 $.17 $.50 $.12 n/a $.25  
Priced per GB 25GB Max  
Pricing Bands  
No Setup Fee  
Minimum Monthly Charge $10 $6.95 $11.95 $6.95 $9.99 $9.95 $4.95 $6.95 $5.00 Free $4.99  
CDN or USD CDN USD CDN USD USD USD USD USD USD n/a USD  
                         
Notes:                        
Backup Fusion: XP & Vista support only, pricing breaks based on contract length  
Carbonite: $6.95/month + $.50/GB  
Elephant Drive Server 2003 only  
Mozy: $6.95/month + $.50/GB  
SugarSync: Based on 10 user pricing  
                         
                         
                         
                         
The data and links accurate as of Sept 2011