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CrashPlan

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CrashPlan

    Score7.7 out of 10
    		N/ACrashPlan® provides secure, scalable, and straightforward endpoint data backup, to help organizations recover from any worst-case scenario, whether it is a disaster, simple human error, a stolen laptop, ransomware, or an as-of-yet-undiscovered calamity.

    $8

    per month per user

    Dropbox

    Score8.2 out of 10
    		N/ADropbox is a cloud storage solution, equipped with features that help users to save time, improve productivity, and collaborate with others. Users can edit PDFs, share videos, sign documents, and collaborate with stakeholders without leaving Dropbox.

    $9.99

    per month

    Pricing
    CrashPlanDropbox
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Plus
    $9.99
    per month
    Essentials
    $18
    per month
    Business
    $20
    per month per user
    Business Plus
    $26
    per month per user
    Basic
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrashPlanDropbox
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.—
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    Community Pulse
    CrashPlanDropbox
    Considered Both Products
    CrashPlan
    Verified User
    Chose CrashPlan
    I have only evaluated local backup/network storage products and Dropbox. CrashPlan is far and away superior to these. It's more reliable. It scales easily, and the management doesn't kill you. Neither do the finance folks for that matter!
    Incentivized
    Liz Wade
    Photographer at Liz Wade Photography (Photography, 1-10 employees)
    Chose CrashPlan
    I formerly used SOS Online Backup. It was a very similar system, originally offering unlimited backups at a price similar to Code42. After more than a year of backups, SOS informed me that they'd be reducing my storage from unlimited to 2tb, and, increasing my monthly rate by …
    Incentivized
    Kayle Day
    IT Ops Manager in Information Technology at Vets First Choice (Veterinary, 51-200 employees)
    Chose CrashPlan
    We looked at file sync solutions that require an end user to move data independently, and two major things stuck out:

    1. The human error factor was high. You cannot trust people to move files, even if they are important or they've agreed to move them on a certain schedule, and …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose CrashPlan
    Prior to CrashPlan we did not have any centrally deployed or managed backup solution with which to compare. Much of our backups were being completed on a per user basis and were therefore unreliable.
    Incentivized
    Nathan McQuillen
    Information Technology Manager in Information Technology at Brooklyn Motoren Werke, Inc. (Automotive, 1-10 employees)
    Chose CrashPlan
    These were the default ad hoc backup systems used before we implemented CrashPlan. While each can be made somewhat reliable, depending on user habits and practices, none provide true continuous versioned backup, none allow a single administrative overview, and only Time Machine …
    Incentivized
    Tommy Boucher
    IT Director in Information Technology at Coveo (Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees)
    Chose CrashPlan
    If you don't need the old computer (Crashplan backs up only user files by default anyway) you may want to go with a synchronization system. Having the file both online and synched on multiple computers makes it easy to work on. No matter when or where, you can work on your …
    Incentivized
    Michael Madayag
    IT System Administrator in Information Technology at TRAX International Corporation (Information Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose CrashPlan
    We selected Crashplan because it was cross platform and the most cost effective solution at the time. The closest contender was LiveBackup but after evaluating the two side by side, Crashplan was the clear winner due to the ease of use for the end users and administrators.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose CrashPlan
    CrashPlan has a end user friendly interface and also allows us to delegate certain restore permissions to support staff.
    Incentivized
    Dropbox
    Dana Hursey
    CEO in Professional Services at Dana Hursey Photography (Photography, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Dropbox
    I think Dropbox is too expensive to be used as a high volume archive / backup
    Incentivized
    Michael Jensen Sembos
    Assistant Director of Development & Alumni Services at Yale (Education Management, 5001-10,000 employees)
    Chose Dropbox
    I prefer Dropbox to Box. It's more familiar, and the interface is more elegant. With Dropbox I know where things are and how it is going to function. With Box, not so much. For my personal use, I also use Dropbox and like that I am again in that familiar universal workspace.
    Incentivized
    Brad Pearce
    Member in Legal at Pearce Law PLLC (Law Practice, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Dropbox
    Apples and oranges. The other products do not function nearly the same as Dropbox.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CrashPlanDropbox
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of CrashPlan and Dropbox
    Feature
    CrashPlan
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    Dropbox
    -
    Ratings
    Universal recovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business application protection7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of CrashPlan and Dropbox
    Feature
    CrashPlan
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    Dropbox
    -
    Ratings
    Continuous data protection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of CrashPlan and Dropbox
    Feature
    CrashPlan
    -
    Ratings
    Dropbox
    7.8
    887 Ratings
    Versioning00 Ratings7.5714 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings7.8697 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings8.0623 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings7.7780 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings7.8828 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings7.6855 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings8.1814 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of CrashPlan and Dropbox
    Feature
    CrashPlan
    -
    Ratings
    Dropbox
    8.0
    848 Ratings
    User and role management00 Ratings7.9778 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings8.1837 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings7.9730 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of CrashPlan and Dropbox
    Feature
    CrashPlan
    -
    Ratings
    Dropbox
    8.0
    836 Ratings
    Performance00 Ratings7.4829 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings8.3834 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings8.2636 Ratings
    User Ratings
    CrashPlanDropbox
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (84 ratings)
    8.0
    (911 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    6.7
    (31 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.5
    (65 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (8 ratings)
    7.5
    (34 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (4 ratings)