Carbonite

Avantages

Once it is set up properly you don't need to touch it again. If a problem occurs, it gives you a notification and is fixed easy.

Inconvénients

Indicating which files and folders to back up can be a pain. By default, it backs up heaps of things that don't need backing up.

Alternatives envisagées 

Pourquoi passer à Carbonite

Avantages

Easy to setup and use for file backups and recovery.

Inconvénients

Sometimes support is less than we expect in terms of helpfulness.

Avantages

Top quality product, retrieval was made easy enough.

Inconvénients

A bit clunky, old interface, a bit expensive.

Avantages

There's not much. They market heavily, so customers recognize and trust the name, though I do believe that they shouldn't.

Inconvénients

The service portal is abysmal, slow, and barely functional. The customer support is terrible. Transfer speed is terrible and the app crashes frequently

Avantages

Fantastic for cost effective server/endpoint/365 backups

Inconvénients

Can be pricy when you have lots of storage on office 365

Avantages

The software is easy to setup. It allows the individual to set up different backups. Incremental (daily), full (weekly or daily). Support is great and very helpful. You can encrypt the backups. Carbonite checks the backups on a continuous basis for ransomware.

Inconvénients

By default it selects the folders for you. This is OK, but not all folders need backed up. It is easy to unselect the folders.

Avantages

As a backstory, I was talking to our tech advisor about our need for backing up our data. While I ensure that I back up my data through my external hard drive, I also know that my external hard drive can go kaput as all of them do eventually. So I mentioned to our tech guy that I feel like we need a cloud storage but I wasn't too fond of Dropbox or Google Drive. He had similar sentiments and recommended Carbonite. He said he uses it with a number of clients with good results. So I took the plunge with their Black Friday deal that included backup for my computer and external hardrive.

Pros:

I liked that it backed up all of my data itself and that I didn't have to do it manually. The only thing I need to do manually is for my future data and the process is SUPER simple even for the tech-challenged.

I also liked that there was the mid-tier option (the one I chose) that backs up your external hard drive.

You get unlimited storage for the tier I chose which is not true of Dropbox, OneDrive, GoogleDrive, and others.

Inconvénients

I don't like that I can't easily access my data to see with my own eyes that my data is backed up which is very different than OneDrive, GoogleDrive, and Dropbox that I can pull up at any time my backup files. I can't tell how good Carbonite is at backing up the files until something goes wrong which makes me nervous.

I don't like that if my external hard drive isn't connected for 30 days, the data is wiped out. What if I'm taking a break from my technology and don't have it hooked up? What if I'm using a different computer at the time because my original laptop and backup hard drive are getting repaired? That made me feel uneasy.

Avantages

Carbonite is easy to implement. I don't have to worry about it keeping my data safe with the automatic backups.

Inconvénients

It's a little more expensive than some of the others.

Avantages

The product was easy to implement and configure. The best features were continuous synchronous backup, and backup with encryption. It also had a feature to back up the entire system that could be used to restorer after a hardware failure.

Inconvénients

The features were never a problem, however the pricing model changed significantly that made the prodcut unaffordable to my business and my clients.

Avantages

I have used Carbonite for a long time and recommend to all my business customers because it is the most reliable backup on the market and easy to use.

Inconvénients

The pricing is a little expensive but it is a Great Product

Alternatives envisagées 

Pourquoi passer à Carbonite

Avantages

Easy to use and reliable. Bought it for work and then got it for my home computers as well

Inconvénients

Recovering one or two files at a time was not intuitive and took a bit of time to sort out.

Avantages

-Simple installation and scheduling - Easy to restore backups-Excellent support- Impressive array of plugins (like backup for SQL Server, Exchange Server, Cloud-to-Cloud)- Fast backup speed

Inconvénients

Storage from Carbonite is costly, if you need to backup a lot of data it may not be the best solution

Avantages

Carbonite is pretty easy to set up, and it will capture changes in files pretty quickly. It's a set-it-and-forget-it backup utility. You simply choose which folders you want to be backed up, and it will monitor for changes and get the files into the cloud.

Inconvénients

Carbonite owns your encryption key, meaning that when it does encrypt, the employees of Carbonite could theoretically gain access to your data. It's better to use a service that allows you to create an encryption key (there are many alternatives). Also, the biggest con to this is restoring. When you are restoring from the web interface (because, say, your server/PC is dead), then what happens is that the page will time out during the download. When this happens the download is canceled and you have to start over. For restores of large files, I've had to sit in front of the computer to click within the window every few minutes so I wouldn't get disconnected. Also, they are not HIPAA compliant, they do not encrypt the data prior to transmission, and I don't trust their security.

Avantages

I have tried another "famous" product and found it extremely difficult to get everything backed up. With Carbonite I can see the status immediately and change settings as needed without having to go through a number of pages.

Inconvénients

Not anything. Having used this product for over 10 years I have never had a complaint or recommendation for improvement. This software performs exactly as advertised and as I need.

Avantages

Carbonite has saved my butt a few times when I've lost files. You used to be able to also see files on your iPhone but that feature was discontinued. I do like that you can choose what specifically to back up.

Inconvénients

It slows down my computer A LOT. I've talked with tech support and they've tried to help but no matter what, it's slow. I set Carbonite to only run while in the middle of the night and that helps.

Avantages

Price and easy to configure. Customer support was very courteous and professional

Inconvénients

It doesn't perform as advertised and/or expected. Restore function takes forever no matter how much bandwidth you have available.

Avantages

Once set up it is very easy to use. It will continue working in the background.

Inconvénients

Can have errors or quit working and the user not be aware. The bing that makes it nice, automatic hands off backup, also makes it a danger. You need to verify frequently that the software is doing its job.

Avantages

The home version works great. I like the ability to access my files remotely from any computer with internet connection.

Inconvénients

When running, this Carbonite slows down my computer a little. However, I understand this is a problem with all cloud based backup storage.

Avantages

With the Carbonite Mobile app, you can easily synchronize all your laptop desktop files to your smartphone. As such, your desktop appears on your phone. I love how I can easily access all my files, including send new files from my phone without having to take my computer with me.

Inconvénients

There is a lag in time when you create new files on your desktop and when they finally appear as a new file on your smartphone.

Avantages

- You can back up an unlimited amount of photos, music, and files.
- You can easily see what files are included in the backup, and easily add more files.
- Backup is continuous, you don't have to check it or worry about it.
- Overall a good backup solution. I have not had any problems or errors.

Inconvénients

- It takes forever to retrieve your files. I am restoring files from my old computer to my new one. It has been going for about three WEEKS and it is now at 83%. However, if I needed one particular file right away, I could search for and download that one sooner.

Avantages

Easy to set up. No need to bother with it after set up because it just does its job.

Inconvénients

No cons that I can see. It is simple to set up and adjust, if needed.

Avantages

Carbonite was my safety net when my system crashed. I have created a LOT of marketing material over time and it is imperative to have a backup system. I was able to find the files I needed and load them back. Their phone line customer service was also top-notch the one time I called. They were professional and helpful and had me up and running quickly.

Inconvénients

The main detriment is that if you have a lot of large files it will take you a long time even with fast upload speed to get your files loaded back.

Avantages

Been using it at home for years. Very reasonably priced. I love that it can run automatically during the specified hours so I don't have to worry about it using bandwidth. Files are then available to other devices.

Inconvénients

Video files are not automatic. You have to specify to back up each one, or a bunch at a time, but it's not as automatic as other file types. So, every once in a while, I search file type: video, select all, and make sure they're all being backed up. Interface for getting files from the cloud is a little slow and clunky.

Avantages

After losing all my files on an external hard drive, I switched to Carbonite. It automatically backs up my computer files daily. I can access them online and download them on any computer. If in the event my computer crashes, I can download all my files to my new computer.

Inconvénients

It didn't back up all my videos. Not sure why it may have been my subscription. But I lost several video files.

Avantages

- This is an application which helps us to keep a backup of all our servers daily
- This application is very easy to setup and access.
- This application is very efficient is storing and retrieving data files without any issues.

Inconvénients

- the pricing can be more affordable in pricing
- this application can have more features to handle more use cases.
- this application can be more optimized on UI