Best Cloud Backup Solution

[morfmedia]

Hi All,

I've been using Crashplan for quite a few years but their reliance upon continually updating the code and breaking the client / relying on someone from the forums means I'd like to try an alternate vendor.

Which is the "best" cloud backup solution you've found for your QNAP NAS. I need to backup <1TB of photos so looking forward to hearing any recommendations.

[morfmedia]

Anyone have any feedback, I did try a search with no joy

[jg3]

Also interested.

Love Crashplan, my corporate laptop uses it and it's great. If Qnap support were solid, it would be a no-brainer. Looking for an option that backs personal lappy up to my NAS (via relatively fast local connection) and the NAS up to the cloud (via relatively slow Internet link)

[mjonis]

This is just my opinion of course.

I'm new to QNAP, but have been using the NetGear ReadyNAS Vault solution.

Anyway, after researching a bit for QNAP, I'm going with Elephant Drive (which looks identical to NetGear Vault). My reasoning is that the price is good ($10/month for 1 TB). The others are astronomically expensive (IMO) for that same. I *think* I found one that was slightly cheaper (Maybe Amazon Glacier) but the pricing of most of the other cloud solutions is complex (how much do you want to upload/month, where are you located at, and how many "requests" for restores) make pricing complicated, IMO.

I do not want to use Dropbox or OneDrive either as I don't think their security is very good, not to mention the storage (1 TB or more is what I'll need).

But your needs may be different.

To be honest, for photos, I store them on my NAS but they are also on Flickr Pro which is $45/2 years (so I can use the uploadr utility). Otherwise I think Flickr has 1 TB for free.

[mjonis]

And I just found this, which looks intriguing. Price is pretty decent. Will see how it goes.

https://www.qnap.com/static/landing/201 ... index.html

[FlaParrotHead]

And I just found this, which looks intriguing. Price is pretty decent. Will see how it goes.

https://www.qnap.com/static/landing/201 ... index.html

Do you, or anyone, know if you must have a business plan to use IDrive with QNAP? The business plans look much more expensive. I’d like to be able to have my QNAP 471 backup automatically without any computer attached.


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[kone4]

Do you, or anyone, know if you must have a business plan to use IDrive with QNAP? The business plans look much more expensive. I’d like to be able to have my QNAP 471 backup automatically without any computer attached.


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No business plan needed.
I use it with a personal account and the iDrive app for Qnap om my TS-219