CrashPlan vs Zoolz (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, CrashPlan and Zoolz share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about platforms, where CrashPlan grades higher, or the free plan, where Zoolz does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
CrashPlan
Business backup for laptops, servers, Microsoft 365 and Google
Zoolz
Cloud backup for businesses, sold by storage tier
Which one is for you
Pick CrashPlan if
- Fits if you are IT at a company under 250 people who needs laptop backup
- Works for backing up Microsoft 365 or Google data for staff
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a plan for yourself, as no individual home plan is listed
- Skip it if you want a card-free try, because the 14-day trial needs a card
- Tight if your servers hold lots of data, since added storage is $90 a year per 250 GB
- Watch out: from 250 users pricing is quoted, and legal hold, SSO and audit logging sit on Enterprise
Pick Zoolz if
- Fits if you have several terabytes of archives, such as photos or video, that you almost never open
- Makes sense if a small team wants one backup bill for up to 5 users
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you need quick access to everything, because most of each plan is cold storage
- Tight if you are on the 2.5 TB plan: 5 users, 1 server and files up to 20 GB
- Skip it if you use phones or Linux, since apps are Windows and Mac only
- Watch out: the 30% yearly discount is shown with no end date, and only monthly and yearly billing are offered
How we grade them
| 2.0GPACrashPlanFair | 2.0GPAZoolzFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CLaptops are $7.33 per user a month billed yearly, near the category's $7 middle. The $2.50 Microsoft 365 and Google plans are cheaper, and servers are $15.75. | C$7.99 a month for 2.5 TB, or $79.99 a year, against a $6.95 middle in file storage. Per terabyte it is low, but the starting price for one person is a little above the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | D14-day free trial and a card is required. Nothing is free after it. | CA 14-day trial with no credit card, and no free plan. After two weeks you pay. |
| Features | CEndpoint, server, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace backup with unlimited laptop storage. The listing shows gaps: no home plan, pooled storage on the other plans, and enterprise features only above 250 employees. | CBackup with versions, incremental uploads, a local copy for faster restores and time-limited share links. The listing's own gap: only the small hot tier is for quick access, so it is a backup service and not a daily-use drive. |
| Ease of use | CAn admin deploys it to machines and sets policies. No store rating is on record. | CNo store rating on record. You install the backup program and pick what to protect, which is ordinary setup for a backup tool. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb console plus Mac, Windows and Linux agents, with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Entra ID, Azure, AWS, Wasabi and Backblaze. No phone apps. | CWindows and Mac programs plus a browser view. One family of devices: no phone apps and no Linux. |
| Best for | company laptop and Microsoft 365 backup | backing up big archives that you rarely open |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CrashPlan and Zoolz. How we grade
Price against what you get
CrashPlan starts at $2.50 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zoolz starts at $7.99 a month and scores 2.0.
CrashPlan scores higher and starts $5.49 a month lower. Of the other file storage and sync services on the chart, 8 score higher than CrashPlan for less, and 36 score higher than Zoolz for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- CrashPlan also covers file sync and reports.
- Zoolz also covers file sharing and file management.
At a glance
| CrashPlan | Zoolz | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $2.50 per user / month, billed annually (Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace backup) | $7.99 per month, billed monthly ($79.99 billed yearly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | CrashPlan | Zoolz |
| Price read from | crashplan.com | zoolz.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CrashPlan
- Built for organizations; the pricing page lists no plan for individual home users.
- Published rates apply under 250 users; at 250 and above pricing is quoted.
- Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace plans need a 50-user minimum at enterprise volume.
- Server and SaaS plans pool storage, and added capacity is $90 per year per 250 GB.
Zoolz
- Most storage is cold, so only the smaller hot tier is for quick access.
- The 2.5 TB plan is limited to 5 users, 1 server and files up to 20 GB.
- Apps are listed for Windows and Mac only, plus browser access.
- Only monthly and yearly billing are shown; no multi-year terms or other currencies appear.
Key features
CrashPlan
- Endpoint backup
- Backs up Windows, macOS and Linux laptops, with self-serve restore and device migration so users avoid an IT ticket.
- Server backup
- Protects Windows and Linux servers using deduplication, compression and incremental backups.
- Microsoft 365 and Entra ID
- Backs up Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint and Entra ID, and can archive inactive data to reduce Microsoft storage.
- Google Workspace
- Backs up Gmail and Google Drive with retention and versioning beyond Google's native window.
- Retention not priced by copies
- The vendor prices on source data protected, with unlimited retention and restores included in the base price.
- Enterprise controls
- Large accounts add SSO, role-based access, legal hold, immutable copies and a choice of storage such as Azure, AWS or Wasabi.
Zoolz
- Cold and hot storage
- Each plan pairs a large cold tier with a smaller hot tier, such as 2 TB cold plus 500 GB hot on the 2.5 TB plan.
- Incremental backup
- Only new or changed data is backed up after the first run, which cuts upload time and storage use.
- Hybrid+ backup
- Keeps one copy locally and one in the cloud, and restores from the local copy first for faster recovery.
- User and policy management
- Admins set storage limits, retention policies and user access. Version control for files is listed on every plan.
- Secure sharing
- Files can be shared through time-limited links, and encrypted files are accessible from the web or other devices.
- AWS-based storage
- The vendor says data sits on AWS encryption, and lists GDPR compliance on every plan.
Plans
CrashPlan
Microsoft 365 (small business)$2.50
per user / month, billed annually ($30)
Exchange Online, SharePoint and OneDrive backup with 50 GB pooled storage per user; extra storage is $90 per year per 250 GB.
Google Workspace (small business)$2.50
per user / month, billed annually ($30)
Gmail and Google Drive backup with 50 GB pooled storage per user; extra storage is $90 per year per 250 GB.
Endpoints (small business)$7.33
per user / month, billed annually ($88)
Windows, macOS and Linux laptops with unlimited cloud storage and versioning. $158 if paid every 2 years.
Servers (small business)$15.75
per server / month, billed annually ($189)
Windows and Linux servers with 250 GB pooled storage per server; extra is $90 per year per 250 GB.
Enterprise (250+ employees)Custom
Volume pricing through sales, with your own storage, SSO, legal hold and audit logging.
Zoolz
Cloud Backup 2.5 TB (monthly)$7.99
per month, billed monthly
2 TB cold plus 500 GB hot storage, 5 users and 1 server, files up to 20 GB.
Cloud Backup 2.5 TB (yearly)$79.99
per year, billed yearly
The same 2.5 TB plan on yearly billing; the page shows a 30% yearly discount.
Cloud Backup 7 TB$23.99
per month, billed monthly ($239.99 billed yearly)
6 TB cold plus 1 TB hot storage, unlimited users and servers, unlimited file size.
Cloud Backup 12 TB$39.99
per month, billed monthly ($399.99 billed yearly)
10 TB cold plus 2 TB hot storage, unlimited users and servers.
Cloud Backup 24 TB$75.99
per month, billed monthly ($759.99 billed yearly)
20 TB cold plus 4 TB hot storage, unlimited users and servers.
Cloud Backup 60 TB$159.99
per month, billed monthly ($1,599.99 billed yearly)
50 TB cold plus 10 TB hot storage, unlimited users and servers.
Ways to pay less
CrashPlan
- Annual discount
Two-year prepay on endpoints and servers
Endpoints are $158 and servers $284 when paid every 2 years, against $88 and $189 a year.
Zoolz
- Annual discount
30% off yearly plans
A banner on the pricing page offers 30% off all yearly plans, applied automatically at checkout, with no end date stated.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CrashPlan or Zoolz?
As of Nov 13, 2026, CrashPlan starts at $2.50 per user / month, billed annually (Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace backup), and Zoolz starts at $7.99 per month, billed monthly ($79.99 billed yearly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, CrashPlan or Zoolz?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither CrashPlan nor Zoolz has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do CrashPlan and Zoolz run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only CrashPlan lists a Linux app. Both list a web app and macOS and Windows apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.