# CrashPlan review (2026): is it worth $2.50 a month per user, billed yearly?

> Business backup for laptops, servers, Microsoft 365 and Google

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

CrashPlan is a backup and recovery service aimed at organizations. It protects endpoints, servers, Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Google Workspace from one console. Teams under 250 people sign up at published rates; larger ones are quoted.

- **Category:** File Storage & Sync
- **Made by:** CrashPlan
- **Website:** https://www.crashplan.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux
- **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want a plan for yourself, as no individual home plan is listed.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 13, 2026, CrashPlan is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $2.50 per user / month, billed annually (Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace backup).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial, card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Read from https://www.crashplan.com/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with CrashPlan before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Two-year prepay on endpoints and servers** (Annual discount): Endpoints are $158 and servers $284 when paid every 2 years, against $88 and $189 a year. Source: https://www.crashplan.com/pricing/

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- IT teams at companies under 250 people who need laptop backup
- Organizations that want Microsoft 365 or Google data backed up
- Larger firms needing legal hold and their own storage

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. CrashPlan backs up laptops, servers, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace for companies, from $2.50 a user a month for the cloud-suite plans. It has no home plan, the trial is 14 days and needs a card, and extra storage costs $90 a year per 250 GB.

- **Value for money: C.** Laptops 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.
- **Free plan and trial: D.** 14-day free trial and a card is required. Nothing is free after it.
- **Features: C.** Endpoint, 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.
- **Ease of use: C.** An admin deploys it to machines and sets policies. No store rating is on record.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web console plus Mac, Windows and Linux agents, with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Entra ID, Azure, AWS, Wasabi and Backblaze. No phone apps.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from CrashPlan's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among file storage and sync services

- CrashPlan's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 13 of the 91 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 20.
- It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 31 of 91) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 9).
- Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.64 for the category: 10 of the 60 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/file-storage

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace CrashPlan you would be making files kept in step across devices without losing one. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 58 of the 91 other file storage and sync services grade higher. It costs $30 a year.

- You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well.
- You could not: Files kept in step across devices without losing one.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Microsoft Entra ID among them.
- You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and roles and permissions.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, AWS, Wasabi, Backblaze

**Tags:** File sync, Reports

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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.crashplan.com/
- https://www.crashplan.com/pricing/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/crashplan
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