# IDrive

> Cloud backup for many devices in one account, with a sync folder

IDrive is a cloud backup service with a separate sync folder called Cloud Drive. One account backs up several PCs, Macs, Linux machines, phones and external drives, keeps up to 30 versions of each file and offers encryption with a private key you set. Team and Business plans add central management and server backup, and backups of Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and other cloud apps are sold as add-ons.

- **Category:** File Storage & Sync
- **Made by:** IDrive Inc.
- **Website:** https://www.idrive.com
- **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 18, 2026

## Pricing

IDrive has a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.25 per month for 100 GB, billed annually (Mini).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** IDrive Basic: 10 GB of backup storage, no credit card required. Add-ons such as cloud app backup can be bought on top of it.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $0 | 10 GB of storage with no credit card required. |
| IDrive Mini | $0.25 per month for 100 GB, billed annually | One user. 500 GB is $0.83 a month. Sold on yearly billing only, to new sign-ups, and the pricing page marks it "Limited time only". |
| IDrive Personal | $9.99 per month for 5 TB, billed annually ($11.99 billed monthly) | One user, multiple computers. Advertised at $6.99 a month for the first year. 10 TB is $14.99 a month and 100 TB $99.99, billed annually. |
| IDrive Team | $9.99 per month for up to 5 users, billed annually ($11.99 monthly) | 5 computers, 5 users and 5 TB, managed from a web console. Advertised at $6.99 a month for the first year; 10 users and 10 TB is $19.99 a month. |
| IDrive Business | $19.99 per month for 500 GB, billed annually | Unlimited users, computers, servers and NAS devices. Advertised at $13.99 a month the first year; 1.25 TB is $49.99 a month, or $59.99 billed monthly. |

Read from https://www.idrive.com/pricing on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with IDrive before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **30% off the first year** (Other savings): New sign-ups on yearly Personal, Team and Business plans pay 30% less for the first year, such as $6.99 instead of $9.99 a month for Personal 5 TB. Standard pricing applies from the second year. Source: https://www.idrive.com/pricing
- **50% off the first year of a 2-year plan** (Other savings): Two-year plans take 50% off the first year: Personal 5 TB is $179.82 for 2 years instead of $239.76. Source: https://www.idrive.com/pricing
- **Lower price with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Personal and Team 5 TB cost $9.99 a month billed yearly against $11.99 billed monthly, a saving of about 17%. Source: https://www.idrive.com/pricing
- **50% off for students and schools** (Education): Students, educational institutions and anyone with a valid education email address can get Personal or Business at half price, as a limited-period offer. Source: https://www.idrive.com/online-backup-education

## Key features

- **Many devices in one account:** Back up PCs, Macs, Linux machines, iPhones, iPads, Android devices and external or NAS drives into one account, with continuous backup of changed files.
- **Cloud Drive sync and sharing:** Sync folders across linked devices in real time, share files with view or edit permissions, and edit Office files and PDFs in the browser.
- **Snapshots and versioning:** Keeps up to 30 previous versions of every backed-up file, with snapshots for point-in-time recovery and a 30-day trash for deleted files.
- **Private-key encryption:** Files are encrypted with 256-bit AES, optionally with a key you define that IDrive says is not stored on its servers.
- **IDrive Express shipping:** Back up or restore bulk data by mail on a physical drive: free once a year on Personal, three times a year on Team and Business, then $59.95 a request.
- **Cloud app backup add-ons:** Back up Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Dropbox and Box accounts for $20 per seat a year, with a 7-day free trial.

## Good for

- Households backing up several computers and phones to one account
- Small businesses that need server, NAS and computer backup together
- People who want large amounts of backup storage at a low yearly price

## Worth knowing

- Advertised prices are 30% off the first year only, and the discount is not available when signing up from the mobile apps.
- Cloud Drive sync is a separate service that has to be activated; it is distinct from cloud backup.
- Going over the storage limit costs $0.25 per GB a month on Personal and $0.50 per GB on Team and Business.
- Server backup is a $5 per server a month add-on on Mini, Personal and Team, and is part of Business.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 3.2 out of 4**, graded Oct 18, 2026. IDrive is a backup service first and cloud storage second, and that's how we've graded it. One account backs up computers, phones, external drives and NAS boxes, keeps 30 versions of each file, and costs very little: 100 GB is $0.25 a month. Just know the big advertised discounts are for the first year, and the sync folder is a separate service you switch on.

- **Value for money: A.** Graded as backup. Mini is $0.25 a month for 100 GB billed yearly, far under the cheap end of this category, and 500 GB is $0.83. Personal is $9.99 a month for 5 TB once the first-year discount ends. Go over your storage, though, and it's $0.25 per GB a month.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** IDrive Basic is free with 10 GB and no credit card. That holds your documents, but a computer's worth of photos will go straight past it, so it's a cap most people will hit.
- **Features: B.** Graded as backup, it does the whole job: many devices in one account, continuous backup, 30 versions of each file, snapshots, a private encryption key and drives sent by post for big restores. Cloud Drive adds sync, sharing and editing in the browser.
- **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. Install the app, pick what to back up, and it carries on by itself as files change. The one catch is that Cloud Drive sync is a separate service you have to switch on.
- **Platforms and integrations: A.** Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android, plus Synology and QNAP NAS apps, and add-ons that back up Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Dropbox and Box. Every device and then some.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from IDrive's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among file storage and sync services

- IDrive's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 12 of the 17 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 2.
- It stands best on value for money (A, above 11 of 17) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0).
- Its paid plans start at $0.25 a month, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 0 of the 16 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.

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

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace IDrive 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. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 12 of the 17 other file storage and sync services we grade. It costs $3 a year.

- You could not: Files kept in step across devices without losing one.
- You could not: Storing and serving files for other people.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- 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: roles and permissions.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

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, Salesforce, Dropbox, Box, Synology, QNAP

**Tags:** File sync, File sharing

## Alternatives

- [pCloud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pcloud): Swiss cloud storage sold by subscription or one-time payment. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/idrive-vs-pcloud)
- [Sync.com](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sync-com): End-to-end encrypted cloud storage and file sharing for teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/idrive-vs-sync-com)
- [Dropbox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dropbox): Cloud storage and file sync with transfer and signing tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dropbox-vs-idrive)
- [MEGA](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mega): Zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage with a 20 GB free plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/idrive-vs-mega)
- [Icedrive](https://toolgpa.com/tools/icedrive): Cloud storage with a mountable drive and client-side encryption. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/icedrive-vs-idrive)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026:

- https://www.idrive.com/pricing
- https://www.idrive.com/
- https://www.idrive.com/online-backup-features
- https://www.idrive.com/online-backup-download
- https://www.idrive.com/online-backup-education

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