# Zoolz review (2026): is it worth $7.99 a month, billed yearly? > Cloud backup for businesses, sold by storage tier Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Zoolz Business is a cloud backup service that splits each plan into cold storage and a smaller hot tier for quick access. Plans run from 2.5 TB to 60 TB and are priced monthly or yearly. It backs up Windows and Mac machines, keeps file versions, and offers secure time-limited share links. - **Category:** File Storage & Sync - **Made by:** Zoolz - **Website:** https://zoolz.com - **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you need quick access to everything, because most of each plan is cold storage. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Zoolz is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $7.99 per month, billed monthly ($79.99 billed yearly). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 14-day free trial, no credit card. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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. | Read from https://zoolz.com/pricing/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Zoolz before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **30% off yearly plans** (Annual discount): A banner on the pricing page offers 30% off all yearly plans, applied automatically at checkout, with no end date stated. Source: https://zoolz.com/pricing/ ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Businesses backing up large archives that are rarely opened - Small teams needing several terabytes at a low monthly price - Photographers and video teams with big file sets ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Zoolz Business backs up Windows and Mac machines to the cloud, with 2 TB of cold storage and 500 GB of hot on its $7.99 plan. Most of what you store is cold, so it suits files you rarely touch, and the cheapest plan caps you at 5 users, 1 server and files up to 20 GB. - **Value for money: 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: C.** A 14-day trial with no credit card, and no free plan. After two weeks you pay. - **Features: C.** Backup 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: C.** No 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: C.** Windows and Mac programs plus a browser view. One family of devices: no phone apps and no Linux. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Zoolz's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among file storage and sync services - Zoolz's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 45 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 8. - Its paid plans start at $7.99 a month, against a middle price of $6.32 for the category: 24 of the 37 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 21 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.** Nothing Zoolz does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 33 of the 45 other file storage and sync services grade higher. It costs $95.88 a year. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: A file manager working directly on your disk. - You could not: A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Amazon Web Services **Tags:** File sharing, File management ## Alternatives - [IDrive](https://toolgpa.com/tools/idrive): Cloud backup for many devices in one account, with a sync folder. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/idrive-vs-zoolz) - [Backblaze B2](https://toolgpa.com/tools/backblaze-b2): S3-compatible object storage billed per terabyte. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/backblaze-b2-vs-zoolz) - [Wasabi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wasabi): S3-compatible cloud object storage at a flat per-TB rate. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/wasabi-vs-zoolz) - [Livedrive](https://toolgpa.com/tools/livedrive): Unlimited PC and Mac backup with an online Briefcase folder. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/livedrive-vs-zoolz) - [Degoo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/degoo): Consumer cloud storage for photos with a free 20 GB plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/degoo-vs-zoolz) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://zoolz.com/pricing/ - https://zoolz.com/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoolz Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).