Carbonite vs IDrive vs BlinkDisk: A Detailed Comparison

Compare Carbonite, IDrive and BlinkDisk side by side. See features, pricing, privacy, platforms, storage options, and performance compared.

General

Basic info and backup types supported.

	Carbonite	IDrive	BlinkDisk
File/Folder Backups	Supported	Supported	Supported
Disk Image Backups	Not supported	Partially supported Via IDrive Mirror	Not supported
Open Source	No	No	Yes
Release Year	2006	1995	2025 Built on Kopia, released in 2021

Core backup capabilities.

	Carbonite	IDrive	BlinkDisk
Deduplication Avoids storing duplicate data	Supported	No data	Supported
Compression Reduces backup size	Supported	Not supported	Supported
Version History Access previous file versions	Supported Max. 3 months	Supported	Supported
Scheduled Backups Automatic backups on a schedule	Supported	Supported	Supported

Simple and transparent pricing calculators.

Cloud backup for your files

Computers

$95.99/year

IDrive Personal

Full-featured personal backup

$99.50/year

Custom Storage

100% Free

Use your own S3, Backblaze B2, SFTP, etc.

CloudBlink

Our managed cloud storage service

$0/year

Encryption and data protection.

	Carbonite	IDrive	BlinkDisk
End-to-End Encryption Encrypted on your device	Supported	Supported	Supported
Zero-Knowledge Provider doesn't hold the keys	Partially supported Opt-in	Partially supported Opt-in at signup	Supported

Supported operating systems.

	Carbonite	IDrive	BlinkDisk
Windows	Supported	Supported	Supported
macOS	Supported	Supported	Supported
Linux	Not supported	Partially supported No GUI	Supported
Android	Partially supported Restore only	Supported	Not supported
iOS	Partially supported Restore only	Supported	Not supported

Where you can store your backups.

	Carbonite	IDrive	BlinkDisk
Managed Cloud Provider's own cloud storage	Supported	Supported	Supported CloudBlink
Local Filesystem External drives, USB, etc.	Not supported	Supported	Supported
Network Attached Storage Backup to NAS devices	Not supported	Supported	Supported
S3-Compatible Storage AWS S3, Backblaze B2, etc.	Not supported	Not supported	Supported
SFTP Secure file transfer protocol	Not supported	Not supported	Supported
WebDAV Web-based file access	Not supported	Not supported	Supported
Rclone Remotes 50+ cloud providers via Rclone	Not supported	Not supported	Partially supported Experimental

We strive to keep our comparison data accurate. If you notice any errors, please let us know.