CrashPlan vs IDrive vs BlinkDisk: A Detailed Comparison

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

General

Basic info and backup types supported.

	CrashPlan	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	2007	1995	2025 Built on Kopia, released in 2021

Core backup capabilities.

	CrashPlan	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	Supported	Supported
Scheduled Backups Automatic backups on a schedule	Supported	Supported	Supported

Simple and transparent pricing calculators.

Endpoint backup for small businesses

Devices

$88.00/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.

	CrashPlan	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.

Where you can store your backups.

	CrashPlan	IDrive	BlinkDisk
Managed Cloud Provider's own cloud storage	Supported	Supported	Supported CloudBlink
Local Filesystem External drives, USB, etc.	Supported	Supported	Supported
Network Attached Storage Backup to NAS devices	Supported	Supported	Supported
S3-Compatible Storage AWS S3, Backblaze B2, etc.	Supported	Not supported	Supported
SFTP Secure file transfer protocol	No data	Not supported	Supported
WebDAV Web-based file access	No data	Not supported	Supported
Rclone Remotes 50+ cloud providers via Rclone	No data	Not supported	Partially supported Experimental

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