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# OpenText Cloudally Backup for Microsoft 365 vs IDrive Features and Cost Comparison

Last updated September 16th, 2026

Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews  
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Your comparison:

OpenText Cloudally Backup for Microsoft 365IDrive2/4 selected

[OpenText Cloudally Backup for Microsoft 365](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/)[4.7 (94)](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/reviews/)

[IDrive](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/)[4.6 (1,201)](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/reviews/)

[## OpenText Cloudally Backup for Microsoft 365](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/)[4.7 (94)](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/reviews/)

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Value-for-Money

4.7

Functionality

4.6

Ease of Use

4.7

Customer Service

4.7

Reviews Sentiment

JU

BM

TD

Based on [94 reviews](#user-reviews)

Positive

91

Neutral

2

Negative

1

[## IDrive](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/)[4.6 (1,201)](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/reviews/)

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Value-for-Money

4.7

Functionality

4.5

Ease of Use

4.5

Customer Service

4.5

Reviews Sentiment

Based on [1,201 reviews](#user-reviews)

Positive

1,115

Neutral

50

Negative

36

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## Summary

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Key features rated by users

Features selected based on 6,247 reviews from backup software users.  
about the Fit Score methodology.

Fit Score methodology

Our Fit Score reflects how reviewers rate a product’s performance against a set of features reviewers rate as most important. A higher score indicates the product is rated better in delivering what reviewers most care about.

  

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Feature ratings

Cloud Backup

4.9

Backup Scheduling

4.5

Encryption

4.8

Incremental Backup

4.8

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Feature ratings

Cloud Backup

4.7

Backup Scheduling

4.7

Encryption

4.7

Incremental Backup

4.7

Backup and Recovery

4.7

User satisfaction

User satisfaction

4.7

User reviews[94](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/reviews/)

Ease of use

4.7

Functionality

4.6

Value for money

4.7

Customer support

4.7

User satisfaction

4.6

User reviews[1,201](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/reviews/)

Ease of use

4.5

Functionality

4.5

Value for money

4.7

Customer support

4.5

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## User reviews

Pros & cons

JU

Jake U.

Business Technology Analyst

> "Great experience was able to find what I was looking for when I needed to restore from it, directly into the end user's mailbox in a separate..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7064944)

JM

Jeff M.

Technical Operations Lead

> "Finally, the biggest problems I have with M365 backup is the incredibly obtuse way you bill for mailboxes, and the amount of time it takes for..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7002587)

BM

Brendan M.

IT Director

> "Coupled with robust security and exceptional, real-person support, CloudAlly provides complete peace of mind, making data loss a non-issue."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7036905)

JM

Jeff M.

Technical Operations Lead

> "Not really cool at all when you advertise unlimited retention. And the worst part is that the end users will delete a mailbox, then the client..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7002587)

TD

Thomas D.

Quality Engineer

> "We implemented an automatic backup process utilizing MS 365 Backup and it saved hours of time compared to using a portable backup drive..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___6632750)

JC

Jo C.

Operations Manager

> "We found that in instances where a user's primary email address had changed, their Microsoft 365 Exchange backups failed."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7032333)

TD

Thomas D.

Quality Engineer

> "We implemented an automatic backup process utilizing MS 365 Backup and it saved hours of time compared to using a portable backup drive."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___6632750)

SM

Salvador M.

IT Manager

> "Probably the restore process being a little confusing in the options you are given for a particular mailbox, trying to isolate a specific email..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7001190)

AK

Andy K.

Director

> "Being able to back up Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams, including shared mailboxes, resource mailboxes and public folders is very good."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7000832)

JLR

Jose Luis R.

System administrator

> "In my opinion, it is slow for restore or download sharepoint folders or group of emails. When I needed to download some folders they need a lot..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7000931)

TD

Tim D.

CISO

> "The ease of restoring specific files or entire mailboxes means we can respond quickly to incidents, reducing downtime and business risk."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7000859)

AW

Anthony W.

Managing Partner

> "We were once unable to retrieve a backup folder, but on investigation that may have been due to back end M365 changes that we made rather than..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7000880)

MG

Massimo G.

technician

> "We scheduled the first full backups of email, onedrive and sharepoint and it was quite simple to set up the backups"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7040332)

AK

Andy K.

Director

> "Data restores can be slow at times, although this is most probably due to Microsoft throttling."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7000832)

JK

Joe K.

Director

> "Cloud storage is an essential component of my recommendations to clients and Cloud Ally fits the bill. When data recovery is required, it's..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7000840)

ZH

Zak H.

Head of IT

> "CloudAlly has been our M365 backup tool for around 5 years, the previous platform we used was awful."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7000789)

DB

Daniel B.

Chief IT Monkey

> "Having granular restore options for emails, OneDrive, and SharePoint files is especially valuable."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7001327)

TR

Thomas R.

Director

> "This makes it frustrating from an accounting point of view for Australian customers."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7001418)

TD

Tim D.

CISO

> "It allows me to focus on strategic security priorities while trusting that our Microsoft 365 data is always protected."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7000859)

JM

Jeff M.

Technical Operations Lead

> "I can't see what item it's working on, the progress on that item, nothing."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7002587)

BM

Brendan M.

IT Director

> "CloudAlly Microsoft 365 Backup delivers an awesome, set-and-forget data protection experience."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7036905)

JM

Jeff M.

Technical Operations Lead

> "There are no logs, and there is no information to be found."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7002587)

AA

Abbasi A.

Consultant

> "The user interface is intuitive, and the recovery process is straightforward, allowing for quick data restoration when needed."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7001346)

JM

Jeff M.

Technical Operations Lead

> "Me - It says it's not accessible, has it been deleted?"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7002587)

JK

Joe K.

Director

> "Straight-foward and seamless setup & configuration for the backup of mailboxes in Microsoft 365 tenants."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7000840)

TR

Thomas R.

Director

> "This makes it frustrating from an accounting point of view for Australian customers."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7001418)

ZC

Zachary C.

Service Desk Team Leader

> "CloudAlly backups for 365 is currently the best solution I'm aware of, the implementation process is straight forward and reliable."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7001502)

JM

Jeff M.

Technical Operations Lead

> "I can't see what item it's working on, the progress on that item, nothing."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7002587)

DC

Darran C.

Operations

> "CloudAlly is cost effective, allowing unlimited data storage backup per user."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7001565)

JM

Jeff M.

Technical Operations Lead

> "There are no logs, and there is no information to be found."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#Capterra___7002587)

[View Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/reviews/)

MA

Md A.

Research Development

> "It has a great backup system, the files can be organized in various ways."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___7173869)

JE

Jamie E.

Analyst

> "The main frustration is that Google Photos cannot be backed up directly, so the photos need to be downloaded to the PC first and then..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___7056644)

AB

Anthony B.

Other

> "Have been using it for a year now, just about to renew as it fulfills all my needs to back up both complete PC images and also..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6658392)

VR

Verified Reviewer

Senior Power Electronics Engineer

> "The lack of transparency regarding billing and plan changes is unacceptable."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___7122870)

OM

Omar M.

Engineer

> "IDrive provides reliable backup options and offers peace of mind for securing my data. While there are minor areas for improvement,..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6645576)

JM

Joonas M.

Photographer

> "The Cloud Drive is not a virtual drive (there is no way to offload files to the cloud to save on local storage space."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6588803)

DB

Diego B.

Freelancer

> "My experience so far has been very positive, as the tool perfectly meets my needs, which is to perform backups and maintain a document..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6714163)

VR

Verified Reviewer

Senior Power Electronics Engineer

> "I have been double-charged—once for my agreed monthly service and again for a full year without my consent."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___7122870)

TS

Tyrone S.

GSR

> "So far everything has worked smoothly and I know that I can always backup another device (e.g.,, my work computer) on my same account..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6515408)

PO

PATRICK O.

consultant

> "They give you a certain amount of space, and I went 5% over (yes, FIVE PERCENT), and they started charging $55 a month to my credit..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6685996)

SM

Santiago M.

President

> "It is simple to set-up, pricing for 5TB backup is affordable, I was able to add ALL my devices including, Laptops, Phones and iPads"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6559899)

AF

Alexandre F.

Filmmaker and Media Producer

> "Uploads of large files, such as videos, take a long time to upload and sometimes the percentage doesn't go up after a long time."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6617070)

IG

ŽIlvinas G.

Personal use

> "Simple yet secure user interface with all the functions needed for multiple computers and devices backup, cloud drive, and more."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6528825)

VR

Verified Reviewer

Personal

> "They sent a hard disk to copy the files, but the hard disk is not working properly and causing connection issues."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6599233)

HL

Haixun L.

Development Expert

> "It ensures cost-effectiveness, making it a practical choice for those seeking reliability, functionality, and efficiency within a..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6682180)

BH

Ben H.

User

> "Following the instructions for Linux installation on their website just gives me an "installation failed" error in the terminal."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6623798)

Jed F.

None

> "The software installed easily and allowed for an intuitive backup setup followed by a backup of my entire system."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6664412)

MK

Madhan K.

AGM

> "Not able to remove the saved credit card and remove auto renew option."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6607689)

PL

Petr L.

Artist

> "Looks like offering possible making connections many other storages services."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___7053373)

MS

Malcolm S.

Accounting Manager

> "Their FAQs need to be updated and doing this will save them having to explain why features appear not to be working."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6653135)

JLH

José Luis H.

Sys Admin

> "IDrive offers an affordable and secure backup system, featuring military-grade AES 256-bit encryption and the option for a private..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6277474)

BF

Brad F.

Professor

> "Very little useful information in the "documentation" about strategies for selecting include/exclude folders, continuous vs schedule..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6195670)

TK

Theo K.

writer

> "efficient, error-free data transfer, allows me to access data from remote locations and not have to worry about storage on external..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6116783)

BT

Ben T.

Director

> "The back-ups fail every time and completely eat up my broadband connection despite tweaking the 'throttle' feature in the app. Despite..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6281527)

HH

Holly H.

Storyboard Artist

> "iDrive is MUCH cheaper, more efficient, you can backup unlimited computers, and all I did was select what drives on my computers I..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6228238)

PT

Philip T.

NA

> "I found it difficult to compare apples to apples or even to determine whether what was on offer was actually apples in the first place."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6690045)

GS

Gabriel S.

Sound Designer and Composer

> "I prefer this over Dropbox or Google Drive because I don't have to work on a specific folder for it to backup, I just organize my..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6453234)

IW

Ian W.

jack of all trades

> "A little slow to upload, but then I am shifting TB of data to get the backup setup"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6574102)

JJ

John J.

Technician

> "I love its comprehensive backup options, including entire system images, and the ability to sync across all my devices."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6422934)

VR

Verified Reviewer

Personal

> "Failed all the times and the drive files did not copy."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6599233)

KC

Kimberly C.

Certified Online Business Manager

> "I love that it backs up everything automatically - PC, laptop, smartphone, and tablet."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6612105)

BR

Ben R.

Chief bottle washer

> "Setting up external hard drive for backup was a little confusing."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6654619)

JJ

John J.

Technician

> "Security features like encryption and two-factor authentication give me peace of mind, and while initial backup speeds could be..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6422934)

BR

Briony R.

NA

> "there is no auto-resume upon restart, only a message that the backup has failed, and then a wait until the next scheduled backup..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6036609)

MB

Mark B.

COO

> "IDrive is an exceptional online backup solution that offers unbeatable features, robust security, and exceptional customer support."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6076260)

VR

Verified Reviewer

Self

> "Auto backup function doesn't work properly"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6657161)

RL

Roger L.

None

> "IDrive is at the top of the list, and I especially appreciated the Express Upload option."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6501836)

BR

Briony R.

NA

> "I suspect the downsides are a case of 'you get what you pay for', but as long as my data is reliably stored somewhere, it's hard to..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6036609)

GS

Gabriel S.

Sound Designer and Composer

> "The ability to access your files anywhere has really helped me not only when I'm missing something when I travel but also when working..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6453234)

LM

Luis M.

Director

> "It's not possible to use the service when uploading is slow."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6652933)

BK

Bill K.

Writer Editor Author Speaker

> "Price was in line with other alternatives. And when i had problems with scheduled backup (on my end, not problems with iDrive..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6225317)

HH

Holly H.

Storyboard Artist

> "I'm a digital artist and it's essential that I use an online backup for my work, as I'd lose everything if my backup failed, was..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6228238)

RS

Rafael S.

CTO & Software Developer

> "Unlike the competitors who may have unlimited space but are very slow or very expensive, which makes them an unreal solution, iDrive..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___5085551)

BK

Bogdan K.

Photographer

> "Worst part is, that I wanted to share a file, it then sends a OPT code in order to recognize the device I’m using in this case..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6476040)

PA

Pirkka A.

Composer

> "I like fast uploads and large 10tb space."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6657280)

RZ

Ran Z.

Senior Motion Designer

> "The backup folder takes up space on my PC; it'd be better if it didn't contribute to local storage usage."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6058266)

TC

Todd C.

Engineer and Producer

> "Ease of use, ease of getting announced price of coming from another backup provider which was 4.99$ for the entire year with 5 TB..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6659984)

NG

Nicolas G.

Student

> "This slow speed may be a problem for the initial backup in a company enviroment, as data is updating permanently."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6170689)

AD

Andre D.

Product Owner

> "Great for Long-Term Backups that do not require constant access, and you can trust your data is safe in case your disk burns."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6356274)

WT

Wasek T.

IT Support Supervisor

> "There have been times where scheduled backups have failed."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6869095)

AI

Ariel I.

Automation Engineer

> "I like the fact I can backup from multiple devices."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6538290)

JB

John B.

Director

> "I do not like the way it displays files AND folders all together in the mobile client."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6319017)

RZ

Richard Z.

President

> "The features offered were important to my buying decision, including multiple device backups and access to the cloud drive."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6103668)

JE

Jonas E.

Owner

> "Scheduler is a bit confusing - external drives are selected under "files/folders" but they are have a separate schedule."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6273178)

MC

Marc C.

me

> "You can also have a cloud drive on your pc with files you access most and they are always backed up, so for me this is all I need, and..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6173473)

Bryan H.

Founder

> "Per instructions, I went to eject the drive and my Mac was complaining that it was still be accessed my option was to force eject."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6107123)

GG

Giuliano G.

Lead System Architect

> "Within minutes of creating the account, I was already scheduling my first backup, thanks to the iDrive application I downloaded for my..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6040986)

MR

Medo R.

Production Assistant

> "I had to abandon the Idrive because of the extreme slow upload and due to customer support offering me a free cloud sync via sending..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___3934566)

FC

Fidel C.

Civil engineer

> "Easy to upload data and to access everything from both my laptop and phone."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6625234)

BH

Bob H.

Owner

> "Restores from the cloud can be a little slow, however due more to network speed then IDrive itself."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___5072963)

DG

David G.

Manager

> "I really apprecaited the price charged for the larger storage size, and the fact that they will mail you out a physical hard drive to..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6332110)

GM

Gabriel M.

Owner

> "The Backup and Cloud Drive features are a bit confusing and could honestly be combined into a single drag and drop with an option to..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___4868037)

MM

MICHAEL M.

owner

> "Nightly backup of my PC and Phone while I sleep. And able to access my files anywhere, with my App"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6147768)

VR

Verified Reviewer

Personal

> "too time consuming and not well maintained."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6599233)

TL

Tiffany L.

Graphic Designer

> "Downloading the software, installing it, setting it up, and getting it started were all very easy and straight forward."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6578412)

Bryan H.

Founder

> "I went to eject and again it was complaining the an app was still using the drive, leaving me with the option to force eject."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6107123)

Bryan H.

Founder

> "The option for them to ship me a drive in which I can backup directly and ship back was a really nice feature."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6107123)

Jed F.

None

> "No reason to worry about losing files anymore."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6664412)

AF

Alexandre F.

Filmmaker and Media Producer

> "Very simple and easy to storage my personal data with plenty of space at an affordable price."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6617070)

CO

Cody O.

NA

> "The scheduled backups run effectively on some computers, but on a mac laptop we have it causes random shutdown of the device, even..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___3837449)

SB

Sunaina B.

Director of Operations

> "I also like that this have an unlimited storage capacity."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6700783)

LS

Luc S.

CEO

> "I wasn’t able to backup everything from my hard drive, but it was faulty so it could be me the problem"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6341499)

JV

Jay V.

IT consultant

> "It works great, except that in my case, my network upload speed is slow so the backup would take a long time. If you have a fast..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6384250)

BR

Briony R.

NA

> "The software - particularly for the initial backup, when a lot of data will be transferred - is poor:"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6036609)

SH

Steve H.

Consutant

> "It allows me to add several devices with more than enough memory for my needs."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6189129)

JW

Jonathan W.

Director

> "Sync iDrive can be slow and cause some window apps to slow down."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6042935)

BV

Bhavin V.

director

> "best alternative to microsoft 365 and other products available"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6571366)

JJ

Jim J.

Director

> "Customer service left a lot to be desired"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6685955)

NE

NICHOLAS E.

transport manager

> "its simple and swift setup means we were secure the day after purchase with an overnight backup and ongoing schedule."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6326702)

Bryan H.

Founder

> "Another feature that is very rudimentary and really questionable - I needed to share a file that was on the Cloud-Drive."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6107123)

✅ Eric B.

Software Developer

> "I find the interface intuitive and easy to navigate."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6666398)

AJ

Arav J.

CEO

> "Old user interface"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6623830)

LR

Louise R.

Other

> "Easy to use interface"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6197906)

MF

Mitch F.

Administrative Director

> "The interface needs a massive UX interface and is not easy to navigate."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6362603)

PB

Paul B.

Principal

> "The interface is clear and easy to navigate."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___4802983)

CI

CHRIS I.

Admin

> "Web based interface is just OK. "

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6397982)

AG

Alex G.

Software Engineer

> "The user interface has a variety of different options, but all of which are simple to understand and easy to use without losing out on..."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___3559568)

SV

Shane V.

Sys admin 2

> "The interface can be confusing."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___3924332)

RS

Robert S.

Owner/Operator

> "Ease of use, along with seamless integration of existing software"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___4029480)

RP

Rahul P.

Systems Engineer

> "I wish it was designed a little better, some options are not easy to locate at first few uses."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___5010443)

CR

Christopher R.

Retired

> "Ease of use, great integration with my Synology NAS!"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___4844744)

PS

Penina S.

Owner

> "I did not always find it 100% user-friendly for a non-tech user"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6249187)

CB

Celeste B.

Executive Director

> "IDrive is very easy to use and the process to integrate with our business systems was simple and convenient."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___3607128)

SM

Sara M.

Marketing manager

> "The app, I don't really like its layout and organization"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___4083959)

JM

Jane M.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker provider

> "It's been easy to use and meets my needs."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6667481)

JP

Jim P.

Owner

> "The graphical user interface is not as intuitive and pleasing to the eye as I would like."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___3487139)

GS

Garnetta S.

Owner

> "It's easy to set up and use."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6548391)

JJ

Jim J.

Director

> "Customer service left a lot to be desired"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6685955)

RS

Richard S.

Boss

> "The dashboard is easy to navigate"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6685612)

DB

Dean B.

Ceo

> "However, I believe that was the only problem with customer service."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6001162)

PB

Paolo B.

Postdoctoral researcher

> "Fast and easy to implement given the simple user interface."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6492761)

BK

Bogdan K.

Photographer

> "Customer service is just ok, but they cant really help because of development"

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6476040)

BA

Buffi A.

Creative Director

> "The customer service is also good."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___6644121)

RS

Roger S.

CEO

> "I have not found any services it is lacking at the current time."

[See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#Capterra___3861669)

[View Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/reviews/)

## User interface

[OpenText Cloudally Backup for Microsoft 365](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/)

4.68 (94)

[IDrive](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/)

4.58 (1,201)

### Features

Do these products fit your needs?

Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

\--% Fit

vs

\--% Fit

Access Controls/Permissions

207

Important

Activity Dashboard

150

Important

Activity Tracking

120

Important

OpenText Cloudally Backup for Microsoft 365

Top features

29/50

-   Access Controls/Permissions
-   Activity Dashboard
-   Activity Tracking
-   Adaptive Learning
-   AI Copilot
-   Alerts/Escalation
-   Alerts/Notifications
-   API
-   Archiving & Retention
-   Audit Management
-   Automated Scheduling
-   Automatic Backup
-   Autonomous Task Execution
-   Backup and Recovery
-   Backup Log
-   Backup Management
-   Backup Scheduling
-   Cloud Backup
-   Compliance Management
-   Compression
-   Continuous Backup
-   Cross-system Integration
-   Data Backup
-   Data Migration
-   Data Recovery
-   Data Replication
-   Data Storage Management
-   Data Synchronization
-   Data Visualization
-   Decision Making
-   Disaster Recovery
-   Diverse Database Handling
-   Document Storage
-   Duplicate Detection
-   Email Alerts
-   Encryption
-   File Management
-   Generative AI
-   HIPAA Compliant
-   Incremental Backup
-   Local Server Options
-   Monitoring
-   Multi-step Planning
-   Policy Management
-   Proactive Assistance
-   Remote Access/Control
-   Remote Monitoring & Management
-   Remote Server Options
-   Reporting & Statistics
-   Resource Management

[See all features](https://www.capterra.com/p/155742/CloudAlly/#features)

IDrive

28/50

-   Access Controls/Permissions
-   Activity Dashboard
-   Activity Tracking
-   Adaptive Learning
-   AI Copilot
-   Alerts/Escalation
-   Alerts/Notifications
-   API
-   Archiving & Retention
-   Audit Management
-   Automated Scheduling
-   Automatic Backup
-   Autonomous Task Execution
-   Backup and Recovery
-   Backup Log
-   Backup Management
-   Backup Scheduling
-   Cloud Backup
-   Compliance Management
-   Compression
-   Continuous Backup
-   Cross-system Integration
-   Data Backup
-   Data Migration
-   Data Recovery
-   Data Replication
-   Data Storage Management
-   Data Synchronization
-   Data Visualization
-   Decision Making
-   Disaster Recovery
-   Diverse Database Handling
-   Document Storage
-   Duplicate Detection
-   Email Alerts
-   Encryption
-   File Management
-   Generative AI
-   HIPAA Compliant
-   Incremental Backup
-   Local Server Options
-   Monitoring
-   Multi-step Planning
-   Policy Management
-   Proactive Assistance
-   Remote Access/Control
-   Remote Monitoring & Management
-   Remote Server Options
-   Reporting & Statistics
-   Resource Management

[See all features](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/#features)

### Recognition

No recognitions have been awarded to OpenText Cloudally Backup for Microsoft 365

No recognitions have been awarded to IDrive

### Deployment & support

OpenText Cloudally Backup for Microsoft 365

Deployment

-   Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
-   Desktop Mac
-   Desktop Windows
-   Desktop Linux
-   On-Premise Windows
-   On-Premise Linux
-   Desktop Chromebook
-   Mobile Android
-   Mobile iPhone
-   Mobile iPad

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

IDrive

Deployment

-   Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
-   Desktop Mac
-   Desktop Windows
-   Desktop Linux
-   On-Premise Windows
-   On-Premise Linux
-   Desktop Chromebook
-   Mobile Android
-   Mobile iPhone
-   Mobile iPad

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

### Company Details

OpenText Cloudally Backup for Microsoft 365

-   By OpenText
-   Located in Canada
-   Founded in 2004

IDrive

-   By IDrive
-   Located in United States
-   Founded in

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