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GRBackPro vs Carbonite: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 19th, 2025
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Cloud Backup
NA
Backup Scheduling
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Encryption
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Incremental Backup
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Backup and Recovery
NA
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Feature ratings
Cloud Backup
4.3
Backup Scheduling
4.5
Encryption
4.4
Incremental Backup
4.2
Backup and Recovery
4.2
User satisfaction
4.9
User reviews30
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.9
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
4.2
User reviews171
Ease of use
4.2
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.0
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Designed for small to mid-size businesses to automatically commence backup by setting conditions such as user inputs, paths available, CPU loading, and more.

Designed for businesses of all sizes, a data protection solution that helps with supporting FERPA, GLBA & HIPAA, centralizing admin controls, creating backup for applications, reporting storage.

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Michael S
Director of Research and Innovation
5.0

Michael S.: Hi, my name is Michael, I'm a director of research, I would give Carbonite a five out of five. For more reviews like this click below. I considered two main other options, I considered iDrive, as well as Google Drive Backup and Sync, but Carbonite turned out to be much better than both of those options. So there are two main reasons that I chose Carbonite. One of them is that Carbonite allows you to see very easily which files have been backed up, at least on a Windows machine. They have a little green dot that appears is in the bottom right of a folder and/or file icon, and that allows you to visually see right away if it's been backed up, giving you a peace of mind about that, whereas other solutions you have to click around and make sure in their software that it's backed up. So that's one thing. And then the other was that when you go to their online interface to access the files that have been backed up, it's much easier in Carbonite to navigate that site and to get to the files you need, and when you do want to download something, you're allowed to do that for up to 10 gigabyte files or folders, whereas other solutions, especially iDrive, I found that you couldn't do such large files or folders, and it was harder to actually achieve that, it wasn't as easy to use. So those are the two main reasons. Onboarding and getting the app ready to use was very easy for all the team members who use it. Basically you download it, install it like any other program. There is only one little thing you have to do which is give permission on your computer to all the files, and especially on a Mac there's a little process you have to go through, but they made that very easy for people to follow, so it wasn't really an issue. If you're considering Carbonite I just basically recommend that you go for it, it is the best option out there. It does have one limitation, which is it's per computer, whereas other solutions you can back up more computers with a single account. But in my opinion, Carbonite is the highest quality solution, it's worth that little bit of extra cost that you might pay for it. So basically if you're considering it, go for it, it's easy to install and easy to use.

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Access Controls/Permissions
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Activity Dashboard
388
Important

GRBackPro

9/50
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Audit Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Cloud Backup
  • Compliance Management
  • Data Migration
  • Data Recovery
  • Data Replication
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Document Storage
  • Duplicate Detection
  • Email Alerts
  • File Management
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Resource Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Self Service Portal
  • SSL Security
  • Status Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Version Control
  • Web Access/Restoration
  • Backup Log
  • Backup Scheduling
  • Compression
  • Continuous Backup
  • Encryption
  • Incremental Backup
  • Local Server Options
  • Remote Server Options
  • Secure Data Storage
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Carbonite

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21/50
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GRBackPro
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • 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
Carbonite
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • 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
GRBackPro
  • By GRSoftware
  • Located in Italy
  • Founded in 1995
Carbonite
  • By OpenText
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 2004
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