Carbonite Backup Plans for SMBs
Desktop backup starting at $270/year, server and databases at $800
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on January 15, 2014 at 3:13 pmCarbonite, Inc. announced data protection plans for small businesses from three to 100 employees.
Carbonite’s Pro for Workstations and Server plans backup an unlimited number of computers, NAS devices, servers and databases at price points designed to support small business budgets.
“Carbonite understands that small businesses have limited budgets,” said David Friend, chairman and CEO, Carbonite. “That’s why we design our products to backup all of a business’s critical data without breaking the bank. No matter what your data protection needs are – from desktop computers to servers or both – Carbonite has a solution to fit every business and every budget.“
Endpoint Protection Lineup
The Pro for Workstations solutions include plans for every budget. The Basic, Plus and Prime plan options offer backup for unlimited desktops and laptops, NAS devices and external HDDs, as well as remote access to data and file syncing and sharing. For $269.99 per year, it can backup every computer in an office.
Carbonite Pro vs. the competition
Pricing comparison |
Carbonite Pro for Workstations |
MozyPro |
CrashPlanPRO |
SOS Online |
Dropbox for |
5 computers |
$269.99 |
$439.89
|
$349.00
|
$999.99
|
$795.00
|
10 computers |
$269.99 |
$1,045.00
|
$799.00
|
$999.99
|
$1,420.00
|
10 computers |
$499.99 |
$1,220.78
|
$799.00
|
$999.99
|
Does not |
15 computers |
$599.99 |
$2,309.78
|
$1,499.00
|
$1,699.99
|
Does not |
Expanded Server Lineup
Small businesses can take advantage of the server solutions that backup an unlimited number of servers and databases, including SQL Server, Exchange Server, MySQL, Oracle and SharePoint, with prices starting at $799.99 per year. It also backup the Windows System State enabling server restoration in its entirety with no need to reconfigure the OS or reload applications. It backup more database types than most competitors, many of which do not support MySQL and Oracle. And it offer rapid upload speeds, with an ability to backup a 50GB dataset in less than two hours.
Carbonite Server vs. the competition
Pricing comparison |
Carbonite Server |
MozyPro |
SOS Online |
Acronis |
CrashPlanPRO, |
3 application servers |
$799.99 (Best value) |
$1,220.78
|
$2,790.00
|
$2,247.00
|
Do not support |
5 application servers |
$899.99 (Best value) |
$2,309.78
|
$2,745.00
|
$3,745.00
|
Do not support |
10 computers and 4 application servers |
$999.99 (Best value) |
$2,309.78
|
$2,790.00
|
$3,986.00
|
Do not support |
Premium Features Include File Sync & Share, HIPAA Compliance
All of the business plans include features such as automatic file syncing and sharing, remote access to business data from any device, free installation, US-based customer support and compatibility with HIPAA-compliant office, if required.