Mozy vs Carbonite: Carbonite Wins! PDF Print E-mail

Why Did We Choose #1 Carbonite Over #2 Mozy?

At first glance it may seem that Carbonite and Mozy are very similar.  In fact, based on price and features they are almost identical. When it came down to it, the deciding factors were usability, reliability and support.  Carbonite is the more user friendly compared to Mozy, and requires very little maintenance once up and running.  The damn thing just works. Mozy on the other effected my computer's performance, while Carbonite was hardly noticeable.  Although Mozy's advanced settings can help improve performance, they are not all that intuitive. In terms of reliability, there have been some reports on the web that Mozy had issues with consistently backing up data, while Carbonite did not see to have these issues.

 

Since these two backup services are so similar, it was Carbonite's user friendly interface and solid customer that won me over. I recommend trying either Carbonite or Mozy to see for yourself.

 

Try Carbonite: Free 15 Day Trial

Price
  • $55.00 per year 
File Selection
  • By drive,folder,file 
File Exclusion
  • None 
Multiple Computers
  • Yes 
Scheduling
  • Yes 
Platform
  • PC and Mac compatible 

The Good 
  • Cheap! 
  • User friendly 
  • 15 day free trial 
  • PC and Mac compatible 

The Bad 
  • Slow back up 
  • Not very customizable

Mozy

Price 

  • $5.00 per month per computer 
Storage
  • Free 2GB 
  • Unlimited with subscription 
File Selection
  • Via Spotlight and direct selection of drive, folder, file 
Multiple Computers
  • Yes 
 Scheduling
  • Yes 
Platform
  • PC and Mac compatible 

The Good 
  • Cheap! 
  • User friendly 
  • Free 2GB
  • PC and Mac compatible 

The Bad 
  • Not so user friendly
  • Slow initial backup

Try Mozy: Free for 2GB