IDrive

IDrive is used for backing up multiple devices into a single account: your PC, Mac, phones and even connected external drives all share one storage pool — the key difference from Backblaze's one-computer model. It keeps deleted files and older versions rather than just mirroring your current state, so you can roll back mistakes, and for big first backups or urgent restores it can physically ship you a drive. In short, it's a flexible, multi-device backup service for households and individuals with several machines to protect.

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Yes — IDrive Inc. is a veteran US company (founded 1995, based in California) serving millions of users, so it's about as established as backup providers get. Backups use AES-256 encryption, and you can switch on an optional private key for zero-knowledge protection that even IDrive can't unlock — worth enabling for sensitive files. It's a legitimate, long-running specialist; the occasional knock against it is dated-feeling app design rather than anything to do with trustworthiness. As US-based storage, US jurisdiction is the main thing to weigh.

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IDrive's personal plan starts from US$9.99/mo for a large 5 TB storage pool, and it runs aggressive first-year promotions that discount that opening rate sharply — so check the renewal price before you commit. A free 10 GB tier lets you try it. The real draw is value: because that one pool covers unlimited devices, a household with several computers and phones gets more protected space per dollar than almost anything else here, which is exactly why it carries our Best-value badge.

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Yes — IDrive works fully in Canada. You back up over the internet to its US data centres, and IDrive Express can ship physical drives for large first backups or fast restores. The one caveat is residency: there's no Canadian data region, so if keeping data in-country is a firm requirement, Sync.com (Toronto) is the alternative to look at. For cross-device backup value, though, IDrive remains the pick for most Canadian households.

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No — the similar-sounding name causes the mix-up with Apple's iCloud, but IDrive Inc. is an independent US company from Calabasas, California, founded in 1995. It has no connection to Apple whatsoever; it simply backs up Apple devices as happily as it does Windows and Android ones.

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No — IDrive is American (IDrive Inc., Calabasas, California, founded 1995). The Canadian company in this comparison is Sync.com, based in Toronto. IDrive serves Canadians without restriction, but its jurisdiction and data centres are US-based, so residency-sensitive users should keep that distinction in mind.

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