IDrive

Yes — IDrive works fully in the UK. Backups travel over the internet to its US data centres, and IDrive Express can ship a physical drive internationally for a huge first backup or a fast restore, so you're not waiting days on your connection. The one caveat is jurisdiction: there's no UK or EU data region, so residency-sensitive users should factor that in. For raw multi-device backup value, though — one account covering every computer and phone you own — nothing else here matches it.

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No. The name invites confusion with Apple's iCloud, but IDrive Inc. is a wholly independent US company based in Calabasas, California, founded back in 1995. It happily backs up Apple devices, but it also covers Windows, Android and Linux — there's no connection to Apple whatsoever.

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Yes — thoroughly. IDrive is a veteran backup specialist founded in 1995, serving millions of users worldwide, with AES-256 encryption and an optional private key for full zero-knowledge protection. It carries SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certification, so its security practices are externally audited. The usual criticism is dated-looking apps rather than anything to do with trustworthiness or reliability — a track record spanning nearly three decades speaks for itself.

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A handful. The apps look and feel dated next to pCloud's polished suite; upload speeds can trail the fastest providers on large first backups; the attractive first-year price rises at renewal, so budget for the standard rate rather than the intro; and your data lives in US regions only, with no UK residency option. In return you get the thing nothing else here offers: a single 5 TB storage pool covering unlimited devices, which is where its best-value badge comes from. For set-and-forget backup across a whole household, those trade-offs are easy to accept.

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IDrive's headline plan works out to US$9.99/mo, covering a large multi-terabyte pool (5 TB on the Personal plan) rather than a single device — one subscription protects every computer and phone in your home. First-year promotions often knock a chunk off that before it settles to the standard rate at renewal, so treat the regular price as the true long-term cost. Measured per device, it's the best value in this comparison, which is exactly why it wears our value badge.

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