Ask HN: Best alternative to Mozy?

Just posted about Arq on another recent Mozy-related thread (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2167171). Arq is an OS X program that backs up folders to Amazon S3.

Those new Mozy prices seem pretty close (if not cheaper) to what S3 will charge you, even for reduced redundancy storage.

The other thread quoted Mozy pricing at $432/year for 385 gigs. Amazon runs about 10 cents a gig for reduced redundancy, and another 10 cents a gig for transfer.

For around 150 GB of backup, you're looking at about $15 a month for S3 storage and another $15 to get the data from your machine to Amazon's.

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Mozy?

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Post by rexreed » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 9:03 PM UTC

adeelarshad82 wrote: post #3

Carbonite - http://goo.gl/TTmDD

Have you switched to it from Mozy? If so, what are the differences / advantages?

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Mozy?

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Post by ha-kn » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 9:16 PM UTC

Depending on size/needs I think of Dropbox first.

Currently I share a 100gig folder with my fiance. We both have everything we need in real time. Dropbox has size limitations - you might be able to get around the 100gig limit by contacting them?

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Mozy?

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 9:22 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Mozy?

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Post by jamroom » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 9:22 PM UTC

Try backblaze - $5 per month:

http://www.backblaze.com/

Works great ;)

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Mozy?

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Post by cperciva » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 9:26 PM UTC

taylorbuley wrote: post #4

Just posted about Arq on another recent Mozy-related thread ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2167171 ). Arq is an OS X program that backs up folders to Amazon S3. Those new Mozy prices seem pretty close (if not cheaper) to what S3 will charge you, even for reduced redundancy storage. The other thread quoted Mozy pricing at $432/year for 385 gigs. Amazon runs about 10 cents a gig for reduced redundancy, and anoth…

Those new Mozy prices seem pretty close (if not cheaper) to what S3 will charge you, even for reduced redundancy storage.

Only if you completely fill your quota at Mozy. Most people don't have data neatly quantized into units of 50 GB ($6/month) and 125 GB ($10/month), so they'll end up paying the full price for less storage. In contrast, Amazon only charges for actual usage.

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Mozy?

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Post by bdclimber14 » Tue, Feb 01, 2011, 10:37 PM UTC

I was typing Dropbox, but realized their limit is 100 GB. Seriously though, for backup, nothign can compare to Dropbox. Continuously synced, no user input required, little resource consumption, and continuous versioning.

I've heard they've planned to offer more than 100 GB, but all in all, I think its far superior to Mozy or other alternatives, which I've used.

The peace of mind, knowing that my laptop can catch on fire, or be stolen, and I won't even loose a minute of work is very rewarding. With Mozy, I was always stressed, checking if my backup ran because I closed my laptop lid, or left it in the bag.

Besides, loosing even a day's worth of work is incredibly depressing.