See our review of Carbonite to learn more about that service. The information below is for historical purposes only.
Mozy Features
Among many other features, Mozy’s plans let you sync your important data among all of your connected devices so that you could have instant access to your most commonly used files, no matter where you were at. Mozy also supported popular backup features like continuous backups and file versioning. Below were some of the other features that came with MozyHome: The 50 GB plan worked with one computer and ran $5.99 /month. The bigger plan worked with three computers from the same account and cost $9.99/ month. Both plans could be purchased at a cheaper price if you prepaid for one or two years up front. Also included from Mozy in all three of their backup plans, as a separate download, was Mozy Sync. This let you sync any of your files across multiple computers so that you could always have access to them no matter what computer you were using. In addition to these three plans, Mozy had two business-class plans, MozyPro and MozyEnterprise, which offered more features but at a greater price, like server backup, Active Directory integration, and remote backups.
Thoughts on Mozy
Mozy had been around for a long time and was purchased a long time ago by maybe the biggest enterprise storage company on Earth. In other words, they had a lot of support and “staying power” which is something to consider in a service that you’re probably planning on staying with for a long time. I loved the backup program itself because of the well-designed settings, the “include” and “exclude” options, and the restore features. However, I think they were a little pricey and so certainly wouldn’t be a cost-effective option if you had significantly more than the 125 GB of data the higher-tier plan offered.
Mozy Alternatives
Backblaze and CrashPlan are a couple of the cloud backup services we regularly recommend. Be sure to check out those services if you’re looking for a replacement for Mozy. We also have an updated list of free online backup services if you need something that won’t cost you a dime, and you’re okay with fewer features. If you liked the file syncing Mozy offered, consider an alternative in our Best File Syncing Apps list.
