Zip Cloud Review — Online Backup Comparison (2012)

Zip Cloud online storage is a simple backup and storage solutions for all types of computers and devices. The company has 10 professionals who are running this operation and have a lot of combined experience. Zip Cloud has earned a great reputation among the various online storage companies and according to latest surveys being conducted it has been ranked 3# among top 10 online storage companies.

One of the joys of Zip Cloud is its sheer simplicity, one click program and fast installation. It also incorporates sleek design with practicality, offering the best of both the worlds is what this brand is best known for.

Various services offered by Zip Cloud are as follows:-

• Multiple Device Synchronization: It works in the background and allows the users to upload the files to cloud and they instantly become ready to be synchronized with other devices.
• Mobile Access: With its multiple device access facility the users can access their files at anytime, anywhere in the world via devices like Tablet's, PC's, Smart Phones, Laptops.
• File Sharing: It makes file collaboration easy and gives the option of conveniently sharing large files among users. 
• File Protection: It offers encryption of complete data as well as the data centers are monitored throughout the day that means 24 hours protection.

Some of the key features of the company which separates it from its competitors are as follows:-

• Unlimited Cloud Storage: Zip Cloud does not restrict its users in terms of the size of the files which the users can backup and so a complete storage freedom is being availed.
• Complete Automation: It also provides the feature of automatic synchronization which will allow the users to automatically synchronize their device to a schedule of their own choice without having a need of doing something extra.
• Heavy Encryption Software: All the data being stored is encrypted using a 256-bit secure socket layer encryption and so provides a very strong security for the sensitive information being stored by the users.
• 24/7 Technical Support: Zip Cloud provides 24x7 support in order to solve all the queries of their customers through email aiming customer satisfaction to be at the top priority.
• 14 Day Free Trial: A 14 day free trail entails the users to familiarize themselves with the services as well as with the interface and can get an overview of the quality being provided by the company.
• Anytime Money back: It offers an anytime money back guarantee. So if the users wish not to continue with the package further then they can wish money back at any instant.
• File Versioning: It is one of the most unique feature which helps in quick synchronization of the files.

Few leading competitors of Zip Cloud which provide cut throat competition in the market are as follows:-

• sugarsync.com: It was launched in 2008 based in San Mateo, CA and currently has millions of users worldwide. Brands such as BestBuy, Lenovo, SanDisk, France Telecom-Orange, Korea Telecom and more have selected SugarSync as a partner to bring Cloud services to their customers. They support the most mobile devices in the industry, including iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile.
• mozy.com: It was founded in 2005 and is the world’s most trusted online backup service for consumers and businesses with more than 3 million customers and 70,000 business customers backing up 70 terabytes of information to multiple data centers around the globe. Mozy is backed by VMware and EMC Corporation. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with offices in Pleasant Grove, London, England, Ireland and China.
• carbonite.com: It was founded in 2005 with corporate headquarters at Boston, MA. The number of employees is over 200 and has over 200 billion files backup. In 2010, Carbonite was named a winner of the New England Innovation Awards by the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE). Carbonite was also named as a finalist in the Red Herring 100 North America Award, which recognizes companies for their technological innovation, as well as management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition, and financial health.

Pros:

Zip Cloud support team is exceptionally well and provides best customer support.

Its storage service is highly affordable and offers a free trial account for people to just check them out. Its installation process is also much easier than as compared to any other online storage companies.

Cons:

Zip cloud does not provide any support for Linux Operating System.

It does not provide any phone support and no video tutorials are available.

The pricing policies of Zip Cloud are quite reasonable and are as follows:-

• 14 Day Free trial.
• $ 4.95/month with unlimited storage.

The prices of few of the leading competitors of Zip Cloud are as follows:-

sugarsync.com:

• 5 GB for free.
• 30 GB at $ 4.99/month or $ 49.99/year.
• 60 GB at $ 9.99/month or $ 99.99/year.
• 100 GB at $ 14.99/month or $ 149.99/year.
• 250 GB at $ 24.99/month or $ 249.99/year.
• 500 GB at $ 39.99/month or $ 399.99/year.

mozy.com: It has 2 categories of pricing:-

• mozyhome: 50 GB at $ 5.99/month, 125 GB at $ 9.99/month.
• mozypro: $ 3.95/month + $ 0.50/GB per month for desktop Licenses, $ 6.95/month+ $ 0.50/GB per month for Server Licenses.

carbonite.com: It has categorized its plans into 5 categories for home purpose as well as business purpose and are as follows:-

• Home: $ 59/year with unlimited storage.
• Home Plus: $ 99/year with unlimited storage, with additional external hard drive backup and mirror image backup.
• Home Premier: $ 149/year with unlimited storage, with additional Courier Recovery Service and automatic Video Backup.
• Business: 250 GB at $ 229/year.
• Business Premier: 500 GB at $ 599/year and supports Microsoft Windows servers.

Thus, the users can very well judge that Zip Cloud offers unlimited storage with all its features in just a single plan and that too at a reasonable price of just $ 4.95/month which is far less than as compared to the prices of its competitors.

"About a year ago, I unfortunately lost everything I had in a house fire, including all the documents, music and pictures on my laptop. Fortunately for me I had been using Zip Cloud for about 3 months, uploading and backing up my files each day. When I contacted them about retrieving and restoring my data, I did not realize how simple and fast it was going to be to get everything back. Within 2 Days I had all my files restored on my new laptop. It’s a wonderful service and an absolute life saver."

"I was really impressed with the restore function, I accidently removed a file I wasn't supposed to and in a few clicks it was back with me. Zip Cloud works and it works VERY well. Thank you :)"

"Thank you so much for creating such easy to use software. It works perfectly every time and I would never be without it. I would happily recommend it to anyone. Keep up the good work guys."