| Features & Cost |
VOSI.biz Remote Backup Solution |
In-house Enterprise Backup Solution |
In-house "Cheap" Backup Solution |
| Starting Cost |
$0-29.9/month, $299/year for VOSI-5 plan, which includes far more features than just Remote Backup Solution. |
$2000-10000 or more: Need Tape Backup Device, tape media and enterprise backup software. |
$100-400: Need a USB/firewire external drive. |
| Backup Management and Maintenance Cost |
Low: Easy VOSI.biz Online Backup software, no IT background required |
Very High: Requires a system administrator with IT background, in particular,
understands backup server, backup device and backup media, also requires physical backup media and storage place. |
Low: Users need to manually backup files; or must buy backup software. |
| Estimated Setup Time |
In a few minutes - just sign up and install VOSI.biz Online Backup |
At least a few days - order the device, setup the system and configure backup. |
Less than one day - just buy a USB / firewire external drive |
| Reliability of Backup Solution |
Very reliable. VOSI.biz Remote Backup Solution has top-quality data center facility and multiple levels of data redundancies. |
Very reliable in itself. However, in case of major disasters such as fire that destroys the facility, onsite backup is useless. |
Not reliable: USB external drives are not redundant and is crash-prone; moreover, onsite backup is useless in case of major disasters. |
| Automatic Backup software |
Yes - included, VOSI.biz Online Backup |
Yes - usually included, at a very high price |
No |
| Backup Multiple Computers / Backup Multiple Users |
Yes - VOSI.biz supports group accounts; VOSI.biz Online Backup software can be installed on any number of PCs anywhere. |
Usually no - Usually only backs up the servers; must be in the same local network |
Yes - Requires plug out and plug in another computer. Usually requires all computers to be at the same location. Single user only. |
| Incremental Backup |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Scheduled Backup |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Real-time Backup |
Yes |
Usually No |
No |
| Outlook PST Backup and Backup Files in-use |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Backup Outlook Emails and Address Books and make them available online |
Yes - using VOSI.biz Email Backup |
No |
No |
| Backup file versions |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Access Backup Data Remotely / Restore Files Remotely |
Yes - using VOSI.biz website or client software |
No |
No |
| Backup Speed |
Relatively slow; but incremental backup, data compression and MagicUpload mitigate the problem. |
Fast |
Fast |
| Maximum Amount of Backup Storage |
Any size. However the unit price is higher as it has multiple levels of redundancies.
Users only need to backup important business / personal files, which doesn't require a lot of space.
No need to backup non-important video / software / Operating System / Program files. |
Huge |
Large |
| Backup Data Encryption and Security |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Backup Laptops / Computers Remotely |
Yes - Only need Internet connection |
No - Must be in the same local network, usually even requires to be directly attached |
No - must be directly attached |
| Backup Server Computers with nobody logged on |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic Backup Status Notification |
Yes- VOSI.biz Online Backup can send automatic backup status notification emails. |
Yes |
No |