I don’t know if this discount holds after the first year. When I clicked on the link in my Code42 email, I was sent to the following Carbonite offer:Īnd costs 134.99/year (50% off the $269.00 price) (How ironic that they were competitors once upon a time.) Not bad… but remember, I’m looking at the long-term costs.Īnd I’m not longer getting ‘unlimited’ backup anymore.īottom line: CrashPlan will cost me twice as much moving forward.Ĭode42 has struck a deal with Carbonite as CrashPlan’s ‘exclusive partner for home users’ with a 50% discount when switching over to Carbonite. That makes it only $30 for the first year. That’s $10 per device each month for 5TB of storage.īut, CrashPlan is offering me 75% off for the next 12 months. But, you can dream, right?)Īs a current CrashPlan customer, I can migrate to the CrashPlan for Small Business plan. Whatever, I do, I’m still looking for a long-term relationship. (Customers get an additional two free months to help with their ‘transition.’) Instead, Code42 will focus on its “enterprise and small business segments.”īut I’m only getting three months, because my renewal is coming due. The email explained that over the next 18 months, Code42 will exit the consumer market for online backup. It was pretty much… set it and forget it.īut recently, I received a little email from Code42’s CrashPlan service. The cost was $60/year for my iMac for unlimited backup. We’ve had a great relationship for the past five years. If you’re a CrashPlan customer, you’ve got some work to do…ĬrashPlan for Home has been wonderful as a Cloud backup solution at home for disaster recovery. If you prefer the occasional peace of mind as the ‘IT Guy’ at home, well… guess what? Here’s another reason why you might not get that anytime soon.
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