When comparing the performance of our service please use the table below to assess GBData against the competition:
| Item | GBData | The competition |
| Backup Multiple computers at no extra cost | Yes | |
| Free 30 day trial of fully working online backup software with a 40 Gig limit | Yes | |
| Free 500 meg remote backup account | Yes | |
| Online backup software will backup servers at no extra cost | Yes | |
| UK Data Sites | Yes | |
| Military strength encryption (256 bit) to exceed the requirements of the data protection act | Yes | |
| Full remote backup of Microsoft Exchange at no extra cost | Yes | |
| Option of online backup of Microsoft Exchange to individual email, contacts, calendars, tasks etc (extra charge) | Yes | |
| Email notifications of all remote backup events | Yes | |
| Online backup SQL at no extra cost | Yes | |
| No set-up charge, no minimum contract term | Yes | |
| Local copy option (e.g. NAS & external hard drives) for combined onsite/remote backup protection | Yes | |
| Clear and easy to understand pricing | Yes | |
| Seed loading for fast first backup of large amounts of data | Yes | |
| Online portal to enable World Wide access to your data that has been backed up via GBData online backup | Yes | |
| Software runs on most operating systems including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, NetWare, Unix and all other platforms supporting a Java2 Runtime Environment | Yes | |
| Incremental remote backup software technology only backs up new/changed portions of files to speed up the backup of large files | Yes | |
| Selection of files to be backed up using filters, e.g. selecting all *.doc and *.xls in your computer in a single operation. | Yes | |
| Ability to restrict bandwidth use to maximise available internet access during office hours | Yes | |
| Online backup open files | Yes | |
| Compression of all files before uploading to server | Yes | |
| Weekly File validation of all files stored on the server to ensure 100% restores | Yes | |
| Powerful restore functionality of remotely backed up files including being able to restore an entire folder with one click | Yes | |
| Free colour printed manual of GBData online backup software | Yes | |
| Mirrored servers to protect all your files backed up online | Yes | |
| Free Email and Telephone Support | Yes | |
| unlimited versions of each file can be kept via our remote backup software | Yes | |
| Remote backup of Laptops, Workstations, Servers | Yes | |
| Fully automated online backups require no user intervention | Yes | |
| Powerful scheduler for the online backup software, means install and forget | Yes | |
| Restore from the original PC or a new PC using the software, or restore from any PC using the GBData online backup web portal | Yes | |
| 99.9% uptime for GBData online backup servers | Yes | |
| High bandwidth internet access to GBData online servers to enable fast remote backup rates | Yes | |
| During online backup each file is verified before progression to the next file to ensure 100% restores | Yes | |
| Continuous Data Protection (CDP) | Yes | |
