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Comet Backup vs pCloud

Comet Backup logo

Comet Backup

Backup & Disaster Recovery

White-label backup software for service providers

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
pCloud logo

pCloud

File Storage & Backup

Prices are final. No setup fees or other hidden charges

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Comet Backup endpoint costs starting at $2 per endpoint per month on top of base plan; pCloud headline lifetime prices are discounted promotional prices; the Premium 500GB lifetime plan is listed at $299 struck through down to $199, and Ultra 10TB at $1,890 down to $1,190, so the full non-promotional price is materially higher

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Comet Backup and pCloud actually diverge.

Attributes where Comet Backup and pCloud differ
AttributeComet BackuppCloud
Starting price$49/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionone-time
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWeb
CategoryBackup & Disaster RecoveryFile Storage & Backup
Founded2017Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Comet Backup

  • White-label branding
  • Bring your own storage
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Chunking deduplication
  • Delta compression
  • Multi-tenant
  • AWS S3
  • Azure

Only in pCloud

Nothing recorded that Comet Backup does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Comet Backup

  • MSP backup and disaster recovery solutionsnot pCloud
  • Cloud-to-cloud backup automationnot pCloud
  • Ransomware protection with immutable storagenot pCloud

pCloud

No use cases recorded yet. See the pCloud review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Comet Backup

  • Endpoint costs starting at $2 per endpoint per month on top of base plan
  • Storage costs vary based on destination, adding to overall expenses

pCloud

  • Headline lifetime prices are discounted promotional prices; the Premium 500GB lifetime plan is listed at $299 struck through down to $199, and Ultra 10TB at $1,890 down to $1,190, so the full non-promotional price is materially higher
  • Ultra 10TB plan's download link traffic is capped at 2TB, the same limit as the much smaller Premium Plus 2TB plan, despite the 5x storage difference

Pricing, plan by plan

Comet Backup

$49/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Comet Backup review.

pCloud

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the pCloud review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Comet Backup if

  • You need white-label branding.
  • You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
  • You also want bring your own storage.
Comet Backup review

Choose pCloud if

Nothing in the data separates pCloud from Comet Backup on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

pCloud review

Questions people ask

Is Comet Backup or pCloud better?
Neither clearly leads. Comet Backup starts at $49/month and pCloud at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Comet Backup or pCloud?
Comet Backup starts at $49/month and pCloud at On request.
Does Comet Backup or pCloud run on more platforms?
Comet Backup runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. pCloud runs on Web.
What is Comet Backup best used for?
Comet Backup is most often used for msp backup and disaster recovery solutions, cloud-to-cloud backup automation, ransomware protection with immutable storage. Of those, msp backup and disaster recovery solutions and cloud-to-cloud backup automation are not what pCloud is typically brought in for.
What can Comet Backup do that pCloud cannot?
Comet Backup covers White-label branding, Bring your own storage, End-to-end encryption, Chunking deduplication.
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