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pCloud vs Spanning Backup

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pCloud

File Storage & Backup

Prices are final. No setup fees or other hidden charges

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Spanning Backup logo

Spanning Backup

File Storage & Backup

SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365

From
$4/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Spanning Backup cloud-only deployment; no on-premise or self-hosted options available

Where they differ

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

Attributes where pCloud and Spanning Backup differ
AttributepCloudSpanning Backup
Starting priceOn request$4/month
Pricing modelone-timesubscription
PlatformsWebCloud SaaS
CategoryFile Storage & BackupUnknown
FoundedUnknown2010

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 pCloud

Nothing recorded that Spanning Backup does not also cover.

Only in Spanning Backup

  • Automated daily backup
  • Point-in-time restore
  • Cross-user restore
  • eDiscovery
  • Unlimited storage
  • Admin delegation
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365

What people use each for

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

pCloud

No use cases recorded yet. See the pCloud review.

Spanning Backup

  • Cloud-to-cloud backup and disaster recovery for Microsoft 365 applicationsnot pCloud
  • Data protection and compliance management for Google Workspace and Salesforcenot pCloud

Where each one falls short

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

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

Spanning Backup

  • Cloud-only deployment; no on-premise or self-hosted options available

Pricing, plan by plan

pCloud

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the pCloud review.

Spanning Backup

$4/month
  • Spanning Backup$4/month
    • Daily backup
    • Point-in-time restore
    • Unlimited storage

Which should you pick?

Choose pCloud if

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

pCloud review

Choose Spanning Backup if

  • You need automated daily backup.
  • You work on Cloud SaaS.
  • You also want point-in-time restore.
Spanning Backup review

Questions people ask

Is pCloud or Spanning Backup better?
Neither clearly leads. pCloud starts at On request and Spanning Backup at $4/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, pCloud or Spanning Backup?
pCloud starts at On request and Spanning Backup at $4/month.
Does pCloud or Spanning Backup run on more platforms?
pCloud runs on Web. Spanning Backup runs on Cloud SaaS.
What can pCloud do that Spanning Backup cannot?
Spanning Backup covers Automated daily backup, Point-in-time restore, Cross-user restore, eDiscovery.
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