Software & Apps Backup & Utilities SOS Online Backup Review A Full Review of SOS Online Backup, an Online Backup Service by Tim Fisher General Manager, VP, Lifewire.com Tim Fisher has 30+ years' professional technology support experience. He writes troubleshooting content and is the General Manager of Lifewire. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tim Fisher Updated on February 01, 2021 Tweet Share Email Backup & Utilities Design Cryptocurrency MS Office Windows Linux Google Drive Apps File Types Backup & Utilities View More SOS Online Backup quit accepting new customers in early 2021. If you want a backup plan that has over 5 TB of storage, or you need something for 5+ users, they have a product called Infrascale Cloud Backup. SOS Online Backup was an online backup service that offered a handful of consumer-grade plans. You could get anywhere from 50 GB to 5 TB of storage for five users. Below is more information on what the service was like. If you're looking for an alternative, see this list of online backup services. © SOS Online Backup SOS Online Backup Plans & Costs SOS Online Backup had five identical plans under the name SOS Personal that supported up to 5 computers and unlimited mobile devices that only differed in their total storage capacity. 50 GB for $4.99 /month 150 GB for $9.99 /month 500 GB for $20.99 /month 1 TB for $39.99 /month 5 TB for $159.99 /month See our Multi-Computer Online Backup Prices comparison table to see how other plans compete with this one. SOS Online Backup, unlike some other cloud backup services, didn't offer a completely free plan. If you have very little to back up to the cloud, check out our List of Free Online Backup Plans for some options you might like. SOS Online Backup Features One of the most helpful features in SOS Online Backup's plans was unlimited file versioning, which means you could restore files you changed or removed from a version you backed up months, or even years ago! Here's more on the amazing feature set included in SOS Online Backup: SOS Online Backup Features Feature SOS Online Backup Support File Size Limits No File Type Restrictions No, but only after removing the default exclusions Fair Use Limits No Bandwidth Throttling No, but it can be setup within the program Operating System Support Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, & XP; macOS Real 64-bit Software Yes Mobile Apps iOS and Android File Access Web app, mobile apps, and desktop program Transfer Encryption 256-bit AES Storage Encryption 256-bit AES Private Encryption Key Yes, optional File Versioning Unlimited Mirror Image Backup No Backup Levels Drive, folder, and file Backup From Mapped Drive Yes, but it must be mapped from within the program Backup From External Drive Yes Continuous Backup (≤ 1 min) Yes, but only for manually selected files Backup Frequency Hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly Idle Backup Option No Bandwidth Control No Offline Backup Option(s) No Offline Restore Option(s) No Local Backup Option(s) Yes Locked/Open File Support Yes Backup Set Option(s) Yes, but only for local backup (not online) Integrated Player/Viewer Yes, on web & mobile, but only some files File Sharing Yes Multi-Device Syncing No Backup Status Alerts Email Data Center Locations US (8), England, South Africa, Australia Inactive Account Retention Data remains forever until you cancel service Support Options Email, chat, phone, self-support, and forum Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit