SOS Online Backup Review

A Full Review of SOS Online Backup, an Online Backup Service

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Tim Fisher
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Tim Fisher
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Updated on August 29, 2021
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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.

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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
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