Secure cloud backup, storage, and sharing; 2GB free.
SpiderOak is a multi-platform secure online backup, storage, access, and sharing solution engineered for the consumer and small businesses. You must first sign up to use SpiderOak.
Running natively on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, SpiderOak allows users to create a central storage repository where they can access data from all their SpiderOak devices within the application, or via Web login at SpiderOak.com.
Using an automated approach, SpiderOak immediately backs up and stores any additions, edits, or changes to the back up set. Historical versions of any document can be identified and downloaded by timestamp.
Any folders within a user's SpiderOak account can be selected for sharing in a password protected setting called a 'ShareRoom', and any changes or additions to the shared folders are automatically seen by visitors to the ShareRoom.
Capabilities at a glance:Note: Now requires macOS 10.13 or later
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33 Reviews of SpiderOak
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Another thing i like about Spideroak is the fact that they offer Cloud BackUp (like Crashplan or Backblaze) and Cloud Syncing (like Dropbox and Google Drive) at the same time. So you dont need two services anymore, but just one super secure service, which is great!
But because of its extreme security comes the downside that it limits you in many ways. With the Spideroak mobile app you can pretty much only look at files. There is no mobile upload for adding files or uploading all your pictures, theres no simple(!) sharing like you know from Dropbox and others. Sure its great to store all your files in a super secure vault, but for documents you access and modify daily, its a pain in the a** having to open the vault everytime.
The speed of Spideroak isn't very good. I havent done any real speedtest i could display, but it just doesnt feel fast. There are many reviews of Spideroak saying the same thing. Its just not a fast service. And that can be really annoying if you have to download a huge backup.
The App SpideroakONE finally looks better than the old verion from the 90s. Sadly it seems to be the same application underneath which needs a lot processing power and makes my computer feel slow from time to time. However its a very powerful app with lots of settings.
SUMMARY: Spideroak does its best on keeping your files private and save, but being a US service is a huge bummer, because like it or not the USA is spying more today than probably all other countries combined. So if you want to go the extra mile behind the first extra mile, id choose a european service to begin with, where the government is much more limited on what theyre allowed to access. Plus the super privacy on Spideroak limits you in so many ways. When using Spideroak youll see yourself using the cloud much less, because there arent all the features youre looking for compared to Dropbox or Drive. Its just super annoying.
Recommendation: Decide on how much time, efforts and lack of features youre willing to accept for a certain level of security and privacy. I have all my files on OneDrive which isnt nearly as encrypted as Spideroak. Thats why I keep a seperate folder for important Stuff encrypted inside my OneDrive. The security now is comparable to Spideroak. The Master Password is only on my local computer and the encrypted files are stored inside the US. That way i get all the goodies from a cloud service for regular files. important files are encrypted and to be accessed with a little workaround. For backup i connect Arq to my OneDrive which also encrypts all my backups and stores them safely. OneDrive is not only one of the cheapest today for $50 a year, it also give you unlimited cloud storage and also includes Microsoft Office 365, which many of us need anyway. Plus the performance of OneDrive is surprisingly good.
To me theres just no reason on using Spideroak and i imagine there to be only a very tiny group of people actually benefitting from it.