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Both keep your files online so you can share them and get them back from anywhere. The difference is who runs it, where your files are kept, and how much you pay.
| IDrive | JDrive | |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs it | IDrive Inc., a U.S. cloud-backup and storage company, runs IDrive. | Your hosting company, under its own name |
| Where your files are kept | Not published | On your hosting company's own server, in the country they chose |
| How you pay | IDrive combines cloud backup and storage; it offers a free Basic account, personal subscriptions, and Team/Business plans. | Set by your hosting company. No price per person. |
| Cheapest personal plan | IDrive Mini: not published a month for 100 GB | Set by your hosting company |
| Cheapest business plan | $2.40 per person a month, at least 5 people | No price per person |
| Free storage | 10 GB | Your hosting company decides |
| App that syncs to your computer | Yes | No, works in the browser |
| Phone app | Yes | No, works in the phone browser |
| Two-step login | Yes | No, not yet |
| Edit documents live with others | Not listed | No |
| Run it on your own server | Not listed | Yes |
| Sell it under your own name | No | Yes, with resellers built in |
Users and small teams that need cloud storage together with multi-device computer, phone, and server backup rather than a pure collaboration drive.
Not necessarily. IDrive is inexpensive, from $2.40 per person a month. The difference with JDrive is who runs it and where your files are kept, not the price. The hosting company sets JDrive's price.
For keeping, sharing and getting back files in a browser, yes. If you want your files synced to your computer automatically, IDrive is the better choice today.
From a hosting company that offers it. If you are a hosting company, you can download it and run it on your own server.
Sources for IDrive: personal pricing: IDrive Mini is 100 GB at $2.95/year, shown as $0.25/month billed annually (2026-09-13), business pricing: Team monthly pricing is $11.99 for 5 users and 5 TB; per-user monthly cost is $11.99 ÷ 5 = $2.398 (2026-09-13), free storage, desktop_sync_app and mobile_app: IDrive pricing lists the 10 GB Basic plan and backup/apps for computers and mobile devices (2026-09-13), two_factor_login: IDrive documents two-factor authentication (2026-09-13), end_to_end_encryption: IDrive's optional private encryption key is known only to the user and is not stored on IDrive servers (2026-09-13), can_resell_under_your_own_brand=false: IDrive states Personal, Team and Business plans are for internal use and not for resale (2026-09-13).