5 Useful websites for making photo backups

Professional photographers, or amateurs on a fast track need a lot of storage space for their images. Those who use point-and-shoot cameras or phone cameras to record certain events can still manage with Google Drive’s 15 GB space which is free.

But for hardcore photographers, that is like a drop in the ocean. So here is a list of top 5 websites that offer huge storage space, in some cases unlimited, for a fee on a per month or year basis.

1.  Backblaze is the only company we have seen that offer affordability, elegance and awesomeness all at the same time. It is a very popular website for photo backups and offers the perfect balance between “simple” and “advanced”. Backblaze charges $5 /month /computer and provides unlimited storage. The cost goes down to $3.96 per month with a two year plan purchase.

2. Carbonite is an exceptional backup service which is easy to use, automatic, reliable, and easy to restore from. It has received awesome reviews especially from Windows users and gives you unlimited photo storage option. For unlimited space, you pay $59 per year, which comes out be less than $5 per month.

3. Crashplan: CrashPlan is the dream of every power users, offering full power, flexibility and control at your fingertips when it comes to backup. It gives unlimited storage space in the true sense of the word, You can also backup external hard drives. CrashPlan Unlimited is $5.99 per month.

4. Livedrive: It is an online backup service that offers an interesting mix of backup plans, a cost effective way to add computers, and a really nice computer and mobile app interface. Basic backup plan with unlimited storage for one computer costs just $6 a month. For syncing, Briefcase plan costs you $12 a month for 2TB of data for syncing among unlimited devices.

5. SugarSync is different than other websites in the sense that it does "traditional" online backup just as well or better than much of its competition and at the same time, it can sync files between all of your devices. In addition to that, it gives you access to your backed-up photos and other data from your smartphone which is very convenient since people prefer to get as much work done on phone as possible. It charges $7.49 per month for 60 GB  and $24.99 for 250 GB.