The very first thing you should do is make sure that you know exactly what you're looking for. There's a whole bunch of stuff out there. Data loss prevention or data loss protection is a big category. It can cover a lot of ground, but you have to make sure that you know what you want, and you have to prioritize that list. We call it a value-based prioritized roadmap. You have to know what you want and what's critical for you at that point in time. Don't try and do everything all at once. Give yourself the top three things that you want to accomplish within a certain timeframe and work toward those. Spend your time on those. Don't get off track because it is easy to get off track with new features and all that. You should just stick to the plan and work it through. So, definitely make sure that you have a priority list of what functionality and what services you're actually interested in.

I would rate it a solid ten out of ten. We've been very happy with it. It covers a lot of space and is very scalable. They have good people to work with. It is a little pricey, but you get what you pay for. We find it a pretty straightforward application to work with. We've been able to leverage it to help improve our policies. It is a good tool.

If you come with the perception that this solution uses the same policies that are used in traditional DLP products, you might find Code42 doesn't work for you. You have to adapt to their philosophy, which is a more open-ended solution. If you're looking at getting granular about a particular type of data, it becomes harder to put custom variables in there.

Code42 is more open-ended and identifies or discovers data that is going out rather than having someone build a policy to filter for it. If you're willing to look at DLP and data leakage from a different perspective then I'd go with 42. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10.

In my opinion the CrashPlan solution is best of breed for a corporate data backup solution. It is very stable and easy to work with. The great support and service from Code42 is also a great feature of the product.

Stop evaluating. Purchase CrashPlan. Implement it. Go spend time on other IT initiatives because CrashPlan just works.

Do it. Pick this one – it’s the best.

I'd encourage even smaller businesses to contact Code42 and express interest in purchasing CrashPlan PROe licenses. It's simply the best option out there for multiplatform continuous backup, and I would like to think that the developers would prefer market penetration even in the small business sector to the marginally higher projection stability of higher-volume licensing.

We could not be more pleased that we pulled the trigger on CrashPlan from Code42. It is the kind of solution that just works. There are a lot more features coming in pending releases, which we are excited to take advantage of.

Even with the trend of moving data to the cloud, end-point backup remains a critical necessity in the modern end-user computing environment. Systems fail, users delete data, users switch computers and things still go wrong and make backups a necessity.

CrashPlan is equally useful for file recovery or simply moving a user to a new computer. The best part of CrashPlan is that is just works. Its a solid, well-written product with great support that give users a sense of security about the data that keeps the business working.

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The free version of the CrashPlan client actually comes in handy free personal use or when there is an odd machine which needs to be backed up off-site.

This is an endpoint backup solution. Do not look to them for server or database backup; that is not what they excel at. Laptops and desktops where you need user files only is what this product is designed for. We have trialed them for file servers but found that larger amounts of files or archive sizes (multi-terabyte and millions of files) cause problems with their system.

I recommend the company and the product. Code 42 is a great company with a bright future. The development team is nothing short of amazing.

This has been the easiest, most reliable backup product I have ever used.

We're just a customer. We don't have a business relationship with the product.

I'm not sure as to which version of the solution we're using at this time.

It's just an all-around good product to have in your organization.

The product works best for smaller companies. However, larger ones may be able to benefit as well.

On a scale from one to ten, I'd rate this solution at a perfect ten. We've been very happy with it and it hasn't given us any problems.

This software is designed to be set up and forget it for the users, but as an admin, you have reports that can help you prove it's continued existence.

It's probably the best backup tool available, but that's just my opinion. Try for yourself and decide.

CrashPlan is easy to use and reliable. The service is affordable and the company is easy to work with; highly recommended.

It seems the best pricing can be gotten at the end of the quarter. But I think that is the same with any sales organization.

This backup solution seems to be the best on the market. Ease of usability, both on the administrative side and the customer side, make it worth the install alone. Add in the stability and constant reassurance of knowing your files are only a download away is next to none.

This was the best ones that I tested. I loved it then and still love it now. Plan for high network traffic during roll-outs and initial backups. We spread out the backups as much as we could, but used the network locations and throttled different locations based on their bandwidth.

Again great solution and great company.

I can't say enough about Code42. The product has been a surprise at the ease of setup and deployment. Plus, they do an excellent job of building their customer community.

The application and the company are absolutely top notch! The support is very responsive and the company has a genuine concern for their customers. In this day and age of outsourcing support, that is VERY refreshing.

White glove support, user serviceable restores, automated report scheduling and a fantastic dashboard put this above the rest.

We moved away from a local disk and tape backup solution to Code42's CrashPlan. I looked at other cloud storage outfits and CrashPlan is the most personal and friendly company to work with. They are also one of the least expensive.

This is a full-featured backup solution with a straight-forward licensing system and affordable pricetag. It's highly recommended for organizations both big and small.

Compared to all other backup solutions that I have encountered, Crashplan is a pleasure to use. It is very simple, yet very powerful. Stop reading these reviews and try it for yourself. You won't be sorry.

It is worthwhile for any IT environment to deploy this solution. I haven't seen any environment where it wouldn't be beneficial.

I love the Unlimited Retention. I like the ability to throttle the backups so if you are on limited or metered bandwidth its not an issue.

I would only say that I could not recommend this product enough. It has delivered on everything it says it does. The cost is right, and it is very simple to use.

The biggest question that I am asked by my users is "Are you sure it's running? I don't notice it - it's not slowing me down." That's a big compliment to the software.

Keep up the great work. Ideally, we could have used the Windows Storage Server 2012 that was on a storage appliance we purchased, but by reinstalling, we were able to support the software on the original hardware that was purchased, just not with the Storage Server 2012 operating system from Windows.

CrashPlan is one of the top three software implementations I have ever been involved with in 15 years. It makes my job easier. It makes the users jobs easier. I have seen users almost break down and cry tears of joy because we were able to restore critical documentation with years of research so quickly. It makes us in IT support look good.

Code42 CrashPlan is by far the best data backup solution on the market. The software is built by professionals, the support team is exceptional and the account reps are there to help you with anything you need.

If you have the storage space available and a need to back up multiple machines, Crashplan is a no-brainer almost.

With a sound network engineer and the Code42 support, we were able to get the dashboard up and running in just a few hours. Since then, we have had great success with restoring and saving the day!

If you are looking for a new backup solution, give them a shot. It will be well worth your time to evaluate this product.

This product is great for data recovery. There have been several times that CrashPlan has saved us from data loss due to viral, malware attacks. A year ago the cryptolocker virus was running pretty rampant and any time it got into a machine we were always able to wipe it clean and restore without issues. If Code42 can figure out the multi-user environment issue this product would be hands down a must have.

You may ask if you need a classic backup software or if a synchronization software like Google Drive or Dropbox may work better.

Crashplan has saved my company from a great deal of data loss. I recently recommended Crashplan Pro for Small Business to a family member and it has saved them from complete loss of data due to a catastrophic hard drive failure.

well yes , is a really good backup solution i know they are a lot of them now in the market but this one is really good their interface is very user friendly , it can be installed from commando line and graphic interface , and supports windows , mac and unix , overall is a really good and user friendly application

It just works. And if you have a problem, chat is fast.

Computer users do not back up their files. Or they back them up on external hard drives that they keep in the laptop bag. When bad things happen, they can't retrieve them. CrashPlan solves that problem. CrashPlan has proven to be a backup AND restore solution when other solutions were only "good" at backing up. Restore? Not a priority with other "solutions."

CrashPlan allows my employees to think about business, not whether their files are backed up. CrashPlan has proven to be reliable and unobtrusive to the user experience. We have had minimal issues and nothing significant.

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I can recommend CrashPlan to anyone. It has saved us in IT countless hours restoring data and migrating users to new machines.

Give them a try, you won't be disappointed.

If you are looking for a reliable, private cloud, comprehensive endpoint backup solution CrashPlan is one of the best choices you can make!

I'm still new to it. I think right now I am 90% happy with it. Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of nine. 

Everyone has a backup now. In daily work life it is easy to forget to backup your files. This makes it simple.

This is by far the best cloud-based backup solution. If you are looking into cloud solutions, stop. Purchase Crashplan and never lose a night's sleep again.

Due to recent changes that effectively abandoned an entire segment of their user base, I no longer trust nor can recommend Code42 products.

Code42's CrashPlan is a great backup solution, and should be considered the best in class for enterprise backup solutions.

It's very user friendly...when it works.