5 Best NAS Backup – Network Attached Storage Backups 2024

IDrive is one of our favorite cloud backup services, and it is actually pretty awesome for NAS users. This fully-featured service allows users to back up from mapped drives, and also provides apps for Synology, QNAP, and Netgear ReadyNAS. IDrive has superb customer support that is always ready to help you with NAS related queries, and it also provides guides in its FAQ to help you get everything set up.

IDrive also offers value for money. 1TB of online storage space costs just $3.71 per month (paid on a yearly basis in one go). However, it is worth noting that the price jumps to $4.95 per month when you reach your second year.

Subscribers also get flexible backup and restore options thrown in, in addition to sync and share features, and the ability to back up from an unlimited number of devices. And thanks to its 5GB free account you can give this service a test run to see what it is like.

ElephantDrive is one of our top recommendations because it is dedicated to NAS. In addition to providing a full range of backup features including sync and share options, automatic backups, and archiving, ElephantDrive provides everything you need for NAS backups. 

ElephantDrive apps are available from QNAP, Netgear, and Synology, but also Western Digital, Drobo, D-Link Vault, Thecus, and Seagate – and ElephantDrive provides support for all of them. This makes ElephantDrive one of the most user-friendly providers for NAS backups. It is ideal for beginners because everything is automated and it has great customer support ready to help you sort out any problems. 

It’s also compatible with a large range of home devices meaning you can use it to back up from home NAS as well as for business backups. ElephantDrive has subscription plans starting at $100 a year for 1,000 GB of storage, and there’s a free trial available for anyone who wants to give it a go risk-free.

LiveDrive is a superb cloud backup service that is compatible across a wide range of platforms and devices, including NAS storage. The service can be used to back up any number of different files, including videos, photos, and documents. To help you with setting it up with your NAS, it has a useful guide on its website.

LiveDrive is suitable for both businesses and individuals, and it provides secure cloud storage for your files with encryption both in transit and at rest. However, it does not include end-to-end encryption, so if you want sole control over the key to your files (meaning that you won't be able to recover the data if you forget your password) then you will need to look elsewhere.

This service is easy to use, and it provides superb cross-compatibility and sync features. It also allows you to securely share files with your contacts if you want to. And it has file versioning for the previous 30-versions of files so that you can backtrack if you need to. Sadly, it has no free plan, however, it offers a 14-day free trial which is more than enough to decide if the service suits your needs before you decide to commit. Besides, you can subscribe to an unlimited plan and get a briefcase account that permits NAS backups affordably, making this service a great value for money.

CrashPlan is a superb backup service that provides unlimited storage space and robust security at an extremely affordable price point. However, while it does have good software that is fun to use, its NAS options are a touch shaky (compared to the options higher in this list). 

QNAP users will probably get along with it best because it functions well with a dedicated third-party app (that is provided). Mac and Linux should also get along fine because it is possible to easily back up from mounted drives. Windows users, on the other hand, may want to shop elsewhere. Limitations built into Windows mean that CrashPlan doesn’t support backups from mounted drives. 

However, it does provide a useful list of unofficial mounting methods for techy users who are willing to learn. And it is one of the most affordable options on the market; it is a good option for those who can be bothered to learn.

CloudBerry is a personal backup solution by MSP360. It's slightly different from the other services in this article because it does not actually provide cloud storage services itself. Instead, it is a service for managing backups onto existing cloud services like Amazon S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, Oracle Cloud, Rackspace, and Microsoft Azure. However, we decided to include it because it is extremely well-rounded when it comes not only to NAS but other useful backup features.

CloudBerry comes with free apps for popular NAS providers QNAP and Synology. Those apps permit users to back up data from their NAS storage box to a cloud storage service of their choice. It also permits them to restore NAS files using the CloudBerry desktop client. 

In addition, CloudBerry has a mix of useful features including Cloud to Cloud backup, unlimited file versioning, compression, and optional 256-bit AES encryption. This is impressive considering that it starts at just $10.00 per month. Ideal if you already have cloud storage space that you want to sync your NAS to.