# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for backup and recovery software (remote teams) on 2026-09-13

## In short

On 2026-09-13, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best backup and recovery software for remote teams". It named 19 brands, in this order: Google Workspace, CrashPlan, you're, IDrive Team, IDrive Team / IDrive Business, IDrive Business.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best backup and recovery software for remote teams |
| Asked on | 2026-09-13 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 19 |
| Sources cited | 9 |
| Audience | remote teams |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-13 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/backup-and-recovery-software-remote-teams-2026-09-13
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-09-13 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> The honest framing first: "backup for remote teams" is really two separate problems, and most teams only solve one. You need **endpoint backup** (laptops scattered across cities, never touching a corporate network) and **SaaS backup** (Google Workspace/M365 - Google and Microsoft do *not* back you up beyond a short retention window). Here's who I'd actually name for each.
> 
> ## Laptop / endpoint backup
> 
> **1. CrashPlan** - my default pick for a distributed team. It was built for exactly this: agents that back up over any internet connection, continuous versioning with effectively unlimited file history, and admin policies you push centrally so you're not trusting each person to configure anything. Device replacement/restore-to-new-machine is the workflow it's best at, which matters when someone's laptop dies in another timezone. Roughly $10/user/mo. ([Cloudwards comparison](https://www.cloudwards.net/crashplan-vs-backblaze/))
> 
> **2. IDrive Team / IDrive Business** - the value play, and it's not close on price. Unlimited devices against a single storage pool, Windows/Mac/Linux, NAS and disk images included. A 10-person team runs ~$200/yr vs ~$990/yr on Backblaze. Choose this if your tea

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google Workspace | mentioned |
| 2 | CrashPlan | mentioned |
| 3 | you're | mentioned |
| 4 | IDrive Team | mentioned |
| 5 | IDrive Team / IDrive Business | mentioned |
| 6 | IDrive Business | mentioned |
| 7 | Linux | mentioned |
| 8 | Backblaze | compared |
| 9 | Backblaze Business | mentioned |
| 10 | Backblaze Business Backup | mentioned |
| 11 | Acronis Cyber Protect | mentioned |
| 12 | Afi.ai | mentioned |
| 13 | NinjaOne | mentioned |
| 14 | Keepit | mentioned |
| 15 | Salesforce | mentioned |
| 16 | Zendesk | mentioned |
| 17 | Entra ID | mentioned |
| 18 | Veeam | mentioned |
| 19 | MSP360 | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://www.cloudwards.net/crashplan-vs-backblaze/ (other)
- https://ifeeltech.com/blog/best-cloud-backup-small-business (other)
- https://www.cloudwards.net/crashplan-vs-idrive/ (other)
- https://www.pcworld.com/article/407149/online-cloud-backup-services-carbonite-idrive-backblaze-livedrive.html (other)
- https://www.acronis.com/en/solutions/cloud-backup/ (vendor)
- https://www.ninjaone.com/blog/best-google-workspace-backup-solutions/ (vendor)
- https://expertinsights.com/backup-and-recovery/backup-and-recovery-google-workspace (other)
- https://consilien.com/news/best-cloud-backup-solutions-smb-2026 (other)
- https://www.msp360.com/resources/blog/best-google-workspace-backup-solutions/ (vendor)

The question page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/backup-and-recovery-software/remote-teams

Answer Watch records what one AI answer engine said on one date, nothing more. Each page names the engine and the model, carries the date the question was asked, and lists the brands that appeared in the answer in the order the engine gave them, with the sources it cited. It is a measurement, not a ranking, not a recommendation and not a claim about the world. Brands that did not appear in an answer are not named on any public page. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.