Webmasters Choice
Every month we evaluate all our reviews and rating, and compile them with our backup score card based on reliability and uptime, support, cost and control panel and give the top Backup company our "Webmasters Choice Award" This is done slightly different from our top 10 rankings, as it also takes into consideration other factors such as, improving on past performances, growth over the past month, improved support or pretty much anything which have given us the WOW factor for the month.
This month's Webmasters Choice Award has been awarded to Just Cloud for their continued feature improvements and consistent performance.
Overview:
Just Cloud is rapidly becoming a dominant force in the cloud storage industry. Their unique combination of true unlimited storage, file synchronisation and sharing capabilities make them stand out from their more established counterparts. Just Cloud continues to impress us with almost weekly feature releases and unbeatable value for money. It is this dedication to improvement and delivering value for money that we really like and allows us without any hesitation to award them with our 'Webmasters Choice Award'.
Features:
The list of Features offered by JustCloud is constantly growing. They already have an impressive arsenal of features and rumour has it they are about to release a bunch more.
Scheduled automatic cloud storage service: JustCloud allows you to set a schedule for their program to automatically upload your files to store in the cloud whenever you want. Set the schedule to run overnight and you data will be secured as you sleep. The best part about the uploads are that they are incremental; meaning only the changes to files are uploaded. This makes uploads after you initial one almost instantaneous.
File Syncing: All paid Just Cloud accounts come with 1GB of free syncing space. This is a kind of virtual drive that allows you to add files to your sync folder on your desktop and have it immediately appear in a mirrored folder on another desktop. The best part about this is there are no limits to the number computers you can sync your files between.
Sharing: Is one of the coolest features offered by JustCloud. You can share your files and folders by using the web based control panel or by using the context menu that appears by right clicking on a file. You can invite your friends by email and then collaborate on the same folder.
Notable features: Just Cloud offers an incredible referral program. Simply refer 2 friends to them and you will earn a year of unlimited storage! They also offer file versioning, if you delete a file and want to get it back a week late, no worries, you can easily retrieve it form the control panel. There are also extra features expected soon, such as mac support, linux support and locate my computer.
Price:
After the free trial has finished, Just Cloud is one of the cheapest ongoing backup services out there, with competitive prices for all types of back up service. Just Cloud have one plan - Unlimited, this is very competitively priced, with plans starting at only $4.95/mo. This is on a par with some of their less feature rich competitors thus making Just Cloud exceptional value for money. A reliable source has informed us that they have hidden some discounts within the site, so if you search hard enough, you may just get a little money off.
Security:
Just Cloud boasts one of the most secure and fastest cloud storage services in the world. When choosing a company to look after you data, security and reliablilty are imperative. Thankfully Just Cloud has this in abundance. Just Cloud use a 256-bit AES encryption throughout all stages of file storage and transfer, this is twice the normal level of encryption that your online banking uses! Double the protection, means double the peace of mind. Without providing you with your own encryption key it cannot get any better!
Deashboard/Control Panel:
Just Cloud have a very intuitive web based control panel and have built it to be more comprehensive than any of its competitors. From the control panel you can access your backed up files, access you synced files, share a folder, refer a friend, watch tutorials, contact support, the list goes on. It is almost impossible not to love it, it's ease of use and feature set is unparalleled. Best of all you can access it from any device anywhere in the world!
Customer Support:
What we like most about Just Cloud support is the speed of the responses. Less than 15mins is very normal for these guys, even though they say on their website it can take up to 24 hours to receive a response. The support team are knowledgeable, eloquent and incredibly helpful. It is reassuring to know that there is always someone there to help you out with 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Summary:
Just Cloud commitment to improvement and offering value for money make it our number 1 ranked cloud storage provider. With such a strong feature set it is impossible to see why you wouldn't give this company a try, particularly as they offer a Free, no obligation 14 day trial.