Webroot consolidates storage & security products

Posted by kent on August 13th, 2009

Visitors who've been shopping for online backup services may notice that Webroot's online backup service has changed. In fact it's been rolled up into its Internet Security Essentials. Webroot's security suite offers virus protection and 2 GB of free online storage for a discounted price of $49.95. 2 GB is not a lot of storage, but it's not a bad deal given that you're also getting virus protection for that price. If you need more space, Webroot offers upgrades of 5 GB to 50 GB for $10 to $70, respectively. It looks like most of the features that we admired in Webroot's online backup (including secure file sharing and remote access) remain with their Internet security software.

You can see how the Webroot's online backup component stacks up against other online backup services in our reviews and comparisons chart.