IDrive® e2 is an affordable object storage solution that is ideal for operating and managing end-to-end workflow, hosting applications, off-site disaster recovery, long-term storage, and more. It is a scalable cloud storage platform that can store petabytes of data. Pay monthly with the Pay As You Go pricing model or subscribe to any of the yearly plans starting from 1 TB. 

IDrive® e2 does not charge for upload, download, or file deletion, subject to the free egress policy. Store data on the cloud and manage them remotely without any hidden charges.

Information included in the article

• Subscribe to an IDrive^® e2 plan
• Payment methods in IDrive^® e2
• Free egress policy

Subscribe to an IDrive® e2 plan

IDrive® e2 does not implement any data lock-in period or limit the minimum file upload size. Secure archives and daily operation objects on the cloud without any additional costs.

You can make payments annually by subscribing to a monthly/yearly plan for an IDrive® e2 account.

To subscribe to a plan,

1. Sign in to the IDrive® e2 account via any browser.
2. Go to Billing > Plan Options.
3. Select a monthly/yearly plan and provide your payment information.
4. Click Subscribe.
   
   
   
   

IDrive® e2 allows you to upload data beyond the allocated quota to ensure there are no disruptions to your operations. However, when you exceed the account storage limit, there may be an overuse charge of $0.004/GB/Month. To avoid these charges, you may upgrade to higher storage plans.

Pricing

Yearly plans start from $20/year, 1 TB. The monthly plan follows a Pay As You Go pricing model with a minimum storage fee of $4 associated with 1 TB of active cloud storage. If you store less than 1 TB, you will still be charged for the entire 1 TB. For example, if you store 900 GB with IDrive® e2 for the duration of a billing cycle, this is less than the 1 TB monthly minimum storage volume. Therefore, you will still be charged $4 for the 1 TB base storage.

Overusage

IDrive e2 allows you to upload data beyond the allocated quota to ensure there are no disruptions to your operations.
However, when you exceed the account storage limit, there may be an overuse charge of $0.004/GB/Month ($4/TB per month). To avoid these charges, you may upgrade to higher (yearly) storage plans.

Payment methods in IDrive® e2 

IDrive® e2 permits you to process payment via credit and debit cards. For plans higher than 50 TB, you can make the payment via check and bank wire transfer.

To subscribe/upgrade to a plan via credit or debit card,

1. Sign in to the IDrive® e2 account via any browser.
2. Go to My Account > Plan options.
3. Enter your card details under Credit card information.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Subscribe/Upgrade.
5. Click Continue to confirm.
   Your account will be upgraded.

To subscribe/upgrade to a 50TB or higher plan via invoice payment,

1. Sign in to the IDrive® e2 account via any browser.
2. Go to My Account > Plan options.
3. Enter your company name, address, and contact details under Provide your billing information.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Subscribe/ Save and Upgrade.
5. Click Continue to confirm. Your account will be upgraded.
   You will receive an email with the address for the payment. Process the payment via check/bank wire transfer.

Free egress policy  

The free egress policy in IDrive® e2 is designed to ensure that users can store, download, and access data at a reasonable rate.

Guidelines used to determine a good fit use case for e2's egress policy:

Good fit - If the monthly egress (download) is less than or equal to thrice the storage volume.

Example: If you store 100 TB with IDrive® e2 and download 300 TB or less within a monthly billing cycle, then your storage use case is a good fit.