What online backup solution is best with Time Capsule?

I am trying to find an online backup solution that is compatible with Time Machine's Time Capsule.  I tried ZipCloud, but while using ZipCloud my Time Capsule failed to backup.  It would issue an error something-"sparsebundle" was already in use by another program and therefore Time Capsule would not backup.  I worked with ZipCloud's technical support, but was unable to find a solution.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

cfirtion wrote:
It would issue an error something-"sparsebundle" was already in use by another program and therefore Time Capsule would not backup.
See #C12 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting, but that's probably unresolvable.
I don't know how that app is supposed to work, but usually only one user can access a sparse bundle disk image at a time.  If the app is supposed to be backing-up your backups, instead of your Mac, that's not a good idea in general and unlikely to work with a sparse bundle anyway. 
I did hear from one developer a couple of years ago, about an app that did the backups separately, but used the same rules, etc., as Time Machine, so the operation was, theoretically, separate.  I can't recall the name now, though.  They had lots of trouble at first, and I haven't heard of them in a while.  I'll post back if the name comes to me.
For secondary backups, whether local or not, it's usually prudent to use a different app entirely;  that way, you're also protected against a failure of either app.
If you have a lot of data, it's probably not worthwhile trying to back up your entire system to the Internet; it would take much too long to download it all.  If your HD failed, you'd have to install OSX first anyway to get connected to the remote location.
EDIT:  By the way, just to reduce misunderstandings, a Time Capsule is Apple hardware combining a wireless router and HD; Time Machine is the software that does the backups, to a Time Capsule, internal or external HD, shared drive on another Mac, Mac Server, or (sometimes) a NAS.
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