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Alternatives to Altaro VM Backup
23 backup tools sit alongside Altaro VM Backup in this directory. Below is what separates each from Altaro VM Backup on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- 9
- Altaro VM Backup starts at
- $595/perpetual
Why people look past Altaro VM Backup
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Altaro VM Backup entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Altaro VM Backup starts at $595/perpetual. Across the 9 backup tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $19/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Altaro VM Backup carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 12 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Automated cloud-to-cloud backup
- Starts $566 a month cheaper, at $29/month.
Integrated backup and cybersecurity protection
- Starts $527 a year cheaper, at $68/year.
SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
- Starts $591 a month cheaper, at $4/month.
Enterprise SaaS backup made simple
- Can be used without paying; Altaro VM Backup cannot.
- Starts $592 a month cheaper, at $3/month.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Can be used without paying; Altaro VM Backup cannot.
- Starts $594.8 a node hour cheaper, at $0.2/node hour.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- Can be used without paying; Altaro VM Backup cannot.
Every Altaro VM Backup alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altaro VM Backup (this page) | $595/perpetual | - | - | |
| BackupifyAutomated cloud-to-cloud backup | $29/month | - | 2 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Acronis Cyber ProtectIntegrated backup and cybersecurity protection | $68/year | - | 3 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Spanning BackupSaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 | $4/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| CloudAllyEnterprise SaaS backup made simple | Free, then $3/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs Altaro VM Backup |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs Altaro VM Backup |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Altaro VM Backup badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- CloudAlly , Free, then $3/month
- Portworx Backup , Free, then $0.2/node hour
- Velero , Free
- Trilio , Free
- Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes , Free
- CloudCasa , Free, then $69/month
- rustic , Free
- UrBackup , Free
Cheaper than Altaro VM Backup (9)
Entry price under Altaro VM Backup's $595/perpetual. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Backupify , $29/month
- Acronis Cyber Protect , $68/year
- Spanning Backup , $4/month
- CloudAlly , Free, then $3/month
- Portworx Backup , Free, then $0.2/node hour
- CloudCasa , Free, then $69/month
- AOMEI Backupper , Free, then $39.95/one-time
- Clumio , $0.01/month
What you would be giving up
Altaro VM Backup is most often brought in for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Altaro VM Backup is broadly right and the question is cost, the Altaro VM Backup pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Backup category lists everything the directory holds, and best backup tools ranks them.
Altaro VM Backup runs on windows server. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Altaro VM Backup alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Altaro VM Backup?
- 23 other backup tools are listed in this directory, led by Backupify, Acronis Cyber Protect, Spanning Backup, CloudAlly. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Altaro VM Backup?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: CloudAlly, Portworx Backup, Velero, Trilio, Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Altaro VM Backup?
- Yes. 9 of the alternatives below start under Altaro VM Backup's $595/perpetual: Backupify at $29/month, Acronis Cyber Protect at $68/year, Spanning Backup at $4/month, CloudAlly at Free, then $3/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Altaro VM Backup?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Altaro VM Backup?
- Altaro VM Backup is most often brought in for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Altaro VM Backup?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Altaro VM Backup alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Backup, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Altaro VM Backup against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Altaro VM Backup covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every backup tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Backup category, 23 tools beside Altaro VM Backup. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.