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Alternatives to AOMEI Backupper
22 backup tools sit alongside AOMEI Backupper in this directory. Below is what separates each from AOMEI Backupper on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 11
- Cheaper to start
- 6
- AOMEI Backupper starts at
- Free, then $39.95/one-time
Why people look past AOMEI Backupper
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the AOMEI Backupper entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
AOMEI Backupper starts at $39.95/one-time. Across the 8 backup tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $11.5/month.
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
- No free tier, where AOMEI Backupper has one.
- Starts $10.950000000000003 a month cheaper, at $29/month.
- 2 tiers to AOMEI Backupper's 3.
Integrated backup and cybersecurity protection
- No free tier, where AOMEI Backupper has one.
- Starts $28.049999999999997 a year dearer, at $68/year.
SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
- No free tier, where AOMEI Backupper has one.
- Starts $35.95 a month cheaper, at $4/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than one-time.
- 1 tier to AOMEI Backupper's 3.
Enterprise SaaS backup made simple
- Starts $36.95 a month cheaper, at $3/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than one-time.
- 1 tier to AOMEI Backupper's 3.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Starts $39.75 a node hour cheaper, at $0.2/node hour.
- Sold on a Per node hour model rather than one-time.
- 2 tiers to AOMEI Backupper's 3.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than one-time.
- 1 tier to AOMEI Backupper's 3.
Every AOMEI Backupper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOMEI Backupper (this page) | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | |
| BackupifyAutomated cloud-to-cloud backup | $29/month | - | 2 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Acronis Cyber ProtectIntegrated backup and cybersecurity protection | $68/year | - | 3 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Spanning BackupSaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 | $4/month | Subscription | 1 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| CloudAllyEnterprise SaaS backup made simple | Free, then $3/month | Subscription | 1 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs AOMEI Backupper |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs AOMEI Backupper |
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 AOMEI Backupper badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (11)
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 AOMEI Backupper (6)
Entry price under AOMEI Backupper's $39.95/one-time. 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
- Spanning Backup , $4/month
- CloudAlly , Free, then $3/month
- Portworx Backup , Free, then $0.2/node hour
- Clumio , $0.01/month
- Comet Backup , $19/month
What you would be giving up
AOMEI Backupper is most often brought in for free disk and file backup on a personal windows machine, system image and bare metal recovery, cloning a drive when upgrading to a larger disk on the paid editions, scheduled incremental backups. 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 AOMEI Backupper is broadly right and the question is cost, the AOMEI Backupper 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.
AOMEI Backupper runs on windows. 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 AOMEI Backupper alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to AOMEI Backupper?
- 22 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 AOMEI Backupper?
- 11 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 AOMEI Backupper?
- Yes. 6 of the alternatives below start under AOMEI Backupper's $39.95/one-time: Backupify at $29/month, Spanning Backup at $4/month, CloudAlly at Free, then $3/month, Portworx Backup at Free, then $0.2/node hour.
- Why do people look for an alternative to AOMEI Backupper?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: it costs more than the category median. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from AOMEI Backupper?
- AOMEI Backupper is most often brought in for free disk and file backup on a personal windows machine, system image and bare metal recovery, cloning a drive when upgrading to a larger disk on the paid editions, scheduled incremental backups. 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 AOMEI Backupper?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these AOMEI Backupper 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 AOMEI Backupper against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against AOMEI Backupper 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, 22 tools beside AOMEI Backupper. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.