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Alternatives to Arq Backup
23 file storage tools sit alongside Arq Backup in this directory. Below is what separates each from Arq 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
- 10
- Cheaper to start
- 12
- Arq Backup starts at
- $50/year
Why people look past Arq Backup
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Arq Backup entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Arq Backup starts at $50/year. Across the 13 file storage tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $5/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Arq Backup carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 10 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Arq Backup publishes a single plan, Arq Premium at $50/year. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
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.
Modern data protection for enterprise workloads
- Can be used without paying; Arq Backup cannot.
- Starts $200 a year dearer, at $250/year.
Complete backup solution with built-in ransomware protection
Priced and rated the same as Arq Backup on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Simple and reliable cloud backup for businesses
- Starts $44 a month cheaper, at $6/month.
Unlimited cloud backup at an affordable price
- Starts $41 a month cheaper, at $9/month.
- 2 tiers to Arq Backup's 1.
Google's consumer cloud storage app, sharing the same 15GB quota as Gmail and Google Photos
- Can be used without paying; Arq Backup cannot.
- Sold on a Free tier plus paid storage add-on model rather than subscription.
- 3 tiers to Arq Backup's 1.
Low cost S3-compatible object storage with egress included up to a multiple of what you store
- Can be used without paying; Arq Backup cannot.
- Starts $46 a month cheaper, at $4/month.
- Sold on a Per terabyte per month model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Arq Backup's 1.
Every Arq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arq Backup (this page) | $50/year | Subscription | 1 | |
| Veeam Backup & ReplicationModern data protection for enterprise workloads | Free, then $250/year | - | - | vs Arq Backup |
| Barracuda BackupComplete backup solution with built-in ransomware protection | On request | Subscription | - | vs Arq Backup |
| CarboniteSimple and reliable cloud backup for businesses | $6/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Arq Backup |
| BackblazeUnlimited cloud backup at an affordable price | $9/month | - | 2 | vs Arq Backup |
| Google Drive | Free | Free tier plus paid storage add-on | 3 | vs Arq Backup |
| IDrive e2 | Free, then $4/month | Per terabyte per month | 2 | vs Arq Backup |
| Cloudflare R2 | Free, then $0.015/month | Per gigabyte stored per month | 3 | vs Arq Backup |
| Ceph | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Arq Backup |
| MinIO | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Arq Backup |
| Storj | Free, then $4/month | Per terabyte per month | 2 | vs Arq Backup |
| Tigris | Free, then $0.004/GB/month | Usage-based tiered storage with per-request fees | 4 | vs Arq Backup |
| Box | Free, then $5/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Arq Backup |
| Nextcloud | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Arq Backup |
| LucidLink | $7/month | Per member per month plus storage | 3 | vs Arq Backup |
| VAST Data | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Arq Backup |
| Panzura | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Arq Backup |
| Scality RING | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Arq Backup |
| Cloudian | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Arq Backup |
| Nasuni | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Arq Backup |
| Veritas NetBackup | $100/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Arq Backup |
| Zerto | $5/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Arq Backup |
| Microsoft OneDrive | $1.99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Arq Backup |
| IDrive | $2.5/month | Subscription | 7 | vs Arq 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 Arq Backup badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (10)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Veeam Backup & Replication , Free, then $250/year
- Google Drive , Free
- IDrive e2 , Free, then $4/month
- Cloudflare R2 , Free, then $0.015/month
- Ceph , Free
- MinIO , Free
- Storj , Free, then $4/month
- Tigris , Free, then $0.004/GB/month
Cheaper than Arq Backup (12)
Entry price under Arq Backup's $50/year. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
What you would be giving up
Arq 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 Arq Backup is broadly right and the question is cost, the Arq Backup pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the File Storage category lists everything the directory holds, and best file storage tools ranks them.
Arq Backup runs on windows, mac. 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 Arq Backup alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Arq Backup?
- 23 other file storage tools are listed in this directory, led by Veeam Backup & Replication, Barracuda Backup, Carbonite, Backblaze. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Arq Backup?
- 10 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Veeam Backup & Replication, Google Drive, IDrive e2, Cloudflare R2, Ceph.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Arq Backup?
- Yes. 12 of the alternatives below start under Arq Backup's $50/year: Carbonite at $6/month, Backblaze at $9/month, IDrive e2 at Free, then $4/month, Cloudflare R2 at Free, then $0.015/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Arq Backup?
- On the figures on record, 3 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Arq Backup?
- Arq 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 Arq Backup?
- None of the file storage tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Arq Backup alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, File Storage, 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 Arq Backup against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Arq 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 file storage tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the File Storage category, 23 tools beside Arq Backup. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.