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Alternatives to AvePoint Cloud Backup
21 backup tools sit alongside AvePoint Cloud Backup in this directory. Below is what separates each from AvePoint Cloud Backup on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 11
- Cheaper to start
- -
- AvePoint Cloud Backup starts at
- On request
Why people look past AvePoint Cloud Backup
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the AvePoint Cloud Backup entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for AvePoint Cloud Backup carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 11 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
AvePoint Cloud Backup publishes a single plan, AvePoint Cloud Backup at On request. 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.
SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
- Publishes an entry price of $4/month, where AvePoint Cloud Backup does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Automated cloud-to-cloud backup
- Publishes an entry price of $29/month, where AvePoint Cloud Backup does not.
- 2 tiers to AvePoint Cloud Backup's 1.
100% SaaS data protection platform
Priced and rated the same as AvePoint Cloud Backup on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Can be used without paying; AvePoint Cloud Backup cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $0.2/node hour, where AvePoint Cloud Backup does not.
- Sold on a Per node hour model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to AvePoint Cloud Backup's 1.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- Can be used without paying; AvePoint Cloud Backup cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than quote.
Backup and recovery for OpenStack, Kubernetes and Red Hat Virtualization
- Can be used without paying; AvePoint Cloud Backup cannot.
- Sold on a Per node per year model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to AvePoint Cloud Backup's 1.
Every AvePoint Cloud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AvePoint Cloud Backup (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| Spanning BackupSpanning Backup for a simpler per-user Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace backup | $4/month | Subscription | 1 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| BackupifyBackupify where SaaS backup alone is required without a governance portfolio attached | $29/month | - | 2 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Druva Data Resiliency CloudDruva if you want one SaaS-delivered platform covering endpoints and infrastructure as well as Microsoft 365 | On request | - | - | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs AvePoint Cloud Backup |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs AvePoint Cloud 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 AvePoint Cloud Backup 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.
- 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
- Proxmox Backup Server , Free
What you would be giving up
AvePoint Cloud Backup is most often brought in for a tenant consolidation after an acquisition where backup, migration and governance are needed against the same microsoft 365 estate, an organisation that has discovered microsoft 365 native retention does not restore a deleted sharepoint site after the recycle bin window, backing up entra id configuration so an accidental conditional access or group change can be reversed, a regulated organisation that must hold backup data in its own storage account under its own encryption keys. 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 AvePoint Cloud Backup is broadly right and the question is cost, the AvePoint Cloud 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.
AvePoint Cloud Backup runs on web. 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 AvePoint Cloud Backup alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to AvePoint Cloud Backup?
- 21 other backup tools are listed in this directory, led by Spanning Backup, Backupify, Druva Data Resiliency Cloud, Portworx Backup. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to AvePoint Cloud Backup?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Portworx Backup, Velero, Trilio, Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes, CloudCasa.
- Why do people look for an alternative to AvePoint Cloud Backup?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: 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 AvePoint Cloud Backup?
- AvePoint Cloud Backup is most often brought in for a tenant consolidation after an acquisition where backup, migration and governance are needed against the same microsoft 365 estate, an organisation that has discovered microsoft 365 native retention does not restore a deleted sharepoint site after the recycle bin window, backing up entra id configuration so an accidental conditional access or group change can be reversed, a regulated organisation that must hold backup data in its own storage account under its own encryption keys. 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 AvePoint Cloud Backup?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these AvePoint Cloud 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 AvePoint Cloud Backup against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against AvePoint Cloud 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, 21 tools beside AvePoint Cloud Backup. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.