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Alternatives to Bacula
22 backup tools sit alongside Bacula in this directory. Below is what separates each from Bacula 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
- -
- Bacula starts at
- Free
Why people look past Bacula
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Bacula has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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 Bacula has one.
- Publishes an entry price of $29/month, where Bacula does not.
Integrated backup and cybersecurity protection
- No free tier, where Bacula has one.
- Publishes an entry price of $68/year, where Bacula does not.
SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
- No free tier, where Bacula has one.
- Publishes an entry price of $4/month, where Bacula does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than open-source.
Enterprise SaaS backup made simple
- Publishes an entry price of $3/month, where Bacula does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than open-source.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Publishes an entry price of $0.2/node hour, where Bacula does not.
- Sold on a Per node hour model rather than open-source.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than open-source.
Every Bacula 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacula (this page) | Free | Open-source | - | |
| BackupifyAutomated cloud-to-cloud backup | $29/month | - | 2 | vs Bacula |
| Acronis Cyber ProtectIntegrated backup and cybersecurity protection | $68/year | - | 3 | vs Bacula |
| Spanning BackupSaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 | $4/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Bacula |
| CloudAllyEnterprise SaaS backup made simple | Free, then $3/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Bacula |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs Bacula |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Bacula |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs Bacula |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs Bacula |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs Bacula |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Bacula |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Bacula |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Bacula |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Bacula |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs Bacula |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bacula |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs Bacula |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bacula |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bacula |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bacula |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Bacula |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs Bacula |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs Bacula |
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 Bacula 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
What you would be giving up
Bacula is most often brought in for linux, windows, and macos network backup at scale, vmware, kvm, hyper-v virtual machine backup, mysql, oracle, postgresql database backup, microsoft exchange server backup, tape backup and enterprise data retention. 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 Bacula is broadly right and the question is cost, the Bacula 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.
Bacula runs on not recorded. 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 Bacula alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Bacula?
- 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 Bacula?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: CloudAlly, Portworx Backup, Velero, Trilio, Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Bacula?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Bacula has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Bacula?
- Bacula is most often brought in for linux, windows, and macos network backup at scale, vmware, kvm, hyper-v virtual machine backup, mysql, oracle, postgresql database backup, microsoft exchange server backup, tape backup and enterprise data retention. 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 Bacula?
- None of the backup 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 Bacula 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 Bacula against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Bacula 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 Bacula. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.