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Alternatives to Bacula Enterprise
22 backup tools sit alongside Bacula Enterprise in this directory. Below is what separates each from Bacula Enterprise 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
- 9
- Bacula Enterprise starts at
- $500/year
Why people look past Bacula Enterprise
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Bacula Enterprise entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Bacula Enterprise starts at $500/year. 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 Bacula Enterprise carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 11 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Bacula Enterprise publishes a single plan, Bacula Enterprise at $500/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.
Automated cloud-to-cloud backup
- Starts $471 a month cheaper, at $29/month.
- 2 tiers to Bacula Enterprise's 1.
Integrated backup and cybersecurity protection
- Starts $432 a year cheaper, at $68/year.
- 3 tiers to Bacula Enterprise's 1.
SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
- Starts $496 a month cheaper, at $4/month.
Enterprise SaaS backup made simple
- Can be used without paying; Bacula Enterprise cannot.
- Starts $497 a month cheaper, at $3/month.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Can be used without paying; Bacula Enterprise cannot.
- Starts $499.8 a node hour cheaper, at $0.2/node hour.
- Sold on a Per node hour model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Bacula Enterprise's 1.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- Can be used without paying; Bacula Enterprise cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
Every Bacula Enterprise 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 Enterprise (this page) | $500/year | Subscription | 1 | |
| BackupifyAutomated cloud-to-cloud backup | $29/month | - | 2 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Acronis Cyber ProtectIntegrated backup and cybersecurity protection | $68/year | - | 3 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Spanning BackupSaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 | $4/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| CloudAllyEnterprise SaaS backup made simple | Free, then $3/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs Bacula Enterprise |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs Bacula Enterprise |
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 Enterprise 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 Bacula Enterprise (9)
Entry price under Bacula Enterprise's $500/year. 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
Bacula Enterprise is most often brought in for enterprise backup across virtual machines, databases and containers, multi-cloud and hybrid backup from one system, backup where licensing by data volume would be prohibitive, since bacula does not charge by capacity, long-retention archival for regulated environments. 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 Enterprise is broadly right and the question is cost, the Bacula Enterprise 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 Enterprise runs on windows, linux, 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 Bacula Enterprise alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Bacula Enterprise?
- 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 Enterprise?
- 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 Bacula Enterprise?
- Yes. 9 of the alternatives below start under Bacula Enterprise's $500/year: 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 Bacula Enterprise?
- 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 Bacula Enterprise?
- Bacula Enterprise is most often brought in for enterprise backup across virtual machines, databases and containers, multi-cloud and hybrid backup from one system, backup where licensing by data volume would be prohibitive, since bacula does not charge by capacity, long-retention archival for regulated environments. 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 Enterprise?
- 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 Enterprise 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 Enterprise against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Bacula Enterprise 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 Enterprise. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.