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Alternatives to Barracuda Backup
23 file storage tools sit alongside Barracuda Backup in this directory. Below is what separates each from Barracuda 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
- -
- Barracuda Backup starts at
- On request
Why people look past Barracuda Backup
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Barracuda Backup entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Barracuda Backup carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 10 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
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; Barracuda Backup cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $250/year, where Barracuda Backup does not.
Simple and reliable cloud backup for businesses
- Publishes an entry price of $6/month, where Barracuda Backup does not.
Unlimited cloud backup at an affordable price
- Publishes an entry price of $9/month, where Barracuda Backup does not.
Mac and Windows backup to your own cloud storage
- Publishes an entry price of $50/year, where Barracuda Backup does not.
Google's consumer cloud storage app, sharing the same 15GB quota as Gmail and Google Photos
- Can be used without paying; Barracuda Backup cannot.
- Sold on a Free tier plus paid storage add-on model rather than subscription.
Low cost S3-compatible object storage with egress included up to a multiple of what you store
- Can be used without paying; Barracuda Backup cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $4/month, where Barracuda Backup does not.
- Sold on a Per terabyte per month model rather than subscription.
Every Barracuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barracuda Backup (this page) | On request | Subscription | - | |
| Veeam Backup & ReplicationModern data protection for enterprise workloads | Free, then $250/year | - | - | vs Barracuda Backup |
| CarboniteSimple and reliable cloud backup for businesses | $6/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| BackblazeUnlimited cloud backup at an affordable price | $9/month | - | 2 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Arq BackupMac and Windows backup to your own cloud storage | $50/year | Subscription | 1 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Google Drive | Free | Free tier plus paid storage add-on | 3 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| IDrive e2 | Free, then $4/month | Per terabyte per month | 2 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Cloudflare R2 | Free, then $0.015/month | Per gigabyte stored per month | 3 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Ceph | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| MinIO | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Storj | Free, then $4/month | Per terabyte per month | 2 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Tigris | Free, then $0.004/GB/month | Usage-based tiered storage with per-request fees | 4 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Box | Free, then $5/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Nextcloud | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| LucidLink | $7/month | Per member per month plus storage | 3 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| VAST Data | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Panzura | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Scality RING | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Cloudian | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Nasuni | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Veritas NetBackup | $100/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Zerto | $5/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| Microsoft OneDrive | $1.99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Barracuda Backup |
| IDrive | $2.5/month | Subscription | 7 | vs Barracuda 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 Barracuda 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
What you would be giving up
Barracuda Backup is most often brought in for enterprise data protection across physical and virtual environments, ransomware recovery and data resilience, multi-location backup and replication, compliance reporting for regulated industries. 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 Barracuda Backup is broadly right and the question is cost, the Barracuda 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.
Barracuda Backup runs on windows, linux, macos, vmware, hyper-v. 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 Barracuda Backup alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Barracuda Backup?
- 23 other file storage tools are listed in this directory, led by Veeam Backup & Replication, Carbonite, Backblaze, Arq Backup. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Barracuda Backup?
- 10 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Veeam Backup & Replication, Google Drive, IDrive e2, Cloudflare R2, Ceph.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Barracuda Backup?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Barracuda Backup?
- Barracuda Backup is most often brought in for enterprise data protection across physical and virtual environments, ransomware recovery and data resilience, multi-location backup and replication, compliance reporting for regulated industries. 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 Barracuda 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 Barracuda 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 Barracuda Backup against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Barracuda 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 Barracuda Backup. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.