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Alternatives to BDRShield
22 backup tools sit alongside BDRShield in this directory. Below is what separates each from BDRShield 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
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- -
- BDRShield starts at
- On request
Why people look past BDRShield
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the BDRShield entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for BDRShield carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 13 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
BDRShield publishes a single plan, BDRShield 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.
Fast and affordable VM backup solution
- Can be used without paying; BDRShield cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $2.45/workload/month, where BDRShield does not.
Modern data protection for enterprise workloads
- Can be used without paying; BDRShield cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $250/year, where BDRShield does not.
Simple and powerful VM backup for SMBs
- Publishes an entry price of $595/perpetual, where BDRShield does not.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Can be used without paying; BDRShield cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $0.2/node hour, where BDRShield does not.
- Sold on a Per node hour model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to BDRShield's 1.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- Can be used without paying; BDRShield 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; BDRShield cannot.
- Sold on a Per node per year model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to BDRShield's 1.
Every BDRShield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDRShield (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| NAKIVO Backup & ReplicationSimilar price positioning with published pricing and comparable virtual machine coverage | Free, then $2.45/workload/month | - | - | vs BDRShield |
| Veeam Backup & ReplicationFar stronger recovery capability and ecosystem if the budget stretches | Free, then $250/year | - | - | vs BDRShield |
| Altaro VM BackupAnother low-cost Hyper-V and VMware option aimed at the same small business buyer | $595/perpetual | - | - | vs BDRShield |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs BDRShield |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs BDRShield |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs BDRShield |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs BDRShield |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs BDRShield |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs BDRShield |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs BDRShield |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs BDRShield |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs BDRShield |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs BDRShield |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs BDRShield |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BDRShield |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs BDRShield |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BDRShield |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs BDRShield |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs BDRShield |
| Backupify | $29/month | - | 2 | vs BDRShield |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs BDRShield |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs BDRShield |
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 BDRShield badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- NAKIVO Backup & Replication , Free, then $2.45/workload/month
- Veeam Backup & Replication , Free, then $250/year
- Portworx Backup , Free, then $0.2/node hour
- Velero , Free
- Trilio , Free
- Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes , Free
- CloudCasa , Free, then $69/month
- rustic , Free
What you would be giving up
BDRShield is most often brought in for a managed service provider whose margins do not survive datto or veeam per-endpoint pricing, an organisation running proxmox ve that finds the major backup vendors do not support it properly, a small business needing virtual machine, server, endpoint and microsoft 365 backup from one console, a company wanting backup data in its own cloud bucket rather than a vendor-controlled repository. 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 BDRShield is broadly right and the question is cost, the BDRShield 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.
BDRShield 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 BDRShield alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to BDRShield?
- 22 other backup tools are listed in this directory, led by NAKIVO Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup & Replication, Altaro VM Backup, 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 BDRShield?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: NAKIVO Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup & Replication, Portworx Backup, Velero, Trilio.
- Why do people look for an alternative to BDRShield?
- 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 BDRShield?
- BDRShield is most often brought in for a managed service provider whose margins do not survive datto or veeam per-endpoint pricing, an organisation running proxmox ve that finds the major backup vendors do not support it properly, a small business needing virtual machine, server, endpoint and microsoft 365 backup from one console, a company wanting backup data in its own cloud bucket rather than a vendor-controlled repository. 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 BDRShield?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these BDRShield 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 BDRShield against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against BDRShield 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 BDRShield. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.