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Alternatives to Borg Backup
23 backup tools sit alongside Borg Backup in this directory. Below is what separates each from Borg 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
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Borg Backup starts at
- Free
Why people look past Borg Backup
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Borg Backup entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
Borg Backup publishes a single plan, Free at Free. 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
- No free tier, where Borg Backup has one.
- Starts $29 a month dearer, at $29/month.
- 2 tiers to Borg Backup's 1.
Integrated backup and cybersecurity protection
- No free tier, where Borg Backup has one.
- Starts $68 a year dearer, at $68/year.
- 3 tiers to Borg Backup's 1.
SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
- No free tier, where Borg Backup has one.
- Starts $4 a month dearer, at $4/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than free.
Enterprise SaaS backup made simple
- Starts $3 a month dearer, at $3/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than free.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Starts $0.2 a node hour dearer, at $0.2/node hour.
- Sold on a Per node hour model rather than free.
- 2 tiers to Borg Backup's 1.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than free.
Every Borg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borg Backup (this page) | Free | Free | 1 | |
| BackupifyAutomated cloud-to-cloud backup | $29/month | - | 2 | vs Borg Backup |
| Acronis Cyber ProtectIntegrated backup and cybersecurity protection | $68/year | - | 3 | vs Borg Backup |
| Spanning BackupSaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 | $4/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Borg Backup |
| CloudAllyEnterprise SaaS backup made simple | Free, then $3/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Borg Backup |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs Borg Backup |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Borg Backup |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs Borg Backup |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs Borg Backup |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs Borg Backup |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Borg Backup |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Borg Backup |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Borg Backup |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Borg Backup |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs Borg Backup |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs Borg Backup |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Borg Backup |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs Borg Backup |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Borg Backup |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Borg Backup |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Borg Backup |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Borg Backup |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs Borg Backup |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs Borg 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 Borg Backup badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
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
Borg Backup is most often brought in for deduplicated backups where daily full snapshots would otherwise be expensive, encrypted backup to a server you do not fully trust, since the server never sees plaintext, browsing previous versions by mounting an archive over fuse, scripted server backups with no agent or daemon to run. 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 Borg Backup is broadly right and the question is cost, the Borg 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.
Borg Backup runs on linux, mac. 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 Borg Backup alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Borg Backup?
- 23 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 Borg Backup?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: CloudAlly, Portworx Backup, Velero, Trilio, Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Borg Backup?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Borg Backup?
- Borg Backup is most often brought in for deduplicated backups where daily full snapshots would otherwise be expensive, encrypted backup to a server you do not fully trust, since the server never sees plaintext, browsing previous versions by mounting an archive over fuse, scripted server backups with no agent or daemon to run. 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 Borg Backup?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Borg 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 Borg Backup against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Borg 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, 23 tools beside Borg Backup. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.