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Alternatives to CloudAlly
21 backup & disaster recovery tools sit alongside CloudAlly in this directory. Below is what separates each from CloudAlly on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- 3
- CloudAlly starts at
- Free, then $3/month
Why people look past CloudAlly
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the CloudAlly entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
CloudAlly publishes a single plan, CloudAlly Backup at $3/month. 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 CloudAlly has one.
- Starts $26 a month dearer, at $29/month.
- 2 tiers to CloudAlly's 1.
SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
- No free tier, where CloudAlly has one.
- Starts $1 a month dearer, at $4/month.
Independent cloud backup for SaaS workloads
- No free tier, where CloudAlly has one.
Deduplicating archiver with compression and encryption
- Starts $3 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a free model rather than subscription.
Built-in backup for every Mac
- Starts $3 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a free model rather than subscription.
The best open source backup software for Linux
- Sold on a open-source model rather than subscription.
Every CloudAlly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CloudAlly (this page) | Free, then $3/month | Subscription | 1 | |
| BackupifySaaS backup service for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Salesforce with similar cloud-to-cloud backup approach | $29/month | - | 2 | vs CloudAlly |
| Spanning BackupSaaS data protection for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace with granular recovery options | $4/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CloudAlly |
| KeepitCloud backup and recovery solution for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, and Box | $3/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CloudAlly |
| Borg Backup | Free | Free | 1 | vs CloudAlly |
| Apple Time Machine | Free | Free | 1 | vs CloudAlly |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs CloudAlly |
| Clonezilla | Free | Free | 1 | vs CloudAlly |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $40/year | Freemium | 1 | vs CloudAlly |
| Amanda Enterprise | Free, then $30/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CloudAlly |
| Datto SIRIS | $1095/one-time + recurring | - | - | vs CloudAlly |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs CloudAlly |
| Dell EMC NetWorker | $80/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CloudAlly |
| Altaro VM Backup | $595/perpetual | - | - | vs CloudAlly |
| Arcserve UDP | $25/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CloudAlly |
| Comet Backup | $49/month | Subscription | - | vs CloudAlly |
| Cohesity | On request | Quote | - | vs CloudAlly |
| Datto Backup | On request | Quote | - | vs CloudAlly |
| Bacula Enterprise | $500/year | Subscription | 1 | vs CloudAlly |
| Acronis Cyber Protect | $68/year | - | 3 | vs CloudAlly |
| Axcient x360Recover | $99/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CloudAlly |
| Cohesity DataProtect | On request | - | - | vs CloudAlly |
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 CloudAlly badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (6)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Borg Backup , Free
- Apple Time Machine , Free
- Bacula , Free
- Clonezilla , Free
- AOMEI Backupper , Free, then $40/year
- Amanda Enterprise , Free, then $30/month
Cheaper than CloudAlly (3)
Entry price under CloudAlly's $3/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Borg Backup , Free
- Apple Time Machine , Free
- Clonezilla , Free
What you would be giving up
CloudAlly is most often brought in for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance. 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 CloudAlly is broadly right and the question is cost, the CloudAlly pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Backup & Disaster Recovery category lists everything the directory holds, and best backup & disaster recovery tools ranks them.
CloudAlly runs on web, cloud. 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 CloudAlly alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to CloudAlly?
- 21 other backup & disaster recovery tools are listed in this directory, led by Backupify, Spanning Backup, Keepit, Borg Backup. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to CloudAlly?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Borg Backup, Apple Time Machine, Bacula, Clonezilla, AOMEI Backupper.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to CloudAlly?
- Yes. 3 of the alternatives below start under CloudAlly's $3/month: Borg Backup at Free, Apple Time Machine at Free, Clonezilla at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to CloudAlly?
- 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 CloudAlly?
- CloudAlly is most often brought in for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance. 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 CloudAlly?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these CloudAlly alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Backup & Disaster Recovery, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare CloudAlly against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against CloudAlly 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 & disaster recovery tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Backup & Disaster Recovery category, 21 tools beside CloudAlly. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.