Backup · alternatives
Alternatives to Clumio
21 backup tools sit alongside Clumio in this directory. Below is what separates each from Clumio 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
- 11
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Clumio starts at
- $0.01/month
Why people look past Clumio
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Clumio entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Clumio carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 11 of the 21 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.
Enterprise-grade intelligent data management
- 4 tiers to Clumio's 3.
100% SaaS data protection platform
Priced and rated the same as Clumio on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Zero trust data security for modern enterprises
- Starts $99.99 a varies dearer, at $100/varies.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Can be used without paying; Clumio cannot.
- Starts $0.19 a node hour dearer, at $0.2/node hour.
- Sold on a Per node hour model rather than Per GiB-month protected.
- 2 tiers to Clumio's 3.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- Can be used without paying; Clumio cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Per GiB-month protected.
- 1 tier to Clumio's 3.
Backup and recovery for OpenStack, Kubernetes and Red Hat Virtualization
- Can be used without paying; Clumio cannot.
- Sold on a Per node per year model rather than Per GiB-month protected.
- 2 tiers to Clumio's 3.
Every Clumio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clumio (this page) | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | |
| Commvault Complete Data ProtectionSame owner, broader estate coverage including on-premises and virtual machines | On request | - | 4 | vs Clumio |
| Druva Data Resiliency CloudSimilar SaaS model with wider workload coverage across endpoints, SaaS and data centre | On request | - | - | vs Clumio |
| Rubrik Cloud Data ManagementIf you need one platform across cloud and on-premises rather than an AWS specialist | $100/varies | - | - | vs Clumio |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs Clumio |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Clumio |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs Clumio |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs Clumio |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs Clumio |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Clumio |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Clumio |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Clumio |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Clumio |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs Clumio |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs Clumio |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Clumio |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Clumio |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Clumio |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Clumio |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Clumio |
| Backupify | $29/month | - | 2 | vs Clumio |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs Clumio |
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 Clumio 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.
- 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
- Proxmox Backup Server , Free
What you would be giving up
Clumio is most often brought in for an aws-native company needing backups outside its own account so a compromised root credential cannot delete them, a team that has to model recovery cost before an incident rather than discover it during one, an organisation protecting billions of s3 objects where per-object charges dominate per-gigabyte charges, a regulated business needing soc 2, hipaa and pci-dss attested backup without running backup servers. 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 Clumio is broadly right and the question is cost, the Clumio 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.
Clumio runs on web, api. 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 Clumio alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Clumio?
- 21 other backup tools are listed in this directory, led by Commvault Complete Data Protection, Druva Data Resiliency Cloud, Rubrik Cloud Data Management, 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 Clumio?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Portworx Backup, Velero, Trilio, Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes, CloudCasa.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Clumio?
- 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 Clumio?
- Clumio is most often brought in for an aws-native company needing backups outside its own account so a compromised root credential cannot delete them, a team that has to model recovery cost before an incident rather than discover it during one, an organisation protecting billions of s3 objects where per-object charges dominate per-gigabyte charges, a regulated business needing soc 2, hipaa and pci-dss attested backup without running backup servers. 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 Clumio?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Clumio 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 Clumio against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Clumio 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, 21 tools beside Clumio. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.