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Alternatives to CrashPlan
16 file storage & backup tools sit alongside CrashPlan in this directory. Below is what separates each from CrashPlan on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 16
- With a free tier
- 5
- Cheaper to start
- 5
- CrashPlan starts at
- $8/month
Why people look past CrashPlan
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the CrashPlan entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for CrashPlan carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 5 of the 16 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.
Unlimited cloud backup at an affordable price
- Starts $1 a month dearer, at $9/month.
- 2 tiers to CrashPlan's 3.
Complete backup solution with built-in ransomware protection
Priced and rated the same as CrashPlan on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Free open-source backup with encryption
- Can be used without paying; CrashPlan cannot.
Affordable online backup with multiple device support
- Can be used without paying; CrashPlan cannot.
- Starts $4 a month cheaper, at $4/month.
- 1 tier to CrashPlan's 3.
Self-hosted file sync, sharing and collaboration platform
- Can be used without paying; CrashPlan cannot.
- Starts $8 a month cheaper, at Free.
- 4 tiers to CrashPlan's 3.
Open-source ZFS storage operating system for network-attached storage
- Can be used without paying; CrashPlan cannot.
- Starts $8 a month cheaper, at Free.
Every CrashPlan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrashPlan (this page) | $8/month | - | 3 | |
| BackblazeSimple unlimited cloud backup for a single computer at lower cost, best for individual users seeking straightforward backup. | $9/month | - | 2 | vs CrashPlan |
| Barracuda BackupEnterprise backup solution with broader feature set but higher cost than CrashPlan. | On request | Subscription | - | vs CrashPlan |
| Duplicati | Free | - | - | vs CrashPlan |
| IDrive | Free, then $4/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
| Nextcloud | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs CrashPlan |
| TrueNAS | Free | Open-source | - | vs CrashPlan |
| Veeam Backup & Replication | Free, then $250/year | - | - | vs CrashPlan |
| Arq Backup | $50/year | Subscription | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
| Box | On request | Subscription | - | vs CrashPlan |
| Carbonite | $6/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
| Microsoft OneDrive | On request | Subscription | - | vs CrashPlan |
| pCloud | On request | One-time | - | vs CrashPlan |
| Sync.com | On request | Subscription | - | vs CrashPlan |
| Tresorit | On request | Subscription | - | vs CrashPlan |
| Veritas NetBackup | $100/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
| Zerto | $5/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
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 CrashPlan badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (5)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Duplicati , Free
- IDrive , Free, then $4/month
- Nextcloud , Free
- TrueNAS , Free
- Veeam Backup & Replication , Free, then $250/year
What you would be giving up
CrashPlan 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 CrashPlan is broadly right and the question is cost, the CrashPlan pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the File Storage & Backup category lists everything the directory holds, and best file storage & backup tools ranks them.
CrashPlan runs on windows, macos, cloud (microsoft 365, google workspace). 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 CrashPlan alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to CrashPlan?
- 16 other file storage & backup tools are listed in this directory, led by Backblaze, Barracuda Backup, Duplicati, IDrive. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to CrashPlan?
- 5 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Duplicati, IDrive, Nextcloud, TrueNAS, Veeam Backup & Replication.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to CrashPlan?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under CrashPlan's $8/month: IDrive at Free, then $4/month, Nextcloud at Free, TrueNAS at Free, Carbonite at $6/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to CrashPlan?
- 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 CrashPlan?
- CrashPlan 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 CrashPlan?
- TrueNAS is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these CrashPlan alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, File Storage & Backup, 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 CrashPlan against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against CrashPlan 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 & backup tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the File Storage & Backup category, 16 tools beside CrashPlan. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.