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Alternatives to CrashPlan
21 file storage 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
- 21
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- 10
- 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.
It costs more than the category median
CrashPlan starts at $8/month. Across the 11 file storage tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $4/month.
There is no free tier
The record for CrashPlan carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 9 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.
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.
Google's consumer cloud storage app, sharing the same 15GB quota as Gmail and Google Photos
- Can be used without paying; CrashPlan cannot.
Low cost S3-compatible object storage with egress included up to a multiple of what you store
- Can be used without paying; CrashPlan cannot.
- Starts $4 a month cheaper, at $4/month.
- 2 tiers to CrashPlan's 3.
S3-compatible object storage that charges nothing for egress to the internet
- Can be used without paying; CrashPlan cannot.
- Starts $7.985 a month cheaper, at $0.015/month.
Open source distributed storage providing object, block and file from one cluster
- Can be used without paying; CrashPlan cannot.
- 1 tier to CrashPlan's 3.
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 |
| Google Drive | Free | Free tier plus paid storage add-on | 3 | vs CrashPlan |
| IDrive e2 | Free, then $4/month | Per terabyte per month | 2 | vs CrashPlan |
| Cloudflare R2 | Free, then $0.015/month | Per gigabyte stored per month | 3 | vs CrashPlan |
| Ceph | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
| MinIO | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs CrashPlan |
| Storj | Free, then $4/month | Per terabyte per month | 2 | vs CrashPlan |
| Tigris | Free, then $0.004/GB/month | Usage-based tiered storage with per-request fees | 4 | vs CrashPlan |
| Box | Free, then $5/month | Subscription | 4 | vs CrashPlan |
| Nextcloud | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs CrashPlan |
| LucidLink | $7/month | Per member per month plus storage | 3 | vs CrashPlan |
| VAST Data | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
| Panzura | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
| Scality RING | On request | Quote | 2 | vs CrashPlan |
| Cloudian | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
| Nasuni | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
| Veritas NetBackup | $100/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
| Zerto | $5/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CrashPlan |
| Microsoft OneDrive | $1.99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs CrashPlan |
| IDrive | $2.5/month | Subscription | 7 | 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 (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Google Drive , Free
- IDrive e2 , Free, then $4/month
- Cloudflare R2 , Free, then $0.015/month
- Ceph , Free
- MinIO , Free
- Storj , Free, then $4/month
- Tigris , Free, then $0.004/GB/month
- Box , Free, then $5/month
Cheaper than CrashPlan (10)
Entry price under CrashPlan's $8/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
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 category lists everything the directory holds, and best file storage 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?
- 21 other file storage tools are listed in this directory, led by Backblaze, Barracuda Backup, Google Drive, IDrive e2. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to CrashPlan?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Google Drive, IDrive e2, Cloudflare R2, Ceph, MinIO.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to CrashPlan?
- Yes. 10 of the alternatives below start under CrashPlan's $8/month: IDrive e2 at Free, then $4/month, Cloudflare R2 at Free, then $0.015/month, Storj at Free, then $4/month, Tigris at Free, then $0.004/GB/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to CrashPlan?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; 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?
- None of the file storage tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these CrashPlan alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, File Storage, 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 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 tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the File Storage category, 21 tools beside CrashPlan. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.