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Alternatives to Macrium Reflect
23 backup tools sit alongside Macrium Reflect in this directory. Below is what separates each from Macrium Reflect 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
- 9
- Macrium Reflect starts at
- Free, then $70/year
Why people look past Macrium Reflect
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Macrium Reflect entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Macrium Reflect starts at $70/year. Across the 9 backup tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $19/month.
There is only one tier
Macrium Reflect publishes a single plan, Home at $70/year. 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 Macrium Reflect has one.
- Starts $41 a month cheaper, at $29/month.
- 2 tiers to Macrium Reflect's 1.
Integrated backup and cybersecurity protection
- No free tier, where Macrium Reflect has one.
- Starts $2 a year cheaper, at $68/year.
- 3 tiers to Macrium Reflect's 1.
SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
- No free tier, where Macrium Reflect has one.
- Starts $66 a month cheaper, at $4/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
Enterprise SaaS backup made simple
- Starts $67 a month cheaper, at $3/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Starts $69.8 a node hour cheaper, at $0.2/node hour.
- Sold on a Per node hour model rather than freemium.
- 2 tiers to Macrium Reflect's 1.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than freemium.
Every Macrium Reflect 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macrium Reflect (this page) | Free, then $70/year | Freemium | 1 | |
| BackupifyAutomated cloud-to-cloud backup | $29/month | - | 2 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Acronis Cyber ProtectIntegrated backup and cybersecurity protection | $68/year | - | 3 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Spanning BackupSaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 | $4/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| CloudAllyEnterprise SaaS backup made simple | Free, then $3/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs Macrium Reflect |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs Macrium Reflect |
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 Macrium Reflect 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
Cheaper than Macrium Reflect (9)
Entry price under Macrium Reflect's $70/year. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Backupify , $29/month
- Acronis Cyber Protect , $68/year
- Spanning Backup , $4/month
- CloudAlly , Free, then $3/month
- Portworx Backup , Free, then $0.2/node hour
- CloudCasa , Free, then $69/month
- AOMEI Backupper , Free, then $39.95/one-time
- Clumio , $0.01/month
What you would be giving up
Macrium Reflect 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 Macrium Reflect is broadly right and the question is cost, the Macrium Reflect 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.
Macrium Reflect runs on windows. 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 Macrium Reflect alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Macrium Reflect?
- 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 Macrium Reflect?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: CloudAlly, Portworx Backup, Velero, Trilio, Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Macrium Reflect?
- Yes. 9 of the alternatives below start under Macrium Reflect's $70/year: Backupify at $29/month, Acronis Cyber Protect at $68/year, Spanning Backup at $4/month, CloudAlly at Free, then $3/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Macrium Reflect?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Macrium Reflect?
- Macrium Reflect 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 Macrium Reflect?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Macrium Reflect 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 Macrium Reflect against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Macrium Reflect 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 Macrium Reflect. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.