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Alternatives to Proxmox Backup Server
21 backup tools sit alongside Proxmox Backup Server in this directory. Below is what separates each from Proxmox Backup Server 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
- -
- Proxmox Backup Server starts at
- Free
Why people look past Proxmox Backup Server
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Proxmox Backup Server has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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.
Modern data protection for enterprise workloads
- Publishes an entry price of $250/year, where Proxmox Backup Server does not.
Open-source hypervisor combining KVM and LXC virtualisation
- No free tier, where Proxmox Backup Server has one.
- Publishes an entry price of €120/year, where Proxmox Backup Server does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
- 4 tiers to Proxmox Backup Server's 2.
The best open source backup software for Linux
- Sold on a open-source model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Publishes an entry price of $0.2/node hour, where Proxmox Backup Server does not.
- Sold on a Per node hour model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- 1 tier to Proxmox Backup Server's 2.
Backup and recovery for OpenStack, Kubernetes and Red Hat Virtualization
- Sold on a Per node per year model rather than Open source, no licence fee.
Every Proxmox Backup Server 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxmox Backup Server (this page) | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | |
| Veeam Backup & ReplicationBroader platform coverage including Windows agents and other hypervisors, with licence costs to match | Free, then $250/year | - | - | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Proxmox VEThe hypervisor this is designed to protect, which can also write backups without a dedicated backup server | €120/year | Subscription | 4 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| BaculaIf the requirement is a general purpose enterprise backup catalogue across mixed platforms and tape | Free | Open-source | - | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Backupify | $29/month | - | 2 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
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 Proxmox Backup Server 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.
- Veeam Backup & Replication , Free, then $250/year
- Bacula , Free
- Portworx Backup , Free, then $0.2/node hour
- Velero , Free
- Trilio , Free
- Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes , Free
- CloudCasa , Free, then $69/month
- rustic , Free
What you would be giving up
Proxmox Backup Server is most often brought in for backing up a proxmox ve cluster with incremental block level backups of running guests, replacing a backup product whose licence is priced per socket or per terabyte on a virtualisation estate, proving backup integrity on a schedule rather than discovering corruption during a restore, keeping an encrypted second copy on a remote server or on tape without a third party service. 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 Proxmox Backup Server is broadly right and the question is cost, the Proxmox Backup Server 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.
Proxmox Backup Server runs on linux. 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 Proxmox Backup Server alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Proxmox Backup Server?
- 21 other backup tools are listed in this directory, led by Veeam Backup & Replication, Proxmox VE, Bacula, 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 Proxmox Backup Server?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Veeam Backup & Replication, Bacula, Portworx Backup, Velero, Trilio.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Proxmox Backup Server?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Proxmox Backup Server has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Proxmox Backup Server?
- Proxmox Backup Server is most often brought in for backing up a proxmox ve cluster with incremental block level backups of running guests, replacing a backup product whose licence is priced per socket or per terabyte on a virtualisation estate, proving backup integrity on a schedule rather than discovering corruption during a restore, keeping an encrypted second copy on a remote server or on tape without a third party service. 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 Proxmox Backup Server?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Proxmox Backup Server 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 Proxmox Backup Server against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Proxmox Backup Server 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 Proxmox Backup Server. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.