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Alternatives to Redstor
21 backup tools sit alongside Redstor in this directory. Below is what separates each from Redstor 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
- -
- Redstor starts at
- On request
Why people look past Redstor
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Redstor entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Redstor carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 11 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Redstor publishes a single plan, Redstor Platform at On request. 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.
Cloud-first backup built for MSPs
- Publishes an entry price of $20/month, where Redstor does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Business continuity without compromise
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Independent cloud backup for SaaS workloads
- Publishes an entry price of $3/month, where Redstor does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Can be used without paying; Redstor cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $0.2/node hour, where Redstor does not.
- Sold on a Per node hour model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Redstor's 1.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- Can be used without paying; Redstor cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than quote.
Backup and recovery for OpenStack, Kubernetes and Red Hat Virtualization
- Can be used without paying; Redstor cannot.
- Sold on a Per node per year model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Redstor's 1.
Every Redstor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redstor (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| N-able BackupAnother MSP-focused cloud backup platform with a similar channel model | $20/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Redstor |
| Datto BackupStronger appliance-based recovery for MSPs willing to place hardware on client sites | On request | Subscription | - | vs Redstor |
| KeepitIf the requirement is SaaS application backup only, with published pricing and independent cloud storage | $3/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Redstor |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs Redstor |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Redstor |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs Redstor |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs Redstor |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs Redstor |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Redstor |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Redstor |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Redstor |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Redstor |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs Redstor |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs Redstor |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs Redstor |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Redstor |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Redstor |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Redstor |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Redstor |
| Backupify | $29/month | - | 2 | vs Redstor |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs Redstor |
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 Redstor 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
Redstor is most often brought in for a uk managed service provider needing client data to stay in uk data centres for public sector contracts, an msp that wants to promise a recovery time measured in minutes rather than hours for file servers, a business needing microsoft 365 and accounting saas backup managed by its it provider in one console, an msp consolidating several backup products across its client base onto one multi-tenant platform. 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 Redstor is broadly right and the question is cost, the Redstor 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.
Redstor runs on windows, macos, linux, web. 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 Redstor alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Redstor?
- 21 other backup tools are listed in this directory, led by N-able Backup, Datto Backup, Keepit, 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 Redstor?
- 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 Redstor?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Redstor?
- Redstor is most often brought in for a uk managed service provider needing client data to stay in uk data centres for public sector contracts, an msp that wants to promise a recovery time measured in minutes rather than hours for file servers, a business needing microsoft 365 and accounting saas backup managed by its it provider in one console, an msp consolidating several backup products across its client base onto one multi-tenant platform. 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 Redstor?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Redstor 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 Redstor against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Redstor 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 Redstor. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.