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Alternatives to Rewind
20 backup & disaster recovery tools sit alongside Rewind in this directory. Below is what separates each from Rewind on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- 5
- Rewind starts at
- $29/month
Why people look past Rewind
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Rewind entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Rewind carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 7 of the 20 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.
Automated cloud-to-cloud backup
Priced and rated the same as Rewind on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Integrated backup and cybersecurity protection
- Starts $39 a year dearer, at $68/year.
Enterprise SaaS backup made simple
- Can be used without paying; Rewind cannot.
- Starts $26 a month cheaper, at $3/month.
Deduplicating archiver with compression and encryption
- Can be used without paying; Rewind cannot.
- Starts $29 a month cheaper, at Free.
Built-in backup for every Mac
- Can be used without paying; Rewind cannot.
- Starts $29 a month cheaper, at Free.
The best open source backup software for Linux
- Can be used without paying; Rewind cannot.
Every Rewind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rewind (this page) | $29/month | - | - | |
| BackupifySaaS backup solution for cloud applications with similar granular recovery capabilities | $29/month | - | 2 | vs Rewind |
| Acronis Cyber ProtectEnterprise backup and disaster recovery platform with broad platform support | $68/year | - | 3 | vs Rewind |
| CloudAllyCloud backup solution for SaaS applications with automated daily backups and long retention | Free, then $3/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Rewind |
| Borg Backup | Free | Free | 1 | vs Rewind |
| Apple Time Machine | Free | Free | 1 | vs Rewind |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs Rewind |
| Clonezilla | Free | Free | 1 | vs Rewind |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $40/year | Freemium | 1 | vs Rewind |
| Amanda Enterprise | Free, then $30/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Rewind |
| Datto SIRIS | $1095/one-time + recurring | - | - | vs Rewind |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs Rewind |
| Dell EMC NetWorker | $80/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Rewind |
| Altaro VM Backup | $595/perpetual | - | - | vs Rewind |
| Arcserve UDP | $25/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Rewind |
| Comet Backup | $49/month | Subscription | - | vs Rewind |
| Cohesity | On request | Quote | - | vs Rewind |
| Datto Backup | On request | Quote | - | vs Rewind |
| Bacula Enterprise | $500/year | Subscription | 1 | vs Rewind |
| Axcient x360Recover | $99/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Rewind |
| Cohesity DataProtect | On request | - | - | vs Rewind |
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 Rewind badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (7)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- CloudAlly , Free, then $3/month
- Borg Backup , Free
- Apple Time Machine , Free
- Bacula , Free
- Clonezilla , Free
- AOMEI Backupper , Free, then $40/year
- Amanda Enterprise , Free, then $30/month
Cheaper than Rewind (5)
Entry price under Rewind's $29/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- CloudAlly , Free, then $3/month
- Borg Backup , Free
- Apple Time Machine , Free
- Clonezilla , Free
- Arcserve UDP , $25/month
What you would be giving up
Rewind 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 Rewind is broadly right and the question is cost, the Rewind pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Backup & Disaster Recovery category lists everything the directory holds, and best backup & disaster recovery tools ranks them.
Rewind runs on 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 Rewind alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Rewind?
- 20 other backup & disaster recovery tools are listed in this directory, led by Backupify, Acronis Cyber Protect, CloudAlly, Borg Backup. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Rewind?
- 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: CloudAlly, Borg Backup, Apple Time Machine, Bacula, Clonezilla.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Rewind?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under Rewind's $29/month: CloudAlly at Free, then $3/month, Borg Backup at Free, Apple Time Machine at Free, Clonezilla at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Rewind?
- 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 Rewind?
- Rewind 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 Rewind?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Rewind alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Backup & Disaster Recovery, 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 Rewind against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Rewind 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 & disaster recovery tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Backup & Disaster Recovery category, 20 tools beside Rewind. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.