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Alternatives to SysCloud
21 backup & disaster recovery tools sit alongside SysCloud in this directory. Below is what separates each from SysCloud 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
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- 4
- SysCloud starts at
- $4/month
Why people look past SysCloud
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the SysCloud entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for SysCloud carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 7 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
SysCloud publishes a single plan, Custom Plans at $4/month per user. 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
- Starts $25 a month dearer, at $29/month.
- 2 tiers to SysCloud's 1.
Enterprise SaaS backup made simple
- Can be used without paying; SysCloud cannot.
- Starts $1 a month cheaper, at $3/month.
SaaS backup for cloud business applications
- Starts $25 a month dearer, at $29/month.
Deduplicating archiver with compression and encryption
- Can be used without paying; SysCloud cannot.
- Starts $4 a month cheaper, at Free.
Built-in backup for every Mac
- Can be used without paying; SysCloud cannot.
- Starts $4 a month cheaper, at Free.
The best open source backup software for Linux
- Can be used without paying; SysCloud cannot.
Every SysCloud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SysCloud (this page) | $4/month | - | 1 | |
| BackupifySaaS backup service for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace with similar cloud-to-cloud backup capabilities | $29/month | - | 2 | vs SysCloud |
| CloudAllyCloud-to-cloud backup for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, and Box with similar feature set | Free, then $3/month | Subscription | 1 | vs SysCloud |
| RewindSaaS backup and disaster recovery platform for cloud applications | $29/month | - | - | vs SysCloud |
| Borg Backup | Free | Free | 1 | vs SysCloud |
| Apple Time Machine | Free | Free | 1 | vs SysCloud |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs SysCloud |
| Clonezilla | Free | Free | 1 | vs SysCloud |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $40/year | Freemium | 1 | vs SysCloud |
| Amanda Enterprise | Free, then $30/month | Subscription | 1 | vs SysCloud |
| Datto SIRIS | $1095/one-time + recurring | - | - | vs SysCloud |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs SysCloud |
| Dell EMC NetWorker | $80/month | Subscription | 1 | vs SysCloud |
| Altaro VM Backup | $595/perpetual | - | - | vs SysCloud |
| Arcserve UDP | $25/month | Subscription | 1 | vs SysCloud |
| Comet Backup | $49/month | Subscription | - | vs SysCloud |
| Cohesity | On request | Quote | - | vs SysCloud |
| Datto Backup | On request | Quote | - | vs SysCloud |
| Bacula Enterprise | $500/year | Subscription | 1 | vs SysCloud |
| Acronis Cyber Protect | $68/year | - | 3 | vs SysCloud |
| Axcient x360Recover | $99/month | Subscription | 1 | vs SysCloud |
| Cohesity DataProtect | On request | - | - | vs SysCloud |
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 SysCloud 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 SysCloud (4)
Entry price under SysCloud's $4/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
What you would be giving up
SysCloud 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 SysCloud is broadly right and the question is cost, the SysCloud 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.
SysCloud runs on web, cloud. 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 SysCloud alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to SysCloud?
- 21 other backup & disaster recovery tools are listed in this directory, led by Backupify, CloudAlly, Rewind, 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 SysCloud?
- 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 SysCloud?
- Yes. 4 of the alternatives below start under SysCloud's $4/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 SysCloud?
- 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 SysCloud?
- SysCloud 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 SysCloud?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these SysCloud 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 SysCloud against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against SysCloud 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, 21 tools beside SysCloud. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.