Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
Altaro VM Backup vs Microsoft OneDrive
Altaro VM Backup
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Simple and powerful VM backup for SMBs
- From
- $595/perpetual
- Rated
- -
Microsoft OneDrive
File Storage & Backup
Cloud storage that comes with Microsoft 365
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Altaro VM Backup limited to small and medium-market businesses with up to 50 host servers; Microsoft OneDrive storage is not sold standalone at these tiers; it is bundled into Microsoft 365 subscriptions, with Basic limited to 100 GB and only Personal and above reaching 1 TB per person
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Altaro VM Backup and Microsoft OneDrive actually diverge.
| Attribute | Altaro VM Backup | Microsoft OneDrive |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $595/perpetual | On request |
| Pricing model | Unknown | subscription |
| Platforms | Windows Server | Web |
| Category | Backup & Disaster Recovery | File Storage & Backup |
| Founded | 2009 | Unknown |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Altaro VM Backup
- Augmented inline dedup
- WAN-optimized replication
- Boot from backup
- Granular restore
- Cloud management
- Continuous CDP
- VMware
- Hyper-V
Only in Microsoft OneDrive
Nothing recorded that Altaro VM Backup does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Altaro VM Backup
- Data protectionnot Microsoft OneDrive
- Disaster recoverynot Microsoft OneDrive
- Business continuitynot Microsoft OneDrive
- Ransomware protectionnot Microsoft OneDrive
- Compliancenot Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft OneDrive
No use cases recorded yet. See the Microsoft OneDrive review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Altaro VM Backup
- Limited to small and medium-market businesses with up to 50 host servers
- Perpetual license model outdated compared to modern cloud-based backup solutions
- Lacks enterprise-grade features for large-scale deployments
- Offsite backup to cloud requires additional setup and configuration
Microsoft OneDrive
- Storage is not sold standalone at these tiers; it is bundled into Microsoft 365 subscriptions, with Basic limited to 100 GB and only Personal and above reaching 1 TB per person
- Family and Premium plans cap shared storage at 1 TB per person even when only 1 of the allotted 6 people are using the subscription
- Subscriptions automatically renew and must be canceled through the Microsoft account dashboard to stop billing
Pricing, plan by plan
Altaro VM Backup
$595/perpetualNo published plan breakdown. See the Altaro VM Backup review.
Microsoft OneDrive
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Microsoft OneDrive review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Altaro VM Backup if
- You need augmented inline dedup.
- You work on Windows Server.
- You also want wan-optimized replication.
Choose Microsoft OneDrive if
Nothing in the data separates Microsoft OneDrive from Altaro VM Backup on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Altaro VM Backup or Microsoft OneDrive better?
- Neither clearly leads. Altaro VM Backup starts at $595/perpetual and Microsoft OneDrive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Altaro VM Backup or Microsoft OneDrive?
- Altaro VM Backup starts at $595/perpetual and Microsoft OneDrive at On request.
- Does Altaro VM Backup or Microsoft OneDrive run on more platforms?
- Altaro VM Backup runs on Windows Server. Microsoft OneDrive runs on Web.
- What is Altaro VM Backup best used for?
- Altaro VM Backup is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection. Of those, data protection and disaster recovery are not what Microsoft OneDrive is typically brought in for.
- What can Altaro VM Backup do that Microsoft OneDrive cannot?
- Altaro VM Backup covers Augmented inline dedup, WAN-optimized replication, Boot from backup, Granular restore.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Altaro VM Backup: What is the price per host for Altaro VM Backup?
Altaro VM Backup pricing starts at $595 per host for the Standard Edition, with the Unlimited Edition at $695 per host and Unlimited Plus at $875 per host. Pricing includes the first year of priority support and updates.
SourceRelated pages
More on Altaro VM Backup
More on Microsoft OneDrive
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