Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
AOMEI Backupper vs Rewind
AOMEI Backupper
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Complete backup and restore solution for Windows
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Rewind
Backup & Disaster Recovery
SaaS backup for cloud business applications
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only AOMEI Backupper has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: AOMEI Backupper windows only, covering Windows 7 through 11; Rewind cannot back up all QuickBooks Online data due to API limitations, excluding company info, exchange rates, and payroll data
- They diverge on capability: AOMEI Backupper covers System backup, Rewind covers Automated backup.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which AOMEI Backupper and Rewind actually diverge.
| Attribute | AOMEI Backupper | Rewind |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $29/month |
| Pricing model | freemium | Unknown |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Windows | Web |
| Founded | 2010 | 2015 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Backup & Disaster Recovery).
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 AOMEI Backupper
- System backup
- Disk clone
- File sync
- Real-time sync
- Universal restore
- Bootable media
- OneDrive
- Google Drive
Only in Rewind
- Automated backup
- One-click restore
- Version comparison
- Continuous protection
- Bulk restore
- Activity monitoring
- Shopify
- BigCommerce
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
AOMEI Backupper
- Free disk and file backup on a personal Windows machinenot Rewind
- System image and bare metal recoverynot Rewind
- Cloning a drive when upgrading to a larger disk on the paid editionsnot Rewind
- Scheduled incremental backupsnot Rewind
Rewind
- Data protectionnot AOMEI Backupper
- Disaster recoverynot AOMEI Backupper
- Business continuitynot AOMEI Backupper
- Ransomware protectionnot AOMEI Backupper
- Compliancenot AOMEI Backupper
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
AOMEI Backupper
- Windows only, covering Windows 7 through 11
- The free Standard edition is licensed for personal use; business use requires a paid edition from $39.95
- Differential backup, cloud backup and system cloning are all withheld from the free edition, which clones data disks only
- The free edition reads from disk more slowly than the paid ones
- Email notifications on Standard are limited to Gmail and Hotmail servers
- Support on the free edition is business hours rather than 24/7
Rewind
- Cannot back up all QuickBooks Online data due to API limitations, excluding company info, exchange rates, and payroll data
- Backup restore speed is slow for large datasets, causing significant delays during critical recovery situations
- Cannot back up Shopify inventory tracking quantities, weight, measurement, or cost per item
Pricing, plan by plan
AOMEI Backupper
Free- Professional$40/year
- System clone
- Universal restore
- Real-time sync
Rewind
$29/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Rewind review.
Which should you pick?
Choose AOMEI Backupper if
- You need system backup.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want disk clone.
Questions people ask
- Is AOMEI Backupper or Rewind better?
- Neither clearly leads. AOMEI Backupper starts at Free and Rewind at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, AOMEI Backupper or Rewind?
- AOMEI Backupper has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for AOMEI Backupper and $29/month for Rewind.
- Does AOMEI Backupper or Rewind run on more platforms?
- AOMEI Backupper runs on Windows. Rewind runs on Web.
- Can I use AOMEI Backupper for free?
- Yes. AOMEI Backupper has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Rewind starts at $29/month.
- What is AOMEI Backupper best used for?
- AOMEI Backupper is most often used for free disk and file backup on a personal windows machine, system image and bare metal recovery, cloning a drive when upgrading to a larger disk on the paid editions, scheduled incremental backups. Of those, free disk and file backup on a personal windows machine and system image and bare metal recovery are not what Rewind is typically brought in for.
- What can AOMEI Backupper do that Rewind cannot?
- AOMEI Backupper covers System backup, Disk clone, File sync, Real-time sync. Rewind covers Automated backup, One-click restore, Version comparison, Continuous protection.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Rewind: How long does Rewind keep backup snapshots?
Rewind keeps backup snapshots for 365 days, making them easily accessible for on-demand restores. This provides over a year of recovery options.
SourceRewind: What SaaS applications does Rewind back up?
Rewind backs up Shopify, BigCommerce, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, QuickBooks Online, Trello, monday.com, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, and Zendesk Suite, among others.
SourceRewind: Is Rewind compliant with data protection regulations?
Rewind is SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, DORA, HIPAA, and CCPA compliant with AES-256 encryption and role-based access control.
SourceRewind: Can you restore individual items or only full backups?
Rewind supports granular, item-level recovery understanding parent-child dependencies, allowing you to restore specific files, orders, or customer information without full dataset rollback.
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