Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
Comet Backup vs Paragon Backup & Recovery
Comet Backup
Backup & Disaster Recovery
White-label backup software for service providers
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -
Paragon Backup & Recovery
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Professional-grade backup for Windows
- From
- $50/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Comet Backup endpoint costs starting at $2 per endpoint per month on top of base plan; Paragon Backup & Recovery the free Community Edition is licensed for non-commercial use only
- They diverge on capability: Comet Backup covers White-label branding, Paragon Backup & Recovery covers Full disk backup.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Comet Backup and Paragon Backup & Recovery actually diverge.
| Attribute | Comet Backup | Paragon Backup & Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $49/month | $50/year |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Founded | 2017 | 1994 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Comet Backup
- White-label branding
- Bring your own storage
- End-to-end encryption
- Chunking deduplication
- Delta compression
- Multi-tenant
- AWS S3
- Azure
Only in Paragon Backup & Recovery
- Full disk backup
- File-level backup
- Incremental/differential
- Recovery media
- Virtual disk mount
- UEFI support
- Windows
- Network shares
Both cover
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Comet Backup
- MSP backup and disaster recovery solutionsnot Paragon Backup & Recovery
- Cloud-to-cloud backup automationnot Paragon Backup & Recovery
- Ransomware protection with immutable storagenot Paragon Backup & Recovery
Paragon Backup & Recovery
- Full disk and partition backup on Windowsnot Comet Backup
- Bare metal recovery from an imagenot Comet Backup
- Scheduled incremental backups for a home machinenot Comet Backup
- Migrating an installation to a new drive on the paid editionsnot Comet Backup
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Comet Backup
- Endpoint costs starting at $2 per endpoint per month on top of base plan
- Storage costs vary based on destination, adding to overall expenses
Paragon Backup & Recovery
- The free Community Edition is licensed for non-commercial use only
- Windows only, and specifically Windows 10 x64 from 1809, Windows 11 x64 and Windows 11 Arm64
- Volume and OS copying, partition management and email notifications need the Advanced edition
- Windows Server support requires the Business edition
- Paid edition prices are not shown on the product page
Pricing, plan by plan
Comet Backup
$49/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Comet Backup review.
Paragon Backup & Recovery
$50/year- Community Edition$50/year
- Full disk backup
- File-level backup
- Recovery media
Which should you pick?
Choose Comet Backup if
- You need white-label branding.
- You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
- You also want bring your own storage.
Choose Paragon Backup & Recovery if
- You need full disk backup.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want file-level backup.
Questions people ask
- Is Comet Backup or Paragon Backup & Recovery better?
- Neither clearly leads. Comet Backup starts at $49/month and Paragon Backup & Recovery at $50/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Comet Backup or Paragon Backup & Recovery?
- Comet Backup starts at $49/month and Paragon Backup & Recovery at $50/year.
- Does Comet Backup or Paragon Backup & Recovery run on more platforms?
- Comet Backup runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. Paragon Backup & Recovery runs on Windows.
- What is Comet Backup best used for?
- Comet Backup is most often used for msp backup and disaster recovery solutions, cloud-to-cloud backup automation, ransomware protection with immutable storage. Of those, msp backup and disaster recovery solutions and cloud-to-cloud backup automation are not what Paragon Backup & Recovery is typically brought in for.
- What can Comet Backup do that Paragon Backup & Recovery cannot?
- Comet Backup covers White-label branding, Bring your own storage, End-to-end encryption, Chunking deduplication. Paragon Backup & Recovery covers Full disk backup, File-level backup, Incremental/differential, Recovery media. Both handle Windows support.