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Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery vs Kopia

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Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

Backup

Cloud-based disaster recovery for SMBs

From
$100/variable
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Kopia

Backup

Open source deduplicating backup with client side encryption and a repository on almost any storage

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Kopia has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery reporting dashboard and alerting granularity could provide more detailed proactive alerts; Kopia space is only reclaimed when maintenance runs, and in a shared repository full maintenance is owned by one client, so if that machine goes away the repository grows for ever while every backup still reports success.
  • They diverge on capability: Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery covers Instant cloud failover, Kopia covers Content defined chunking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery and Kopia actually diverge.

Attributes where Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery and Kopia differ
AttributeInfrascale Backup & Disaster RecoveryKopia
Starting price$100/variableFree
Pricing modelUnknownOpen source, no licence fee
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsCloud, Physical Appliances, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows, LinuxLinux, macOS, Windows, Docker
Founded2006Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Backup).

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 Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

  • Instant cloud failover
  • Continuous data protection
  • Rapid recovery
  • WAN optimization
  • Boot in cloud
  • Dashboard analytics
  • VMware
  • Hyper-V

Only in Kopia

  • Content defined chunking
  • Global deduplication
  • Pack blobs
  • Client side encryption
  • Desktop and command line
  • Repository verification

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

  • Data protectionnot Kopia
  • Disaster recoverynot Kopia
  • Business continuitynot Kopia
  • Ransomware protectionnot Kopia
  • Compliancenot Kopia

Kopia

  • Backing up laptops and workstations to cheap object storage with a desktop interface rather than a cron jobnot Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery
  • Deduplicating backups of several similar machines into one repository so common content is stored oncenot Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery
  • Replacing a chunk based tool whose per object charges made a cheap bucket expensivenot Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery
  • Keeping an encrypted offsite copy where the storage provider must never be able to read the contentsnot Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

  • Reporting dashboard and alerting granularity could provide more detailed proactive alerts
  • Internet dependency critical for cloud-based failover; bandwidth must be managed during uploads
  • Setup and management complexity increases significantly in large and complex IT environments

Kopia

  • Space is only reclaimed when maintenance runs, and in a shared repository full maintenance is owned by one client, so if that machine goes away the repository grows for ever while every backup still reports success.
  • The repository format has changed across versions and mixing client versions against one repository is discouraged, so a fleet must be upgraded together rather than machine by machine.
  • There is no central orchestration or reporting for many machines, so monitoring a fleet means building your own alerting around exit codes.
  • Restoring many small files is slower than the backup was, because content must be reassembled from pack blobs, and this is rarely tested until the day it matters.
  • Encryption is client side with no escrow, so a lost repository password means the data is unrecoverable and there is no vendor to appeal to.

Pricing, plan by plan

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

$100/variable

No published plan breakdown. See the Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery review.

Kopia

Free
  • KopiaFree
    • Full functionality, no data limit
    • Desktop application included
    • Any supported storage back end

Which should you pick?

Choose Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery if

  • You need instant cloud failover.
  • You work on Cloud, Physical Appliances, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows, Linux.
  • You also want continuous data protection.
Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery review

Choose Kopia if

  • You need content defined chunking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker.
  • You also want global deduplication.
Kopia review

Questions people ask

Is Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery or Kopia better?
Neither clearly leads. Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery starts at $100/variable and Kopia at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery or Kopia?
Kopia has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $100/variable for Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery and Free for Kopia.
Does Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery or Kopia run on more platforms?
Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery runs on Cloud, Physical Appliances, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows, Linux. Kopia runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker.
Can I use Kopia for free?
Yes. Kopia has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery starts at $100/variable.
What is Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery best used for?
Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection. Of those, data protection and disaster recovery are not what Kopia is typically brought in for.
What can Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery do that Kopia cannot?
Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery covers Instant cloud failover, Continuous data protection, Rapid recovery, WAN optimization. Kopia covers Content defined chunking, Global deduplication, Pack blobs, Client side encryption.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery: How is Infrascale IBDR pricing structured?

Infrascale IBDR uses aggregated component subscriptions with 1 TB storage increments for consistent monthly pricing. Organizations can lease or purchase physical appliances with flexible payment options.

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Kopia: Is a partly corrupt repository still restorable?

Partly. Deduplication means one damaged pack blob affects every snapshot referencing its contents, but unaffected files still restore. Run verification regularly rather than assuming.

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery: How fast can Infrascale IBDR recover from disasters?

Infrascale IBDR offers boot-ready failover in minutes with both local micro-disaster recovery on appliances and cloud-based failover with dedicated resources. Automated failback capabilities enable rapid restoration to primary systems.

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Kopia: How does it compare with restic?

Similar guarantees, with packing that behaves better on per operation billing, a desktop interface, and compression enabled by default.

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery: What systems can Infrascale IBDR protect?

Infrascale IBDR protects physical and virtual machines including Windows and Linux servers, VMware and Hyper-V environments, physical machines and workstations, and Active Directory environments.

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Kopia: Do I need to run maintenance manually?

It is scheduled automatically by default, but you must ensure the client that owns full maintenance keeps running, otherwise deleted snapshots never free space.

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery: Does Infrascale IBDR support cloud application backup?

Yes, Infrascale supports backup of Microsoft 365 (Exchange, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint), Google Workspace, Box, Dropbox, and Salesforce. Infrascale Cloud Application Backup is a cloud-to-cloud solution for these services.

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Kopia: Can several machines share one repository?

Yes, and that is where deduplication pays off, but they should run compatible versions and only one owns full maintenance.

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery: Can Infrascale IBDR replicate data to multiple cloud providers?

Yes, Infrascale can replicate to Infrascale's cloud, private cloud, or third-party clouds including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Version 6 includes backup copy options to Amazon S3 Glacier and Glacier Deep Archive.

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