Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
Keepit vs Clonezilla
Keepit
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Independent cloud backup for SaaS workloads
- From
- $3/month
- Rated
- -
Clonezilla
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Free disk cloning and imaging solution
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Clonezilla has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Keepit search functionality is very limited with restrictive search strings and poor filter options; Clonezilla the destination partition must be equal to or larger than the source partition
- They diverge on capability: Keepit covers Vendor-independent storage, Clonezilla covers Disk/partition imaging.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Keepit and Clonezilla actually diverge.
| Attribute | Keepit | Clonezilla |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Linux, Windows |
| Founded | 2017 | 2004 |
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 Keepit
- Vendor-independent storage
- Immutable backup
- Blockchain verification
- Unlimited retention
- Granular restore
- API access
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
Only in Clonezilla
- Disk/partition imaging
- Disk cloning
- Multicast deployment
- Multiple file systems
- Encryption support
- Unattended mode
- PXE boot
- DRBL
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Keepit
- Data protectionnot Clonezilla
- Disaster recoverynot Clonezilla
- Business continuitynot Clonezilla
- Ransomware protectionnot Clonezilla
- Compliancenot Clonezilla
Clonezilla
- Bare metal backup and restore of a whole disk or partitionnot Keepit
- Mass deployment of a disk image to many PCs over the networknot Keepit
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Keepit
- Search functionality is very limited with restrictive search strings and poor filter options
- Download speeds during restoration are slow, particularly for mailbox restorations
- Console interface is complex and unintuitive, making file retrieval time-consuming
- Limited support for advanced features like Power Automate flows and manual backup job initiation
- Primarily targets SaaS applications and is not a single platform for on-premises workloads, VMs, or endpoint backup
Clonezilla
- The destination partition must be equal to or larger than the source partition
- Differential and incremental backup is not implemented
- Online imaging and cloning is not implemented; the partition being imaged or cloned has to be unmounted first
- The image format cannot be explored or mounted, so a single file cannot be recovered from an image
- Recovery media spanning multiple CDs or DVDs is not implemented; the recovery ISO must fit on one disc
- Clonezilla SE requires a DRBL server to be prepared in advance and the target machine to boot from the network
- Runs only on x86 or x86-64 processors and needs at least 196 MB of RAM
Pricing, plan by plan
Keepit
$3/month- Keepit Business$3/month
- Immutable backup
- Unlimited retention
- Blockchain verification
Clonezilla
Free- FreeFree
- Disk cloning
- Multicast
- Multiple file systems
Which should you pick?
Choose Clonezilla if
- You need disk/partition imaging.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Windows.
- You also want disk cloning.
Questions people ask
- Is Keepit or Clonezilla better?
- Neither clearly leads. Keepit starts at $3/month and Clonezilla at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Keepit or Clonezilla?
- Clonezilla has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $3/month for Keepit and Free for Clonezilla.
- Does Keepit or Clonezilla run on more platforms?
- Keepit runs on Web. Clonezilla runs on Linux, Windows.
- Can I use Clonezilla for free?
- Yes. Clonezilla has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Keepit starts at $3/month.
- What is Keepit best used for?
- Keepit is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection. Of those, data protection and disaster recovery are not what Clonezilla is typically brought in for.
- What can Keepit do that Clonezilla cannot?
- Keepit covers Vendor-independent storage, Immutable backup, Blockchain verification, Unlimited retention. Clonezilla covers Disk/partition imaging, Disk cloning, Multicast deployment, Multiple file systems.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Keepit: What SaaS applications does Keepit protect?
Keepit provides backup for Microsoft 365 workloads (Teams, Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Groups, Public Folders), Microsoft Entra ID, Google, Salesforce, and 15 SaaS applications total as of 2026, with plans to add more.
SourceKeepit: How is Keepit priced?
Keepit uses custom pricing starting at $5 per seat monthly. Enterprise plans are custom quoted, with median annual contracts around $60,270. The pricing includes unlimited data storage.
SourceKeepit: Does Keepit guarantee immutability?
Yes, Keepit's architecture runs on secure, private infrastructure offering data immutability to prevent ransomware and accidental deletion.
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