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OwnBackup vs Paragon Backup & Recovery

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OwnBackup

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Leading backup for Salesforce and SaaS platforms

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Paragon Backup & Recovery logo

Paragon Backup & Recovery

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Professional-grade backup for Windows

From
$50/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: OwnBackup own states its products are officially part of Salesforce, and routes pricing to Salesforce's Cloud Data Security page rather than publishing a figure of its own; Paragon Backup & Recovery the free Community Edition is licensed for non-commercial use only
  • They diverge on capability: OwnBackup covers Automated backup, Paragon Backup & Recovery covers Full disk backup.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which OwnBackup and Paragon Backup & Recovery actually diverge.

Attributes where OwnBackup and Paragon Backup & Recovery differ
AttributeOwnBackupParagon Backup & Recovery
Starting price$5/month$50/year
PlatformsWebWindows
Founded20151994

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 OwnBackup

  • Automated backup
  • Instant recovery
  • Proactive monitoring
  • Data seeding
  • Sandbox management
  • Compliance archiving
  • Salesforce
  • ServiceNow

Only in Paragon Backup & Recovery

  • Full disk backup
  • File-level backup
  • Incremental/differential
  • Recovery media
  • Virtual disk mount
  • UEFI support
  • Windows
  • Network shares

What people use each for

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

OwnBackup

  • Data protectionnot Paragon Backup & Recovery
  • Disaster recoverynot Paragon Backup & Recovery
  • Business continuitynot Paragon Backup & Recovery
  • Ransomware protectionnot Paragon Backup & Recovery
  • Compliancenot Paragon Backup & Recovery

Paragon Backup & Recovery

  • Full disk and partition backup on Windowsnot OwnBackup
  • Bare metal recovery from an imagenot OwnBackup
  • Scheduled incremental backups for a home machinenot OwnBackup
  • Migrating an installation to a new drive on the paid editionsnot OwnBackup

Where each one falls short

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

OwnBackup

  • Own states its products are officially part of Salesforce, and routes pricing to Salesforce's Cloud Data Security page rather than publishing a figure of its own

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

OwnBackup

$5/month
  • OwnBackup$5/month
    • Daily backup
    • Instant recovery
    • Proactive monitoring

Paragon Backup & Recovery

$50/year
  • Community Edition$50/year
    • Full disk backup
    • File-level backup
    • Recovery media

Which should you pick?

Choose OwnBackup if

  • You need automated backup.
  • You also want instant recovery.
OwnBackup review

Choose Paragon Backup & Recovery if

  • You need full disk backup.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want file-level backup.
Paragon Backup & Recovery review

Questions people ask

Is OwnBackup or Paragon Backup & Recovery better?
Neither clearly leads. OwnBackup starts at $5/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, OwnBackup or Paragon Backup & Recovery?
OwnBackup starts at $5/month and Paragon Backup & Recovery at $50/year.
Does OwnBackup or Paragon Backup & Recovery run on more platforms?
OwnBackup runs on Web. Paragon Backup & Recovery runs on Windows.
What is OwnBackup best used for?
OwnBackup is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection. Of those, data protection and disaster recovery are not what Paragon Backup & Recovery is typically brought in for.
What can OwnBackup do that Paragon Backup & Recovery cannot?
OwnBackup covers Automated backup, Instant recovery, Proactive monitoring, Data seeding. Paragon Backup & Recovery covers Full disk backup, File-level backup, Incremental/differential, Recovery media.
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