Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
Paragon Backup & Recovery vs Comet Backup
Paragon Backup & Recovery
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Professional-grade backup for Windows
- From
- $50/year
- Rated
- -
Comet Backup
Backup & Disaster Recovery
White-label backup software for service providers
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Paragon Backup & Recovery the free Community Edition is licensed for non-commercial use only; Comet Backup endpoint costs starting at $2 per endpoint per month on top of base plan
- They diverge on capability: Paragon Backup & Recovery covers Full disk backup, Comet Backup covers White-label branding.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Paragon Backup & Recovery and Comet Backup actually diverge.
| Attribute | Paragon Backup & Recovery | Comet Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $50/year | $49/month |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Founded | 1994 | 2017 |
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 Paragon Backup & Recovery
- Full disk backup
- File-level backup
- Incremental/differential
- Recovery media
- Virtual disk mount
- UEFI support
- Windows
- Network shares
Only in Comet Backup
- White-label branding
- Bring your own storage
- End-to-end encryption
- Chunking deduplication
- Delta compression
- Multi-tenant
- AWS S3
- Azure
Both cover
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
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
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
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Paragon Backup & Recovery
$50/year- Community Edition$50/year
- Full disk backup
- File-level backup
- Recovery media
Comet Backup
$49/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Comet Backup review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Paragon Backup & Recovery if
- You need full disk backup.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want file-level backup.
Choose Comet Backup if
- You need white-label branding.
- You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
- You also want bring your own storage.
Questions people ask
- Is Paragon Backup & Recovery or Comet Backup better?
- Neither clearly leads. Paragon Backup & Recovery starts at $50/year and Comet Backup at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Paragon Backup & Recovery or Comet Backup?
- Paragon Backup & Recovery starts at $50/year and Comet Backup at $49/month.
- Does Paragon Backup & Recovery or Comet Backup run on more platforms?
- Paragon Backup & Recovery runs on Windows. Comet Backup runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
- What is Paragon Backup & Recovery best used for?
- Paragon Backup & Recovery is most often used for full disk and partition backup on windows, bare metal recovery from an image, scheduled incremental backups for a home machine, migrating an installation to a new drive on the paid editions. Of those, full disk and partition backup on windows and bare metal recovery from an image are not what Comet Backup is typically brought in for.
- What can Paragon Backup & Recovery do that Comet Backup cannot?
- Paragon Backup & Recovery covers Full disk backup, File-level backup, Incremental/differential, Recovery media. Comet Backup covers White-label branding, Bring your own storage, End-to-end encryption, Chunking deduplication. Both handle Windows support.