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Paragon Backup & Recovery vs Spanning Backup

Paragon Backup & Recovery logo

Paragon Backup & Recovery

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Professional-grade backup for Windows

From
$50/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Spanning Backup logo

Spanning Backup

Backup & Disaster Recovery

SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365

From
$4/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Paragon Backup & Recovery the free Community Edition is licensed for non-commercial use only; Spanning Backup cloud-only deployment; no on-premise or self-hosted options available
  • They diverge on capability: Paragon Backup & Recovery covers Full disk backup, Spanning Backup covers Automated daily backup.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Paragon Backup & Recovery and Spanning Backup differ
AttributeParagon Backup & RecoverySpanning Backup
Starting price$50/year$4/month
PlatformsWindowsCloud SaaS
Founded19942010

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 Spanning Backup

  • Automated daily backup
  • Point-in-time restore
  • Cross-user restore
  • eDiscovery
  • Unlimited storage
  • Admin delegation
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365

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 Spanning Backup
  • Bare metal recovery from an imagenot Spanning Backup
  • Scheduled incremental backups for a home machinenot Spanning Backup
  • Migrating an installation to a new drive on the paid editionsnot Spanning Backup

Spanning Backup

  • Cloud-to-cloud backup and disaster recovery for Microsoft 365 applicationsnot Paragon Backup & Recovery
  • Data protection and compliance management for Google Workspace and Salesforcenot 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

Spanning Backup

  • Cloud-only deployment; no on-premise or self-hosted options available

Pricing, plan by plan

Paragon Backup & Recovery

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

Spanning Backup

$4/month
  • Spanning Backup$4/month
    • Daily backup
    • Point-in-time restore
    • Unlimited storage

Which should you pick?

Choose Paragon Backup & Recovery if

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

Choose Spanning Backup if

  • You need automated daily backup.
  • You work on Cloud SaaS.
  • You also want point-in-time restore.
Spanning Backup review

Questions people ask

Is Paragon Backup & Recovery or Spanning Backup better?
Neither clearly leads. Paragon Backup & Recovery starts at $50/year and Spanning Backup at $4/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paragon Backup & Recovery or Spanning Backup?
Paragon Backup & Recovery starts at $50/year and Spanning Backup at $4/month.
Does Paragon Backup & Recovery or Spanning Backup run on more platforms?
Paragon Backup & Recovery runs on Windows. Spanning Backup runs on Cloud SaaS.
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 Spanning Backup is typically brought in for.
What can Paragon Backup & Recovery do that Spanning Backup cannot?
Paragon Backup & Recovery covers Full disk backup, File-level backup, Incremental/differential, Recovery media. Spanning Backup covers Automated daily backup, Point-in-time restore, Cross-user restore, eDiscovery.
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