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Spanning Backup vs AOMEI Backupper

Spanning Backup logo

Spanning Backup

Backup & Disaster Recovery

SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365

From
$4/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
AOMEI Backupper logo

AOMEI Backupper

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Complete backup and restore solution for Windows

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only AOMEI Backupper has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Spanning Backup cloud-only deployment; no on-premise or self-hosted options available; AOMEI Backupper windows only, covering Windows 7 through 11
  • They diverge on capability: Spanning Backup covers Automated daily backup, AOMEI Backupper covers System backup.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Spanning Backup and AOMEI Backupper actually diverge.

Attributes where Spanning Backup and AOMEI Backupper differ
AttributeSpanning BackupAOMEI Backupper
Starting price$4/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsCloud SaaSWindows

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Backup & Disaster Recovery), founded (2010).

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 Spanning Backup

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

Only in AOMEI Backupper

  • System backup
  • Disk clone
  • File sync
  • Real-time sync
  • Universal restore
  • Bootable media
  • OneDrive
  • Google Drive

What people use each for

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

Spanning Backup

  • Cloud-to-cloud backup and disaster recovery for Microsoft 365 applicationsnot AOMEI Backupper
  • Data protection and compliance management for Google Workspace and Salesforcenot AOMEI Backupper

AOMEI Backupper

  • Free disk and file backup on a personal Windows machinenot Spanning Backup
  • System image and bare metal recoverynot Spanning Backup
  • Cloning a drive when upgrading to a larger disk on the paid editionsnot Spanning Backup
  • Scheduled incremental backupsnot Spanning Backup

Where each one falls short

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

Spanning Backup

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

AOMEI Backupper

  • Windows only, covering Windows 7 through 11
  • The free Standard edition is licensed for personal use; business use requires a paid edition from $39.95
  • Differential backup, cloud backup and system cloning are all withheld from the free edition, which clones data disks only
  • The free edition reads from disk more slowly than the paid ones
  • Email notifications on Standard are limited to Gmail and Hotmail servers
  • Support on the free edition is business hours rather than 24/7

Pricing, plan by plan

Spanning Backup

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

AOMEI Backupper

Free
  • Professional$40/year
    • System clone
    • Universal restore
    • Real-time sync

Which should you pick?

Choose Spanning Backup if

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

Choose AOMEI Backupper if

  • You need system backup.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want disk clone.
AOMEI Backupper review

Questions people ask

Is Spanning Backup or AOMEI Backupper better?
Neither clearly leads. Spanning Backup starts at $4/month and AOMEI Backupper at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Spanning Backup or AOMEI Backupper?
AOMEI Backupper has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $4/month for Spanning Backup and Free for AOMEI Backupper.
Does Spanning Backup or AOMEI Backupper run on more platforms?
Spanning Backup runs on Cloud SaaS. AOMEI Backupper runs on Windows.
Can I use AOMEI Backupper for free?
Yes. AOMEI Backupper has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Spanning Backup starts at $4/month.
What is Spanning Backup best used for?
Spanning Backup is most often used for cloud-to-cloud backup and disaster recovery for microsoft 365 applications, data protection and compliance management for google workspace and salesforce. Of those, cloud-to-cloud backup and disaster recovery for microsoft 365 applications and data protection and compliance management for google workspace and salesforce are not what AOMEI Backupper is typically brought in for.
What can Spanning Backup do that AOMEI Backupper cannot?
Spanning Backup covers Automated daily backup, Point-in-time restore, Cross-user restore, eDiscovery. AOMEI Backupper covers System backup, Disk clone, File sync, Real-time sync.
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