Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
Spanning Backup vs Bacula
Spanning Backup
Backup & Disaster Recovery
SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
- From
- $4/month
- Rated
- -
Bacula
Backup & Disaster Recovery
The best open source backup software for Linux
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Bacula 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; Bacula the community edition has no vendor support contract; bacula.org directs support and paid deployments toward the separate commercial Bacula Enterprise product instead.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Spanning Backup and Bacula actually diverge.
| Attribute | Spanning Backup | Bacula |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $4/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | open-source |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Cloud SaaS | Web |
| Founded | 2010 | Unknown |
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 Spanning Backup
- Automated daily backup
- Point-in-time restore
- Cross-user restore
- eDiscovery
- Unlimited storage
- Admin delegation
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
Only in Bacula
Nothing recorded that Spanning Backup does not also cover.
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 Bacula
- Data protection and compliance management for Google Workspace and Salesforcenot Bacula
Bacula
No use cases recorded yet. See the Bacula review.
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
Bacula
- The community edition has no vendor support contract; bacula.org directs support and paid deployments toward the separate commercial Bacula Enterprise product instead.
Pricing, plan by plan
Spanning Backup
$4/month- Spanning Backup$4/month
- Daily backup
- Point-in-time restore
- Unlimited storage
Bacula
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Bacula review.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Spanning Backup or Bacula better?
- Neither clearly leads. Spanning Backup starts at $4/month and Bacula at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Spanning Backup or Bacula?
- Bacula has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $4/month for Spanning Backup and Free for Bacula.
- Does Spanning Backup or Bacula run on more platforms?
- Spanning Backup runs on Cloud SaaS. Bacula runs on Web.
- Can I use Bacula for free?
- Yes. Bacula 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 Bacula is typically brought in for.
- What can Spanning Backup do that Bacula cannot?
- Spanning Backup covers Automated daily backup, Point-in-time restore, Cross-user restore, eDiscovery.