Software · head to head
Spanning Backup vs Clonezilla
Spanning Backup
Software
SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
- From
- $4/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Clonezilla 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; Clonezilla the destination partition must be equal to or larger than the source partition
- They diverge on capability: Spanning Backup covers Automated daily backup, Clonezilla covers Disk/partition imaging.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Spanning Backup and Clonezilla actually diverge.
| Attribute | Spanning Backup | Clonezilla |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $4/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Cloud SaaS | Linux, Windows |
| Founded | 2010 | 2004 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Clonezilla
- Disk/partition imaging
- Disk cloning
- Multicast deployment
- Multiple file systems
- Encryption support
- Unattended mode
- PXE boot
- DRBL
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 Clonezilla
- Data protection and compliance management for Google Workspace and Salesforcenot Clonezilla
Clonezilla
- Bare metal backup and restore of a whole disk or partitionnot Spanning Backup
- Mass deployment of a disk image to many PCs over the networknot 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
Clonezilla
- The destination partition must be equal to or larger than the source partition
- Differential and incremental backup is not implemented
- Online imaging and cloning is not implemented; the partition being imaged or cloned has to be unmounted first
- The image format cannot be explored or mounted, so a single file cannot be recovered from an image
- Recovery media spanning multiple CDs or DVDs is not implemented; the recovery ISO must fit on one disc
- Clonezilla SE requires a DRBL server to be prepared in advance and the target machine to boot from the network
- Runs only on x86 or x86-64 processors and needs at least 196 MB of RAM
Pricing, plan by plan
Spanning Backup
$4/month- Spanning Backup$4/month
- Daily backup
- Point-in-time restore
- Unlimited storage
Clonezilla
Free- FreeFree
- Disk cloning
- Multicast
- Multiple file systems
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.
Choose Clonezilla if
- You need disk/partition imaging.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Windows.
- You also want disk cloning.
Questions people ask
- Is Spanning Backup or Clonezilla better?
- Neither clearly leads. Spanning Backup starts at $4/month and Clonezilla at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Spanning Backup or Clonezilla?
- Clonezilla has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $4/month for Spanning Backup and Free for Clonezilla.
- Does Spanning Backup or Clonezilla run on more platforms?
- Spanning Backup runs on Cloud SaaS. Clonezilla runs on Linux, Windows.
- Can I use Clonezilla for free?
- Yes. Clonezilla 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 Clonezilla is typically brought in for.
- What can Spanning Backup do that Clonezilla cannot?
- Spanning Backup covers Automated daily backup, Point-in-time restore, Cross-user restore, eDiscovery. Clonezilla covers Disk/partition imaging, Disk cloning, Multicast deployment, Multiple file systems.