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Arq Backup pricing
Arq Backup publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the file storage tools listed alongside it.
As of 30 August 2026, Arq Backup pricing is $50/year. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $50/year
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 1
- Free tier
- Not on record
Arq Backup plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arq Premium | $50/year | 3 | Entry tier |
What the product covers
The full Arq Backup feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Client-side encryption
- Hourly backups
- Network backup
- Deduplication
- Immutable backups
- Budget controls
Integrations
- AWS S3
- Google Cloud
- Azure
- Backblaze B2
- Dropbox
- Wasabi
Platform
- Windows support
- Mac support
People bring Arq Backup in for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Arq Backup are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in File Storage
Across the 3 file storage tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $4/month. Arq Backup starts at $50/year, which puts it above the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arq Backup (this page) | $50/year | subscription | - | |
| Cloudian | On request | quote | - | vs Arq Backup |
| Panzura | On request | quote | - | vs Arq Backup |
| VAST Data | On request | quote | - | vs Arq Backup |
| Scality RING | On request | quote | - | vs Arq Backup |
| LucidLink | $7/month | Per member per month plus storage | - | vs Arq Backup |
| Google Drive | Free | Free tier plus paid storage add-on | - | vs Arq Backup |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Arq Backup badges page.
Before you pay for Arq Backup
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: a single tier at $50/year. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Arq Backup against the tools that do have one before committing.
Arq Backup runs on windows, mac, and is published by Haystack Software of Tucson, Arizona. The full record is on the Arq Backup review, and the rest of the category is under best file storage tools.
Arq Backup pricing questions
- How much does Arq Backup cost?
- Arq Backup publishes a single tier, Arq Premium, at $50/year.
- Does Arq Backup have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Arq Backup is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- Is Arq Backup expensive for a file storage tool?
- It starts above the middle of its category. Across the 3 file storage tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $4/month; Arq Backup starts at $50/year.
- Which file storage tools can I use without paying?
- 3 of the 8 file storage tools listed alongside Arq Backup have a free tier: Google Drive, Storj, Cloudflare R2.
- What am I actually paying for with Arq Backup?
- The record lists 14 features across 3 areas: other, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity.
- Does Arq Backup charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Arq Backup prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Arq Backup against before paying?
- The closest file storage tools in this directory are Cloudian, Panzura, VAST Data, Scality RING. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Arq Backup covering price, platforms and features.