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Proxmox Backup Server pricing
Proxmox Backup Server publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 31 August 2026, Proxmox Backup Server pricing is free across 2 published tiers. 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
- Free
- Model
- Open source, no licence fee
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Proxmox Backup Server 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No subscription | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| Subscription | On request | 4 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
No subscription
FreeThe entry tier. It covers full functionality with no capacity limit, community package repository, community forum support.
Subscription
On requestOver No subscription, this tier adds:
- Priced per CPU socket per year
- Access to the enterprise package repository
- Vendor support tickets
- Tested update path
Where Proxmox Backup Server stops being free
No subscription, Free
- Full functionality with no capacity limit
- Community package repository
- Community forum support
No paid tier on record
Proxmox Backup Server lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full Proxmox Backup Server 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
- Deduplicated chunk store
- Incremental guest backups
- Client side encryption
- Verification jobs
- Remote sync
- Live restore and file level restore
People bring Proxmox Backup Server in for backing up a proxmox ve cluster with incremental block level backups of running guests, replacing a backup product whose licence is priced per socket or per terabyte on a virtualisation estate, proving backup integrity on a schedule rather than discovering corruption during a restore, keeping an encrypted second copy on a remote server or on tape without a third party service. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Proxmox Backup Server are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Backup
Too few backup tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxmox Backup Server (this page) | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | - | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | - | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | - | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | quote | - | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
| HYCU | On request | quote | - | vs Proxmox Backup Server |
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 Proxmox Backup Server badges page.
Before you pay for Proxmox Backup Server
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: 2 tiers between Free and On request, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Proxmox Backup Server runs on linux, and is published by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH of Vienna, Austria. The full record is on the Proxmox Backup Server review, and the rest of the category is under best backup tools.
Proxmox Backup Server pricing questions
- How much does Proxmox Backup Server cost?
- Proxmox Backup Server publishes 2 tiers, from Free for No subscription up to On request for Subscription. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Proxmox Backup Server have a free plan?
- Yes. The No subscription tier costs nothing and covers full functionality with no capacity limit, community package repository, community forum support.
- What is the difference between No subscription and Subscription on Proxmox Backup Server?
- Subscription costs On request against Free, and adds priced per cpu socket per year, access to the enterprise package repository, vendor support tickets, tested update path.
- Which backup tools can I use without paying?
- 4 of the 8 backup tools listed alongside Proxmox Backup Server have a free tier: Velero, Portworx Backup, Trilio, Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes.
- What am I actually paying for with Proxmox Backup Server?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for backing up a proxmox ve cluster with incremental block level backups of running guests, replacing a backup product whose licence is priced per socket or per terabyte on a virtualisation estate, proving backup integrity on a schedule rather than discovering corruption during a restore.
- Does Proxmox Backup Server charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 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 Proxmox Backup Server 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 Proxmox Backup Server against before paying?
- The closest backup tools in this directory are Velero, Clumio, Portworx Backup, Trilio. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Proxmox Backup Server covering price, platforms and features.