Best Backup and Disaster Recovery Software in 2026
Updated
Protecting workloads is only part of backup planning; you also need to consider how recovery would work after disruption. Compare protected workloads and deployment model, then assess recovery orchestration and ransomware recovery. Immutable backups and maximum retention help you examine protection and retention requirements, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Storware Backup & Recovery, MSP360 Backup, and Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud are among the options to weigh, alongside Amanda and Bareos. Use the listed criteria to focus on what you need to protect and the recovery capabilities your environment calls for.
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5free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
Backup and Disaster Recovery Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.14 of 14 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 Storware Backup & RecoveryFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 2 MSP360 BackupPaid from $1.67/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 AmandaFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 BareosPaid from €40/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 Veeam Agent for MacFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 7 Bacula Enterprise
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 HYCU R-CloudPaid from $1.20/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Unitrends Backup
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 Druva Endpoint Data Protection
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Google Cloud Backup and DR Service
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 12 NAKIVO Backup & ReplicationPaid from $2.50/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 Commvault Cloud Kubernetes BackupPaid from $90/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 14 Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 Zerto
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 AvePoint Cloud Backup
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 UrBackup
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 Cohesity SiteContinuity
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 OpenText Data Protector
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 20 Proxmox Backup ServerPaid from €46.67/mo
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 21 Rubrik Security Cloud
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 22 Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 23 NAKIVO Backup & Replication
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 Amazon Elastic Disaster RecoveryPaid from $0.03/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 Arcserve ShadowProtect
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Protected workloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storware Backup & Recovery | 7.6 | Yes | hybrid | ||
| 2 | MSP360 Backup | 7.2 | Yes | |||
| 3 | Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud | 7.1 | ||||
| 4 | Amanda | 7.1 | Yes | |||
| 5 | Bareos | 7.1 | Yes | |||
| 6 | Veeam Agent for Mac | 7.1 | Yes | |||
| 7 | Bacula Enterprise | 6.9 | No | |||
| 8 | HYCU R-Cloud | 6.9 | No | |||
| 9 | Unitrends Backup | 6.9 | No | |||
| 10 | Druva Endpoint Data Protection | 6.8 | No | cloud | ||
| 11 | Google Cloud Backup and DR Service | 6.7 | No | hybrid | cloud workloads | |
| 12 | NAKIVO Backup & Replication | 6.7 | No | |||
| 13 | Commvault Cloud Kubernetes Backup | 6.6 | No | |||
| 14 | Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows | 6.6 | hybrid | |||
| 15 | Zerto | 6.6 | No | |||
| 16 | AvePoint Cloud Backup | 6.5 | ||||
| 17 | UrBackup | 6.5 | Yes | |||
| 18 | Cohesity SiteContinuity | 6.4 | No | |||
| 19 | OpenText Data Protector | 6.4 | ||||
| 20 | Proxmox Backup Server | 6.4 | Yes | |||
| 21 | Rubrik Security Cloud | 6.4 | ||||
| 22 | Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management | 6.3 | No | |||
| 23 | NAKIVO Backup & Replication | 6.3 | No | |||
| 24 | Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery | 6.2 | No | cloud | servers | |
| 25 | Arcserve ShadowProtect | 6.1 | No |
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