Best Microsoft 365 Backup Software in 2026
Updated
In short: VM Backup is ranked #1 of 26 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of ManageEngine RecoveryManager Plus and BDRCloud. The best-ranked option with a free plan is ManageEngine RecoveryManager Plus. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Microsoft 365 Backup at $0.15/mo.
Protecting Microsoft 365 data means considering both what gets backed up and how recovery is handled. Compare backup frequency with granular restore and point-in-time restore, and check coverage for Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive. Ransomware protection is another listed capability to weigh, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost context. VM Backup, ManageEngine RecoveryManager Plus, and BDRCloud are among the products to consider. Which workloads you need covered and the restore options that matter to your organization can help guide your comparison.
26 Microsoft 365 backup software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Microsoft 365 Backup Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 12 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 VM BackupFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 2 ManageEngine RecoveryManager PlusPaid from $7.92/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 3 BDRCloud
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 Veeam Agent for MacFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 Spanning Backup
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 Druva Endpoint Data Protection
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 CubeBackupPaid from $0.17/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 Synology Active Backup for SaaSFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 9 SysCloud BackupPaid from $1.50/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 10 Cohesity Kubernetes Backup and Recovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 11 Commvault Cloud Kubernetes BackupPaid from $90/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 12 Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 SpinOnePaid from $3/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 AvePoint Cloud Backup
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 NAKIVO Backup & Replication
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 OpenText Core Email Message Privacy
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 Rubrik Data Security Posture Management
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 Cove Data Protection
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 CloudAlly Google Workspace Backup
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 Keepit
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365Paid from $2/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 Microsoft 365 BackupPaid from $0.15/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 Veeam Data Platform
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 24 NAKIVO Backup & Replication
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 HYCU R-Cloud
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 25 in a table
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Questions about this list
Which Microsoft 365 backup software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
VM Backup is ranked #1 of 26 with a score of 7.8. ManageEngine RecoveryManager Plus is second and BDRCloud third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Microsoft 365 Backup has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.15/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.