Best Virtual Machine Backup Software in 2026
Updated
In short: VM Backup is ranked #1 of 29 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Storware Backup & Recovery and Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Storware Backup & Recovery. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Ahsay Backup Software at $1/mo.
Virtual machine backup tools are intended to protect VM data and support recovery when needed. Compare hypervisor coverage and application-aware backup with instant VM recovery and immutable backup storage to assess the capabilities shown. Cloud backup targets, off-site replication, and deployment model offer more ways to compare how backup operations are handled. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing also factor into a practical choice. VM Backup, Storware Backup & Recovery, and Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud are among the options here, along with Veeam Agent for Mac. Consider the environments you need to protect and the recovery capabilities that matter to your operations.
29 virtual machine backup software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Virtual Machine 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 Storware Backup & RecoveryFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 3 Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
- 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 Druva Endpoint Data Protection
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 Iperius BackupFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 7 Vinchin Backup & RecoveryFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 8 Bacula Enterprise
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Unitrends Backup
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 Uranium BackupPaid from €18/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 11 Xen OrchestraPaid from $83.33/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 12 Asigra Cloud Backup
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 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
- 14 Hystax Acura
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 Infrascale Backup and Disaster Recovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 Proxmox Backup ServerPaid from €46.67/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 Quorum onQ
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 SEP sesam
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 Trilio Site Recovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 NAKIVO Backup & Replication
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 Ahsay Backup SoftwarePaid from $1/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 22 Arcserve ShadowProtect
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 Asigra Cloud Backup
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 24 JetStream DR
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 25 Veeam Backup & Replication
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
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Questions about this list
Which virtual machine backup software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
VM Backup is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 7.8. Storware Backup & Recovery is second and Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud third.
How many of these have a free plan?
6 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Ahsay Backup Software has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1/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.