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Best Live File Backup Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from continuous data protection software ranked against Live File Backup on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    IDrive Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.9
    Live File Backup vs IDrive
  2. 2
    Backblaze Computer Backup Free trial AndroidiOSMacWebWin $0.66/mo7.0
    Live File Backup vs Backblaze Computer Backup
  3. 3
    UrBackup AndroidLinuxMacWin 7.0
    Live File Backup vs UrBackup
  4. 4
    Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.8
    Live File Backup vs Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
  5. 5
    Bacula Enterprise Free trial AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted 6.8
    Live File Backup vs Bacula Enterprise
  6. 6
    Carbonite Safe AndroidiOSMacWin $8/mo6.7
    Live File Backup vs Carbonite Safe
  7. 7
    VM Backup Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.3
    Live File Backup vs VM Backup
  8. 8
    Veeam Agent for Mac Free plan Mac Free6.2
    Live File Backup vs Veeam Agent for Mac
  9. 9
    Storware Backup & Recovery Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.1
    Live File Backup vs Storware Backup & Recovery
  10. 10
    Vinchin Backup & Recovery Free plan LinuxWin Free6.0
    Live File Backup vs Vinchin Backup & Recovery
  11. 11
    Atempo Lina LinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.5
    Live File Backup vs Atempo Lina
  12. 12
    Cohesity SiteContinuity apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.4
    Live File Backup vs Cohesity SiteContinuity
  13. 13
    CrashPlan for Business Free trial LinuxMacWebWin $0.27/mo5.4
    Live File Backup vs CrashPlan for Business
  14. 14
    DataCore SANsymphony Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin 5.4
    Live File Backup vs DataCore SANsymphony
  15. 15
    Arcserve ShadowProtect LinuxWin 5.3
    Live File Backup vs Arcserve ShadowProtect
  16. 16
    Commvault Cloud Kubernetes Backup Free trial self-hostedWeb $90/mo5.3
    Live File Backup vs Commvault Cloud Kubernetes Backup
  17. 17
    CPRemote Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $5/mo5.3
    Live File Backup vs CPRemote
  18. 18
    Rubrik Security Cloud apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.3
    Live File Backup vs Rubrik Security Cloud
  19. 19
    Unitrends Backup Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 5.3
    Live File Backup vs Unitrends Backup
  20. 20
    Cove Data Protection LinuxMacWebWin 5.1
    Live File Backup vs Cove Data Protection

Live File Backup alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1IDrive7.9Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Backblaze Computer Backup7.0No$0.66/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
3UrBackup7.0No—Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
4Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud6.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Bacula Enterprise6.8No—Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Carbonite Safe6.7No$8/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
7VM Backup6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
8Veeam Agent for Mac6.2Free planFreeMac
9Storware Backup & Recovery6.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Vinchin Backup & Recovery6.0Free planFreeLinux, Windows
11Atempo Lina5.5No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Cohesity SiteContinuity5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13CrashPlan for Business5.4No$0.27/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
14DataCore SANsymphony5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Arcserve ShadowProtect5.3No—Linux, Windows
16Commvault Cloud Kubernetes Backup5.3No$90/moself-hosted, Web
17CPRemote5.3No$5/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18Rubrik Security Cloud5.3No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Unitrends Backup5.3No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Cove Data Protection5.1No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about Live File Backup alternatives

What is the best alternative to Live File Backup?

IDrive, number 1 in continuous data protection software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Backblaze Computer Backup, UrBackup, Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Live File Backup?

IDrive is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.