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Best System Center Data Protection Manager Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from continuous data protection software ranked against System Center Data Protection Manager on the same published basis.

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

System Center Data Protection Manager 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
20Zerto5.3No—API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about System Center Data Protection Manager alternatives

What is the best alternative to System Center Data Protection Manager?

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 System Center Data Protection Manager?

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.