Best Backup and Disaster Recovery Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Bacula Enterprise is ranked #1 of 21 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of AvePoint Cloud Backup and UrBackup. The best-ranked option with a free plan is MSP360 Backup. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery at $0.03/mo.
When a system or data store is disrupted, backup and disaster recovery software helps you plan what can be restored and how. Compare protected workloads and deployment model to see how each option aligns with your environment; immutable backups and maximum retention speak to preservation needs. Ransomware recovery and recovery orchestration offer further ways to assess recovery capabilities. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame cost. The entries include AvePoint Cloud Backup, UrBackup, and Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud, as well as Bacula Enterprise and Veeam Agent for Mac. Consider the workloads you need to protect and the recovery steps your team expects to manage.
21 backup and disaster recovery software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Bacula Enterprise Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.4
- 2 AvePoint Cloud Backup iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.0
- 3 UrBackup Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.4
- 4 Veeam Backup & Replication No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3
- 5 NAKIVO Backup & Replication No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3
- 6 Proxmox Backup Server No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0€46.67/mo
- 7 MSP360 Backup No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0$1.67/mo
- 8 Unitrends Backup No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9
- 9 Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7$0.03/mo Deployment model: cloudProtected workloads: serversMaximum retention: 365 days
- 10 Zerto No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6
- 11 OpenText Data Protector No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6
- 12 Bareos No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.5€40/mo
- 13 Keepit No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4
- 14 Amanda No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free
- 15 Cove Data Protection No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3
- 16 Google Cloud Backup and DR Service No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3 Deployment model: hybridProtected workloads: cloud workloads
- 17 Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7
- 18 HYCU R-Cloud No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4
- 19 INTRIGUA Backup Office 365 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0 Deployment model: on-premisesProtected workloads: SaaS apps
- 20 Rubrik Security Cloud No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0
- 21 Oracle Cloud Compute No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.6
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Questions about this list
Which backup and disaster recovery software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Bacula Enterprise is ranked #1 of 21 with a score of 8.4. AvePoint Cloud Backup is second and UrBackup third.
How many of these have a free plan?
3 of the 21 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.03/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.