Alternatives to Carbonite
Automatic, encrypted cloud backup service for personal computers with unlimited storage and file restoration. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Carbonite
Automatic, encrypted cloud backup service for personal computers with unlimited storage and file restoration.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Carbonite.
Backblaze Computer Backup
Unlimited automatic cloud backup for a single Mac or Windows PC at a flat monthly price.
Backblaze Computer Backup also offers unlimited cloud backup for one Windows or Mac computer at a flat monthly price, and can share individual files.
IDrive
Cloud backup service that protects multiple computers, phones and servers under one account.
IDrive covers several computers and phones under one account, adds Linux support, but caps storage by plan and raises prices on renewal.
CrashPlan
Endpoint and server cloud backup platform for businesses, with ransomware recovery and legal hold.
CrashPlan is a business-focused cloud backup platform for Windows, macOS and Linux with ransomware recovery and legal hold.
Arq
Encrypted backup software for Mac and Windows that stores backups in your own cloud account or disk.
Arq is paid Mac and Windows software with end-to-end encryption that backs up to your own cloud account or disk, billed separately.
Acronis True Image
Personal backup application from Acronis that combines image-based backup with anti-malware protection.
Acronis True Image is paid image-based backup with anti-malware included and an optional cloud destination, on Windows and macOS.
Duplicati
A backup client with a web interface that encrypts your files and pushes them to more than twenty cloud services.
Duplicati is free MIT-licensed software that encrypts files and pushes them to a cloud account you already have, including on Linux.
MSP360 Backup Free
Free backup software for personal computers that sends files to local drives, network shares or cloud storage.
MSP360 Backup Free sends files to your own S3-compatible bucket or NAS on Windows, macOS and Linux, for personal use only.
Tarsnap
A command-line online backup service for Unix-like systems with client-side encryption and block-level deduplication.
Tarsnap is a pay-per-use encrypted command-line backup service for Unix-like systems, with no graphical interface and no native Windows client.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Carbonite as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Apple Time Machine
Built-in macOS backup tool that takes hourly snapshots automatically.
Carbonite provides automatic encrypted cloud backup with unlimited storage on personal plans, replacing the local drive with a paid subscription.
ElephantDrive
A paid cloud backup service that stores copies of files from computers and NAS devices online.
Carbonite offers unlimited cloud storage on personal plans for Windows and Mac, but each personal plan covers only one computer.
Livedrive
A cloud backup service that automatically backs up computers to online storage on unlimited plans.
Carbonite gives unlimited cloud storage on personal plans for Windows and Mac, with higher tiers adding an external drive, antivirus and optional courier delivery of data.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
IDrive 360
Endpoint cloud backup service for businesses, MSPs and IT teams, managed from a central console.
Proton Drive
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from Proton for backing up, syncing and sharing files and photos.
Windows File History
Built-in Windows tool that versions files to an external or network drive.
Jottacloud
A Norwegian cloud storage and backup service with automatic photo and file uploads.
Koofr
European cloud storage service that can also connect and search your other cloud accounts.
