Alternatives to Cobian Reflector

Free scheduled file backup for Windows, successor to Cobian Backup. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Cobian Reflector.

  • FBackup

    Free Windows file backup with presets for common applications.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    FBackup is free Windows file backup including commercial use, with plugins that find application data, but no incremental backup in the free version.

  • Windows File History

    Built-in Windows tool that versions files to an external or network drive.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Windows File History is built into Windows and versions files to an external or network drive, with fewer options for destinations and encryption.

  • Duplicati

    A backup client with a web interface that encrypts your files and pushes them to more than twenty cloud services.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Duplicati is MIT-licensed open source with a web interface, encrypting backups to many cloud services on Windows, macOS and Linux.

  • AOMEI Backupper

    Windows backup and cloning tool with scheduled system and file jobs.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    AOMEI Backupper adds system and disk imaging to scheduled file backup on Windows, with some features like real-time sync reserved for paid editions.

  • Iperius Backup

    Windows backup for files, virtual machines, databases and cloud targets.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Iperius Backup covers files, images, virtual machines and databases on Windows, but most capabilities beyond simple file backup are paid.

  • Kopia

    An encrypted snapshot backup tool with both a command line and a proper desktop app, pointed at whatever storage you choose.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Kopia is free Apache-2.0 snapshot backup with a desktop app, encryption and deduplication, and runs on macOS and Linux as well.

  • EaseUS Todo Backup

    Windows backup software for system, disk and file backups on a schedule.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    EaseUS Todo Backup adds system and disk backups with scheduled incremental jobs on Windows, while several destinations are paid features.

  • MSP360 Backup Free

    Free backup software for personal computers that sends files to local drives, network shares or cloud storage.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    MSP360 Backup Free sends scheduled backups to local disks, network shares or S3-compatible cloud on several platforms, but only for personal use.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Cobian Reflector as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Backup4all

    A Windows backup program with full, incremental, differential and mirror backups to local and cloud storage.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Cobian Reflector is free with no feature restrictions, including encryption and FTP targets, and runs as a service, though releases are occasional and there is no disk imaging.

  • Handy Backup

    Windows backup software for files, emails, applications and databases, saved to local, network or cloud storage.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Cobian Reflector is free with no feature restrictions, runs as a Windows service with encryption and FTP targets, but backs up files only.

  • SyncBack

    Windows backup and folder synchronization software with cloud storage, versioning and scripting support.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Cobian Reflector is free Windows file backup with encryption and FTP targets that runs as a service, but it covers file backup only and releases are occasional.

  • Uranium Backup

    Windows backup software for files, databases, drive images and virtual machines, with a free edition.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Cobian Reflector is free Windows file backup with encryption and FTP targets that runs as a service, but it has no disk imaging.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.