Alternatives to CrashPlan

Endpoint and server cloud backup platform for businesses, with ransomware recovery and legal hold. 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 CrashPlan.

  • IDrive 360

    Endpoint cloud backup service for businesses, MSPs and IT teams, managed from a central console.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    IDrive 360 manages endpoint, server and VM backups for businesses and MSPs from a central console, adding Android and iOS clients.

  • BDRShield

    Hybrid backup platform for files, servers, VMs and SaaS with a free edition.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsLinux

    BDRShield covers files, servers, VMs and SaaS with free editions for small-scale use, running on Windows and Linux without macOS.

  • UrBackup

    Manage file and image backups through a client-server system.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    UrBackup is free AGPL-3.0 open source client-server backup for Windows, macOS and Linux endpoints, but you host and maintain the server yourself.

  • IDrive

    Cloud backup service that protects multiple computers, phones and servers under one account.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    IDrive covers several computers and mobile devices under one account, aimed at households and small offices rather than IT teams.

  • Backblaze Computer Backup

    Unlimited automatic cloud backup for a single Mac or Windows PC at a flat monthly price.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Backblaze Computer Backup gives one Mac or Windows PC unlimited cloud storage at a flat price, but lacks Linux support and legal hold.

  • Carbonite

    Automatic, encrypted cloud backup service for personal computers with unlimited storage and file restoration.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Carbonite offers unlimited automatic cloud backup for one personal Windows or Mac computer, without Linux support or business legal hold.

  • Veeam Agent

    Image-based backup agent for Windows and Linux endpoints, free for individual machines.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsLinux

    Veeam Agent is image-based endpoint backup for Windows and Linux, free for single machines, with central management in paid editions.

  • Synology Active Backup for Business

    A Synology NAS package that backs up PCs, Macs, servers and virtual machines from one console.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSSelf-hosted

    Synology Active Backup for Business backs up PCs, Macs and servers to your own Synology NAS with no per-device licence fees.

Also worth comparing

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

  • Comet Backup

    Backup software for MSPs and IT teams, with a central server and clients for many platforms.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hosted

    CrashPlan is a paid business cloud backup for Windows, macOS and Linux endpoints and servers, adding ransomware recovery and legal hold, with larger deployments quoted through sales.

  • ElephantDrive

    A paid cloud backup service that stores copies of files from computers and NAS devices online.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    CrashPlan backs up Windows, macOS and Linux computers with ransomware recovery and legal hold, but it is focused on businesses rather than households.

  • Livedrive

    A cloud backup service that automatically backs up computers to online storage on unlimited plans.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    CrashPlan backs up Windows, macOS and Linux computers with ransomware recovery and legal hold, but it targets businesses rather than individual users.

  • Retrospect Backup

    Commercial backup and recovery software for Windows and Mac servers, endpoints and virtual environments.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    CrashPlan moves backups to a business cloud platform, adds a Linux client, legal hold and SaaS data coverage, and larger deployments are priced through sales quotes.

  • Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Community Edition

    A free Windows application for backing up Microsoft 365 mail, SharePoint and OneDrive for small organizations.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    CrashPlan covers SaaS data along with endpoints and servers on a paid cloud platform, adding ransomware recovery and legal hold, with larger deployments sold through quotes.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.