Alternatives to MSP360 Backup Free

Free backup software for personal computers that sends files to local drives, network shares or cloud storage. 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 MSP360 Backup Free.

  • 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 free and MIT-licensed on Windows, macOS and Linux, with a web interface, AES-256 encryption and over twenty cloud destinations, but no image-based backups.

  • Arq

    Encrypted backup software for Mac and Windows that stores backups in your own cloud account or disk.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Arq is paid and runs only on Mac and Windows, backing up to your own cloud or disk with end-to-end encryption and a documented data format.

  • 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 and Apache-2.0 licensed, with a desktop app and command line, encryption and deduplication, but it backs up files rather than disk images.

  • Duplicacy

    A deduplicating cloud backup tool whose lock-free design lets several machines share one storage bucket.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Duplicacy lets several machines share one deduplicated cloud bucket, but its web interface and commercial use are paid and its licence is not open source.

  • restic

    A single-executable backup program that makes encrypted, deduplicated snapshots and can send them almost anywhere.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Restic is a free open-source command-line tool with encrypted, deduplicated snapshots to S3, B2 and other storage, with no graphical interface or built-in scheduling.

  • Backblaze Computer Backup

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

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Backblaze Computer Backup is a paid flat-rate service with unlimited storage for one Mac or PC, but it stores only in Backblaze's cloud and has no Linux client.

  • IDrive

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    IDrive bundles its own cloud storage for many computers and phones under one account, with storage capped by plan instead of using your own bucket or NAS.

  • Veeam Agent

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsLinux

    Veeam Agent offers free image-level backup with bare-metal recovery on Windows and Linux, but has no macOS version and multi-machine features are paid.

Also worth comparing

These listings name MSP360 Backup Free as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Carbonite

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

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    MSP360 Backup Free sends files to your own S3-compatible bucket or NAS on Windows, macOS and Linux, for personal use only.

  • Cobian Reflector

    Free scheduled file backup for Windows, successor to Cobian Backup.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

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

  • Handy Backup

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

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    MSP360 Backup Free adds macOS and Linux support and free backups to your own cloud bucket or NAS, but is limited to personal use.

  • Syncovery

    A file sync, backup and migration tool for local drives, network shares and cloud storage.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    MSP360 Backup Free runs on Windows, macOS and Linux at no cost for personal use, backing up to local disks, network shares and S3-compatible clouds.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.