Alternatives to Retrospect Backup

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

  • CrashPlan

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

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    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.

  • Comet Backup

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

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hosted

    Comet Backup adds Linux clients, hypervisor and Microsoft 365 coverage, and lets you choose Comet cloud, any S3 service or your own storage, though pricing is not published.

  • IDrive 360

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

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    IDrive 360 manages endpoints from a central console and adds Linux and mobile clients, but storage is cloud-only on IDrive's service and SaaS backup costs extra.

  • NovaBACKUP

    Commercial local and cloud backup software for Windows PCs, servers, virtual machines and applications.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    NovaBACKUP offers local plus cloud backup with editions for PCs, servers, VMs and Microsoft 365, but it runs on Windows only, so Mac machines lose coverage.

  • BackupAssist

    Commercial backup software for Windows servers, workstations and Microsoft 365 with local and cloud targets.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    BackupAssist covers Windows servers, workstations and Microsoft 365 with immutable cloud backups and an MSP console, but it drops Mac support entirely.

  • UrBackup

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    UrBackup is free and open source under AGPL-3.0 with file and image backups for Windows, macOS and Linux, but you must install and maintain its backup server.

  • Bacula

    Enterprise network backup system with director, storage and client daemons.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hosted

    Bacula is a free AGPL-3.0 network backup system with Linux support and tape libraries, but its configuration is extensive and some features sit in the Enterprise edition.

  • Bareos

    Network backup system that archives and restores data across mixed server fleets.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxSelf-hosted

    Bareos is a free AGPL-3.0 client-server backup system with no open-core limits, covering Linux, Windows, macOS and FreeBSD clients, but setup is administrator-level work.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.