Alternatives to Veeam Agent
Image-based backup agent for Windows and Linux endpoints, free for individual machines. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Veeam Agent
Image-based backup agent for Windows and Linux endpoints, free for individual machines.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Veeam Agent.
Macrium Reflect
Windows disk imaging and recovery with rapid delta restore.
Macrium Reflect offers Windows disk imaging with Rapid Delta restore and a tested rescue environment, but it is now a paid product with no Linux version.
Acronis True Image
Personal backup application from Acronis that combines image-based backup with anti-malware protection.
Acronis True Image combines image-based backup with anti-malware and optional cloud storage on Windows and macOS, but it is paid, closed-source software without a Linux edition.
AOMEI Backupper
Windows backup and cloning tool with scheduled system and file jobs.
AOMEI Backupper covers system, disk, partition and file backup with a rescue disc and free scheduled incrementals, but it is Windows only and dissimilar-hardware restore is paid.
EaseUS Todo Backup
Windows backup software for system, disk and file backups on a schedule.
EaseUS Todo Backup provides free scheduled incremental and differential backups with emergency boot media, but it runs on Windows only and system clone and some destinations are paid.
Hasleo Backup Suite
Free Windows backup for system images, disks, partitions and files.
Hasleo Backup Suite includes system imaging, cloning and bootable recovery media free, but it is Windows only and commercial use requires a paid licence.
MSP360 Backup Free
Free backup software for personal computers that sends files to local drives, network shares or cloud storage.
MSP360 Backup Free adds macOS support and S3-compatible cloud targets with image backups on Windows, but it is for personal use only and fails on domain-joined machines.
UrBackup
Manage file and image backups through a client-server system.
UrBackup is open source and handles file and image backups for many machines centrally without paid tiers, but it requires installing and maintaining a backup server.
Rescuezilla
A bootable disk imaging and cloning tool that is Clonezilla with a graphical interface people can actually use.
Rescuezilla is free and open source, imaging whole drives from a bootable USB stick with a graphical interface, but it has no scheduling since you boot into it.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Veeam Agent as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Active@ Disk Image
Windows disk imaging software that makes exact copies of disks for backup, upgrades and duplication.
Veeam Agent is free for a single machine with image-level backup and bare-metal recovery and also runs on Linux. Central management requires the paid editions.
BackupAssist
Commercial backup software for Windows servers, workstations and Microsoft 365 with local and cloud targets.
Veeam Agent offers a free edition for image-level backup of a single Windows or Linux machine, while central management and multi-machine features need paid editions.
Clonezilla
A bootable disk cloner that images a whole drive or partition, including systems it cannot understand.
Veeam Agent does scheduled image-level backup with bare-metal recovery from within Windows or Linux, free for single machines but closed source.
CrashPlan
Endpoint and server cloud backup platform for businesses, with ransomware recovery and legal hold.
Veeam Agent is image-based endpoint backup for Windows and Linux, free for single machines, with central management in paid editions.
Disk2vhd
Sysinternals tool that turns a running Windows system into a VHD or VHDX disk image.
Veeam Agent adds image-level backup with bare-metal recovery on Windows and Linux, free for a single machine, while multi-machine management needs a paid edition.
EaseUS Todo Backup Home
Windows backup software for file, system and disk imaging with a free edition.
Veeam Agent does free image-level backup with bare-metal recovery on Windows and Linux for one machine, with multi-machine features paid.
IDrive 360
Endpoint cloud backup service for businesses, MSPs and IT teams, managed from a central console.
Veeam Agent does image-level endpoint backup on Windows and Linux, free for single machines, with central management in paid editions.
MiniTool ShadowMaker
Windows backup software for system images, file and folder backups, syncing and scheduled jobs.
Veeam Agent adds Linux support and a free single-machine edition with image-level backup, bare-metal recovery and ransomware-aware protection.
O&O DiskImage
A Windows backup program that makes complete system images and file backups and restores them after failures.
Veeam Agent adds Linux support and a free single-machine edition with image-level backup and bare-metal recovery, with multi-machine features paid.
R-Drive Image
Windows disk imaging utility that creates byte-by-byte image files of drives and partitions for backup.
Veeam Agent's free edition does image-level backup with bare-metal recovery for a single machine and also runs on Linux, while central management is paid.
Relax-and-Recover
A Linux bare-metal disaster recovery tool that creates bootable rescue media and ties into backup software.
Veeam Agent's free edition does image-level backup with bare-metal recovery on Linux and Windows for one machine, but it is closed source.
Uranium Backup
Windows backup software for files, databases, drive images and virtual machines, with a free edition.
Veeam Agent is a free image-based backup agent for single Windows or Linux machines with bare-metal recovery, while central management needs paid editions.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Veeam Backup & Replication
Windows backup server that protects virtual machines, physical machines, NAS shares and cloud workloads.
Timeshift
System restore for Linux: scheduled snapshots you can roll back to after an update goes wrong.
Windows File History
Built-in Windows tool that versions files to an external or network drive.
Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition
A free edition of Veeam Backup & Replication for backing up virtual machines and physical servers.
