Alternatives to Vinchin Backup & Recovery

Cross-platform backup for VMs, databases and files with a free trial. 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 Vinchin Backup & Recovery.

  • Veeam Backup & Replication

    Windows backup server that protects virtual machines, physical machines, NAS shares and cloud workloads.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Veeam Backup & Replication covers VMs, physical machines, NAS shares and cloud workloads with a free Community Edition, but its backup server runs on Windows only.

  • NAKIVO Backup & Replication

    Backup and replication for virtual machines, physical servers and Microsoft 365.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsLinuxSelf-hosted

    NAKIVO Backup & Replication protects VMs, physical servers, NAS and Microsoft 365 with instant recovery and offers a limited free edition instead of only a trial.

  • Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition

    A free edition of Veeam Backup & Replication for backing up virtual machines and physical servers.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition backs up VMware and Hyper-V machines free for up to 10 instances, but it is Windows-based and requires sign-in to download.

  • BDRShield

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsLinux

    BDRShield covers servers, VMs and SaaS apps on Windows and Linux with free editions for smaller use, while full cloud-managed features need a paid tier.

  • Proxmox Backup Server

    Backup server for virtual machines, containers and physical hosts with deduplication.

    FreemiumOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hostedWeb

    Proxmox Backup Server is open source with deduplication and client-side encryption for VMs, containers and hosts, integrating with Proxmox VE rather than a broad hypervisor range.

  • Iperius Backup

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Iperius Backup covers files, images, virtual machines and databases with a free edition for file backup, but it runs on Windows only and most capabilities are paid.

  • Uranium Backup

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Uranium Backup covers files, databases, drive images and virtual machines, including tape targets, but runs on Windows only and keeps many features in paid editions.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Vinchin Backup & Recovery as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • BackupChain

    Windows backup software for PCs, servers and virtual machines, sold with a perpetual license.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

    Vinchin Backup & Recovery runs on Windows and Linux and supports a broad range of hypervisors and database engines, including VM migration, but requires purchase after the trial.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.