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Best IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from cloud backup services ranked against IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    IDrive Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.8
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs IDrive
  2. 2
    Jottacloud Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $7.99/mo6.7
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs Jottacloud
  3. 3
    rclone Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs rclone
  4. 4
    Bareos Free plan LinuxMacWebWin €40/mo6.5
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs Bareos
  5. 5
    Duplicati Free plan LinuxMacWin $0.50/mo6.5
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs Duplicati
  6. 6
    Kopia Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs Kopia
  7. 7
    MSP360 Backup Free plan LinuxMacWin $1.67/mo6.5
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs MSP360 Backup
  8. 8
    SpiderOak Free plan LinuxMacWin $6/mo6.5
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs SpiderOak
  9. 9
    restic Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.4
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs restic
  10. 10
    SysTools Office 365 Backup & Restore Tool Free plan MacWin Free6.4
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs SysTools Office 365 Backup & Restore Tool
  11. 11
    Veeam Agent for Mac Free plan Mac Free6.3
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs Veeam Agent for Mac
  12. 12
    Synology Active Backup for SaaS Free plan self-hosted Free6.2
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs Synology Active Backup for SaaS
  13. 13
    FileCloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.8
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs FileCloud
  14. 14
    BDRShield Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs BDRShield
  15. 15
    Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows LinuxMacWebWin 5.5
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows
  16. 16
    ElephantDrive AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $8.33/mo5.4
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs ElephantDrive
  17. 18
    Infrascale Backup and Disaster Recovery Linuxself-hostedWebWin 5.4
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs Infrascale Backup and Disaster Recovery
  18. 19
    OpenText Server Backup – Public Cloud Free trial WebWin 5.4
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs OpenText Server Backup – Public Cloud
  19. 20
    Backblaze Computer Backup Free trial AndroidiOSMacWebWin $0.66/mo5.3
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs Backblaze Computer Backup
  20. 21
    Data Deposit Box Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $20/mo5.3
    IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery vs Data Deposit Box

IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1IDrive6.8Free planAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Jottacloud6.7Free plan$7.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
3rclone6.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Bareos6.5Free plan€40/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Duplicati6.5Free plan$0.50/moLinux, Mac, Windows
6Kopia6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7MSP360 Backup6.5Free plan$1.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
8SpiderOak6.5Free plan$6/moLinux, Mac, Windows
9restic6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10SysTools Office 365 Backup & Restore Tool6.4Free planFreeMac, Windows
11Veeam Agent for Mac6.3Free planFreeMac
12Synology Active Backup for SaaS6.2Free planFreeself-hosted
13FileCloud5.8Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14BDRShield5.6API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows5.5Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16ElephantDrive5.4No$8.33/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Infrascale Backup and Disaster Recovery5.4Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19OpenText Server Backup – Public Cloud5.4Web, Windows
20Backblaze Computer Backup5.3No$0.66/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
21Data Deposit Box5.3No$20/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery alternatives

What is the best alternative to IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery?

IDrive, number 1 in cloud backup services with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Jottacloud, rclone, Bareos and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to IBM Cloud Backup and Recovery?

IDrive is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.