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Best Spanning Backup Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from email backup software ranked against Spanning Backup on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    GMvault Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Spanning Backup vs GMvault
  2. 2
    MSP360 Backup Free plan LinuxMacWin $1.67/mo6.5
    Spanning Backup vs MSP360 Backup
  3. 3
    VM Backup Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Spanning Backup vs VM Backup
  4. 4
    Veeam Agent for Mac Free plan Mac Free6.4
    Spanning Backup vs Veeam Agent for Mac
  5. 5
    Synology Active Backup for SaaS Free plan self-hosted Free6.2
    Spanning Backup vs Synology Active Backup for SaaS
  6. 6
    Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows LinuxMacWebWin 5.6
    Spanning Backup vs Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows
  7. 7
    AvePoint Cloud Backup AndroidiOSWeb 5.5
    Spanning Backup vs AvePoint Cloud Backup
  8. 8
    DRS Softech Microsoft 365 Backup Tool Free trial LinuxMacWin $1333.25/mo5.5
    Spanning Backup vs DRS Softech Microsoft 365 Backup Tool
  9. 10
    Mailbakup MacWin 5.4
    Spanning Backup vs Mailbakup
  10. 11
    Cohesity SiteContinuity apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.2
    Spanning Backup vs Cohesity SiteContinuity
  11. 12
    Druva Endpoint Data Protection Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    Spanning Backup vs Druva Endpoint Data Protection
  12. 13
    Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 LinuxWin $2/mo5.2
    Spanning Backup vs Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365
  13. 14
    Cove Data Protection LinuxMacWebWin 5.1
    Spanning Backup vs Cove Data Protection
  14. 15
    Mail Backup X Free trial Macself-hostedWin $1.67/mo5.1
    Spanning Backup vs Mail Backup X
  15. 16
    MailVault Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWin 5.1
    Spanning Backup vs MailVault
  16. 17
    MXSave AndroidapiiOSWeb $49/mo5.1
    Spanning Backup vs MXSave
  17. 18
    Rubrik Security Cloud apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.1
    Spanning Backup vs Rubrik Security Cloud
  18. 19
    Keepit apiWeb 5.0
    Spanning Backup vs Keepit
  19. 20
    SysCloud Backup Free trial Web $1.50/mo5.0
    Spanning Backup vs SysCloud Backup
  20. 21
    Advik Email Backup Wizard WinMac 4.9
    Spanning Backup vs Advik Email Backup Wizard

Spanning Backup alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1GMvault6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
2MSP360 Backup6.5Free plan$1.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
3VM Backup6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
4Veeam Agent for Mac6.4Free planFreeMac
5Synology Active Backup for SaaS6.2Free planFreeself-hosted
6Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows5.6No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7AvePoint Cloud Backup5.5No—Android, iOS, Web
8DRS Softech Microsoft 365 Backup Tool5.5No$1333.25/moLinux, Mac, Windows
10Mailbakup5.4No—Mac, Windows
11Cohesity SiteContinuity5.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Druva Endpoint Data Protection5.2No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Veeam Backup for Microsoft 3655.2No$2/moLinux, Windows
14Cove Data Protection5.1No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Mail Backup X5.1No$1.67/moMac, self-hosted, Windows
16MailVault5.1No—Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17MXSave5.1No$49/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
18Rubrik Security Cloud5.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Keepit5.0No—API, Web
20SysCloud Backup5.0No$1.50/moWeb
21Advik Email Backup Wizard4.9No—Windows, Mac
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Questions about Spanning Backup alternatives

What is the best alternative to Spanning Backup?

GMvault, number 1 in email backup software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: MSP360 Backup, VM Backup, Veeam Agent for Mac and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Spanning Backup?

GMvault is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 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.