Backup Software reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 591 Reddit reviews across 44 subreddits and 119 posts to rank the best Backup Software brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/sysadmin, r/DataHoarder, r/Backup, r/selfhosted, r/software. Top-rated brands include Veeam (4.3/5), Uranium Backup (4.8/5), Restic (4.5/5).

Stats

Reviews591

Subreddits44

Posts119

Brands97

Products4

Top communities

r/sysadmin156 r/DataHoarder82 r/Backup72 r/selfhosted66 r/software23

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Veeam

4.3

(102)

"Veeam's got a Not-for-Resale program that grants a 20 seat license to homelabbers if you've got industry certifications."

"You could use Veeam CE which is free and allows backing up 10 instances."

"Veeam Agent for Windows"

"Definitiv Veeam auf ein NAS als Backup!"

"Ich verwende veeam seit 8 jahren bei allen firmen für server und wichtige clients ein."

"Veeam ist wirklich gut."

"Ich habe mit Veeam nur gute Erfahrungen gemacht."

"Veeam hands down"

"Veeam 🏴‍☠️"

"Veeam, I guess..."

Uranium Backup

4.8

(48)

"We use Uranium Backup for similar backups, it is easy to use and excellent for managing important files."

"We use Uranium Backup for this and it goes very well."

"The best alternative I found to do this on Windows."

"Uranium Backup is a versatile, one-time fee, NAS and local disk backup."

"I recommend Uranium Backup because it has a super easy-to-use interface."

"Uranium Backup allows you to replicate your data to an external NAS device."

"I trust Uranium Backup, it has not failed me so far."

"Uranium Backup is an excellent choice if you are looking for reliable and easy-to-use backup software."

"Uranium Backup funktioniert perfekt unter Windows."

"Ich entschied mich für Uranium Backup."

Restic

4.5

(31)

"Restic all the way, I've done some tests on the backup and even had to restore some data and it was stupid simple, it just works."

"Restic is an excellent option for any kind of file based data if you are comfortable using the cli."

"Use Restic or something for versioned backups."

"Full agree about restic (Very good) & Duplicati (Very bad)"

"I love restic."

"I personally use restic, it's simple and easy to use."

"Restic and Borg. The only feature I like about duplicati is asymmetric encryption."

"Restic [https://restic.net/](https://restic.net/)."

"I have been running restic backups on an SMB share with no difficulty."

"Configured so that I can only push new backups."

Macrium Reflect

4.3

(21)

"Macrium Reflect has worked VERY well for me."

"Rock-solid, and my choice"

"Looking like Macrium is going to do the trick!"

"Macrium Reflect (commercial, rock solid, my choice)"

"I use Macrium for myself and my customers."

"I use Macrium Reflect, I've used many others over the years."

"Macrium Reflect has been solid, free and reliable."

"I highly recommend Macrium Reflect Free for this."

"Commercial: macrium reflect (my choice)"

"Macrium reflect, although i think they reduced the free versions functionality heavily, if you can find a download of the latest fully free version, it's excellent."

FreeFileSync

4.2

(20)

"FreeFileSync works great for this."

"For just simple data backup, I use freefilesync."

"[FreeFileSync](https://freefilesync.org/), as u/ngs428 mentioned, may be the easiest."

"The one and only.. https://freefilesync.org/."

"Another vote for Freefilesync"

"FreeFileSync"

"FreeFileSync is free and works well, once you configure it to back up what & how you want."

"FreeFileSync is a free and open-source software that allows you to synchronize files and folders between different locations."

"Freefilesync, amazing tool and is free, the realtimesync option is awesome."

"I'm still fond of https://freefilesync.org/"

Borg

4.3

(18)

"Borg. I'm not sure whether there is a better way however I wrote my own custom shell script... Runs like a rock."

"Using Borg for years. Never had a problem. Everything worked from the start. Had to recover a few files and it worked everytime like I expected. Would recommend."

"I have been using Borg for several years."

"Very simple install."

"Borg backup ... best imo."

"Borg is beautiful."

"If you were Linux and/or macOS -- borgbackup / Vorta."

"For the last 5 years I have used borg because it is better."

"Borg"

"Borg 2 (beta, for now) adds support for a lot of clientless options."

Kopia

4.4

(15)

"Kopia is much faster (due to zstd I guess?) and I can keep my config in a k8s config-map for easy re-deployment."

"Kopia is what I switched to year ago."

"I use kopia: Incremental backups, CLI and GUI."

"Kopia from kopia.io Compress, dedup, and encrypt, and its soooo fast."

"I'm using Kopia."

"`kopia` or `restic` do it all in one."

"Free (means fully free, and opensourced): kopia"

"Kopia is already gaining trust for its robust feature set."

"Everyone should consider Kopia as well."

"Kopia."

Duplicati

3.8

(17)

"Software is free, it is very efficient and backup sizes are minimal, and you can encrypt the backups"

"I've been using Duplicati for a couple of years. I back everything up to Wasabi cloud - 3TB would be $15/month...that sounds like a steal for peace of mind of not losing your important files."

"I just use the duplicati container, and connect to the unraid share via SSH"

"[duplicati.com](https://www.duplicati.com) ist eine gute Veeam-Alternative."

"Duplicati has been working fine for me."

"I use Duplicati to backup from a NAS to another NAS locally."

"Duplicati should fit your needs."

"Duplicati should do most of what you need."

"Check out duplicati. I think it checks all your requirements."

"I've been using Duplicati for a while now and it's worked great."

Veeam Agent

4.6

(13)

"Veeam Agent is a great option. I've been using it for a while and it just works."

"Veeam Agent for entire host backup, Restic for file-only backups."

"Free version of Veeam Agent will do exactly that."

"Veeam agent for windows gets commonly recommended for Windows."

"Just download the free VEEAM agent for Windows and use that."

"I am using Veeam Agent to backup to a local share. It works great."

"I can recommend Veeam Agent for workstation and server backups."

"Has a free version with tons of features"

"Veeam Agent (has a free version with tons of features)"

#10

Nakivo

4.2

(13)

"I’d suggest Nakivo. It supports incremental backups."

"Try NAKIVO. It supports both image-level and file-level incremental backups."

"I'd recommend checking out nakivo's free edition backup software."

"NAKIVO is an excellent alternative to Acronis."

"If you’re looking for simple and reliable backup software, try Nakivo."

"Backup software solutions like NAKIVO can offer a bit more than rsync."

"The choice in our company is Nakivo with Starwinds VTL to fit the 3-2-1 backup rule."

"You might want to take a look at Nakivo."

"Perfect use case for it."

"We were using Veeam, but then switched to Nakivo."

#11

Rubrik

4.0

(13)

"We replaced Netbackup with Rubrik and never looked back."

"We're coming off of Datto which has become a streaming pile of garbage since Kaseya bought it."

"We switched from Veeam to Rubrik. Not sure why the switch, but for the most part I like Rubrik."

"I was really impressed with the Rubrik demo that I saw."

"We have been using them for 3 years and it works great."

"If you’ve got money and like all in one appliances."

"Managed service as I was fed up with babysitting Backup Exec."

"Is one of the few secure ones."

"Rubrik here."

"Rubrik. Livemount is a life changer."

#12

Duplicacy

4.3

(12)

"Duplicacy isn't the most widely talked about but it truly is the most technically impressive of all the options."

"I'm using Duplicacy and it's been working flawlessly for over a year now."

"Duplicacy supports remotes natively. Duplicacy deduplicates across machines."

"Duplicacy, restic or veeam. I like duplicacy more"

"I use Duplicacy to create offsite backups of my critical data in the array. Very Flexible. It just works."

"Duplicacy performs lock-free deduplication using a novel algorithm."

"I use duplicacy but not borg. Can’t really compare."

"I've been using Duplicacy for 5 years now and it's worked well."

"Duplicacy. They have a free command line version."

"[Duplicacy] is good."

#13

Backblaze

4.5

(10)

"Backblaze is extremely good value. One of the most valuable subscriptions I have."

"Backblaze and IDrive are actually well-regarded choices in the industry."

"Backblaze is known for its straightforward pricing with unlimited backup storage."

"I use Backblaze to backup to the cloud. I think it's like 6 or 7 bucks a month for unlimited storage."

"I recommend Backblaze."

"Backblaze. Einmal nach Amerika mit den Daten."

"I use backblaze."

"Backblaze is a common one."

"Check out backblaze."

"Backblaze B2 & personal better cheaper."

#14

rsync

3.9

(11)

"I rsync 1.4TB+ of data to an external drive from two LXCs on my Proxmox server. It works great."

"Rsync with --link-dest for incremental backups"

"I just run a nightly rsync job between my nas and my offsite nas."

"For user data: There is rsync, it is quite traditional with a long history"

"I use a combination of rsync for a local copy and duplicity to a backblaze b2 bucket."

"For local Backup rsync."

"2. rsync."

"Rsync or robocopy."

"Rsync"

"Another simpler option is rsync. You can use it to backup your system to an external drive with a single command."

#15

SyncBack

4.3

(10)

"I'm a big fan of SyncBackFree."

"I do a 1:1 backup of my media drives to external drives of the same size using Syncback Free."

"It looks perfect for my needs."

"Paid - Syncback."

"Syncback free"

"I'm using the free version myself and also for my dad and dad-in-law."

"Syncback"

"I use Syncback Free. It probably will do this."

"SyncBack. They have both a free and paid version."

"I'm using SyncBackFree, setup and forget."

#16

Unitrends

4.2

(10)

"Gone through three generations of Unitrends - highly recommend."

"Unitrends is a great choice. It's a reliable solution that requires less maintenance."

"Unitrends, Veeam!"

"I did check them out and they are awesome. Would be perfect besides, there is a limitation on how long a backup has been restored since the last sync time."

"I did like Unitrends as well. Very clean UI and simple to use but when I met with them, they said the cloud backups for a pc since last sync will only last 1-2 years before it gets removed."

"Check out Unitrends. It works great and is user-friendly enough that the legal department should be able to use it."

"Unitrends had a free version that worked great."

"I really like Unitrends."

"We've been using Unitrends for the past 3 years."

"Not the best but it works."

#17

Acronis

3.7

(11)

"I personally use Macrium for your stated purposes."

"There are a few programs, like Acronis True Image, Macrium Reflect, Norton Ghost, and Comodo Backup that can make a copy of your whole computer."

"I use Acronis True Image. I would just copy my backup files over the Internet to a working computer at the remote site and then have them create an Acronis Universal Restore bootable media."

"With Acronis software you can do it with two backup tasks."

"Acronis with backup to their cloud is the way to go here."

"Our Acronis Cyber Protect 15 may fit your needs, but I am not 100% without knowing exact requirements."

"For servers, using Acronis is fine or Veeam too."

"I use Arconis at home (which is only one PC), and have always been happy with it."

"You can try an OEM edition of our Acronis True Image if you have a qualifying drive"

"Most manufacturers will provide you with an OEM edition of Acronis software"

#18

UrBackup

3.9

(10)

"Why not urbackup?"

"Urbackup with btrfs or zfs backing storage."

"Https://www.urbackup.org"

"Http://www.urbackup.org/ is great"

"Urbackup"

"Urbackup."

"I used Macrium reflect until I found Urbackup."

"We ended up going with urbackup which seems to be working well for us so far."

"Urbackup works for us."

"Https://www.urbackup.org/"

#19

Macrium

3.8

(10)

"X2 For Windows it is undoubtedly the best and most affordable."

"I use and recommend Macrium."

"Macrium is probably the best and most reliable trusted solution."

"No, I’ve only used the free Macrium a couple of times for cloning and it’s worked great."

"I've used EaseUS, Veeam and Macrium for over a year each."

"I’ve used Macrium in the past and it’s been fine."

"You might look into Macrium's products."

"Use programs eg macrium or synology abb to do full and incremental backups."

"I'll sail the high seas for Macrium then, thanks!"

"Marcium interface is much sleeker and much simpler to use."

#20

Cohesity

4.2

(9)

"The fastest solution in this regard is cohesity."

"No pain with Cohesity Backup."

"Impressive speeds, good dedup, amazing global recovery file search index."

"It’s been a big improvement."

"By a large margin."

"We just switched to Cohesity from Veeam."

"Couldn't tell you the price but it works great."

"We also have more than 2000 VMs globally and are using Cohesity both in physical and virtual appliance forms. It's been working well so far."

"Take a look at Cohesity."

#21

Datto

4.3

(7)

"Datto is top notch for backup."

"Datto Siris and Alto support these, makes P2V a breeze too."

"Datto has some good appliances and is always a good choice."

"I'm currently using Datto for our PC backups, and it handles litigation hold well."

"That’s a better situation. Datto has unlimited retention options."

"I know Datto endpoint backup and Datto Siris the best, but Unitrends should be a good choice for this as well."

"Datto."

#22

Bacula

4.2

(6)

"Bacula is a powerful open-source backup solution."

"Both work with agents which is included in every major distribution."

"Bacula."

"I can't believe I'm saying this but....bacula."

"Bacula."

"Bacula for backup."

#23

RClone

4.2

(6)

"As always the answer is of course **rclone**!"

"Good software is something like: rclone, duplicacy, duplicati, arq."

"Rclone, with the backup-dir flag does just this."

"For remote Backup rclone."

"Https://rclone.org/."

"If the terminal doesn't scare you, rclone can backup to any storage or cloud storage."

#24

Synology

4.8

(5)

"I HIGHLY recommend. It does incremental backups, so they are quick."

"Restore files/folders or rescue a pc that won't even boot."

"I’d grab a synology and backup to that which in turn does cloud backup to Backblaze."

"If you have synology - use active backup, it free and works well for hyperv and vSphere."

#25

BackRest

3.8

(6)

"I use a docker container called Backrest, it's built on top of software called restic."

"I just use backrest and everything goes to my 10TB pcloud"

"Backrest is awesome"

"Backrest, if you want something web based."

"If not there is backrest to fill this gap."

"Agree. and backrest as GUI"

#26

Clonezilla

4.4

(5)

"Clonezilla is king in my opinion, usb bootable and easy to use."

"Clonezilla. the best and free."

"Clonezilla and Rescuezilla are completely free disk cloning software that can help you clone or back up a hard drive."

"Perhaps: https://clonezilla.org/ Seems it does most of what you require."

"I still use clonezilla to backup the whole boot drive weekly."

#27

BDRSuite

4.0

(5)

"Try BDRSuite, which automates the whole process for you."

"Give [BDRSuite ](https://www.bdrsuite.com/endpoint-backup/)a try."

"For backing up Windows Home PC, you can use endpoint backup software like BDRSuite."

"BDRSuite seems to be a better option, you can even try out a 30-day free trial."

"Check out BDRSuite's free backup. It's easy to use and free forever."

#28

RSnapshot

4.0

(5)

"Rsnapshot is very well known because it has been around for ages."

"Rsnapshot is a wrapper script around rsync and hardlinks to make snapshots"

"I use rsnapshot (rsync) to a synology NAS and then hyperbackup to backblaze."

"Ticks all your boxes."

"It gives you rolling backup snapshots."

#29

4.7

(3)

"Altaro, and I'm not changing for images of Hyper-V as it's awesome."

"Altaro (now called HornetSecurity)... honestly it's the best solution I've ever used."

"Easy to use, fairly priced and reliable."

#34

GoodSync

4.7

(3)

"Goodsync is my favorite."

"I recommend Goodsync for backing up to local EHDs or SSDs."

"Goodsync / FreeFileSync."

#35

5.0

(2)

"Truenas with zfs snapshots, use freefilesync to sync data daily."

"TrueNAS is free, extremely flexible, and can do so much."

#46

Veeam B&R

5.0

(2)

"Another vote here for Veeam B&R. Using it for a long time already for local backups plus AWS Glacier for archival."

"Veeam B&R is one of the best solutions."

#47

Synology Active Backup for Business

5.0

(2)

"Synology - Active Backup For Business + C2 + Nakivo."

"I use a Synology with Active Backup for Business, insanely easy to setup."

#48

Time Machine

5.0

(2)

"If you are a MacOS user there is always Time Machine as I use daily!"

"Use Time Machine(TM) for daily backups."

#49

(1)

"Stay away from Microsoft Backup."

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