License & Deployment Mix: 37 tools – 10 OSS, 9 SaaS. (OSS and SaaS counts can overlap when an open-source tool also offers a vendor-hosted edition.)
What Is Backup & Disaster Recovery?
Backup is the process of creating copies of data and systems so they can be restored after data loss, corruption, accidental deletion, or hardware failure. Backups protect against everyday data loss events and provide the foundation for any recovery strategy.
Disaster Recovery (DR) is the broader discipline of restoring IT operations after a major disruption – ransomware attacks, natural disasters, data center failures, or catastrophic hardware loss. DR goes beyond backup by providing replication, failover, and failback capabilities that minimize downtime.
Together, Backup & Disaster Recovery (BDR) ensures business continuity by answering two critical questions:
- RPO (Recovery Point Objective) – how much data can you afford to lose? RPO determines backup frequency. An RPO of 1 hour means backups must run at least hourly.
- RTO (Recovery Time Objective) – how quickly must systems be restored? RTO determines the DR strategy. An RTO of 15 minutes requires instant recovery or hot standby; an RTO of 24 hours allows restoring from cold backups.
Organizations need both backup and DR because they address different risk profiles. Backup handles the common case (accidental deletion, file corruption, single-server failure). DR handles the catastrophic case (ransomware encrypting all systems, data center fire, regional outage). Without backup, you cannot recover data. Without DR, you cannot recover quickly.
The information on these pages was researched by a combination of human review and large language models. To suggest an addition or correction, please contact us. Prepared by Rhodium Systems Inc., author of the ResorsIT platform — a unified IT operations management platform for IT teams and MSPs that integrates a curated suite of open-source, commercial, and SaaS applications into a single system with shared identity, single sign-on, access control, and a common audit trail. Use this catalogue only as a starting point for your own research, and review any tool carefully against your own requirements before relying on it. Catalogue data version 2026.197.
Comparison
SSO / OIDC Comparison
OIDC is the preferred SSO protocol.
| Tool | OIDC | SAML | SCIM | Authentik Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restic | No | No | No | CLI tool; no web UI; OS-level auth only |
| BorgBackup | No | No | No | CLI tool; no web UI; SSH key auth |
| Kopia | No | No | No | CLI + optional web UI; no SSO; basic auth for UI |
| Bacula | No | No | No | CLI + BConsole; BAT GUI; no SSO |
| Bareos | No | No | No | WebUI supports PAM; no native OIDC/SAML |
| Amanda | No | No | No | CLI tool; no web UI; OS-level auth |
| Duplicati | No | No | No | Web UI with password auth; no SSO |
| UrBackup | No | No | No | Web UI with local auth; LDAP via plugin |
| Proxmox BS | Yes | No | No | OIDC via OpenID Connect realm; Authentik as IdP |
| BackupPC | No | No | No | Web UI with Apache auth; reverse proxy SSO possible |
| Duplicacy | No | No | No | Web UI with local auth; no SSO |
| Veeam | Yes* | Yes | Yes | OIDC via Veeam Service Provider Console; SAML for Enterprise Manager; SCIM via AD sync |
| Acronis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Native OIDC and SAML; SCIM directory sync; multi-tenant IdP support |
| Commvault | Yes | Yes | Yes | Native OIDC (Command Center); SAML; SCIM provisioning; Authentik as IdP |
| Veritas NetBackup | Yes* | Yes | No | OIDC via NetBackup IT Analytics; SAML native; AD/LDAP |
| Datto SIRIS | No | Yes | No | SAML SSO via Autotask/Datto portal; no native OIDC |
| Cohesity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Native OIDC and SAML; SCIM provisioning; multi-tenant SSO |
| Rubrik | Yes | Yes | Yes | Native OIDC and SAML; SCIM directory sync; Authentik as IdP |
| NAKIVO | No | No | No | Web UI with local auth; AD/LDAP integration; no OIDC/SAML |
| Hornetsecurity | No | No | No | Web console; AD integration; no OIDC/SAML for VM Backup product |
| MSP360 | No | No | No | Web console with local auth; no SSO; AD for agents |
| Axcient | No | Yes | No | SAML SSO for partner portal; no OIDC |
| Arcserve | No | Yes | No | SAML SSO; AD/LDAP integration; no native OIDC |
| HPE Zerto | Yes | Yes | No | OIDC and SAML via Zerto Management; Keycloak/Authentik as IdP |
| Vinchin | No | No | No | Web console with local auth; AD/LDAP; no OIDC/SAML |
| Storware | Yes | Yes | No | OIDC and SAML support; Keycloak integration; Authentik as IdP |
| Bacula Enterprise | No | No | No | BWeb management console; LDAP auth; no OIDC/SAML |
| Druva | Yes | Yes | Yes | Native OIDC and SAML; SCIM provisioning; Authentik as SAML IdP |
| Carbonite | No | Yes | No | SAML SSO (Webroot/OpenText portal); no native OIDC |
| Cove Data Protection | No | Yes | No | SAML SSO via N-able platform; no native OIDC |
| NinjaOne Backup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Native OIDC and SAML; SCIM directory sync; Authentik as IdP |
| Unitrends | No | Yes | No | SAML SSO; AD/LDAP integration; no native OIDC |
| AWS Backup | Yes* | Yes | No | AWS IAM Identity Center; OIDC federation; SAML IdP; Authentik as external IdP |
| Azure Backup | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Entra ID (Azure AD); OIDC federation; SAML; SCIM; Authentik as external IdP |
| Backblaze B2 | No | No | No | Web console with local auth + 2FA; no SSO; API key auth |
| Wasabi | Yes | Yes | No | OIDC and SAML SSO for console; IAM policies for S3 API; Authentik as IdP |
* = requires specific plan, module, or cloud identity federation
Best SSO support: Acronis, Commvault, Cohesity, Rubrik, Druva, NinjaOne (OIDC + SAML + SCIM)
No SSO: Most OSS tools (Restic, Borg, Kopia, Bacula, Bareos, Amanda, Duplicati, BackupPC, Duplicacy); several paid tools (NAKIVO, Hornetsecurity, MSP360, Vinchin, Bacula Enterprise)
OIDC among OSS: Only Proxmox Backup Server supports native OIDC
API Comparison
| Tool | API Type | Auth | Webhooks | SDKs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restic | CLI | N/A | No | Go library (internal) |
| BorgBackup | CLI | N/A | No | Python (borg module) |
| Kopia | REST + CLI | Bearer token | No | Go (internal) |
| Bacula | CLI (bconsole) | N/A | No | Perl, Python (community) |
| Bareos | REST | API key | No | Python (community) |
| Amanda | CLI | N/A | No | Perl (amrecover) |
| Duplicati | REST | API key | No | None official |
| UrBackup | REST | Session token | No | Python (community) |
| Proxmox BS | REST | Token, Cookie | No | Rust (internal), Python (community) |
| BackupPC | CGI + CLI | HTTP auth | No | Perl (BackupPC::Lib) |
| Duplicacy | CLI | N/A | No | Go (internal) |
| Veeam | REST v1.1 | OAuth2, Token | Yes | PowerShell, .NET, Python (community) |
| Acronis | REST | OAuth2, JWT | Yes | Python, Go (official) |
| Commvault | REST | OAuth2, Token | Yes | Python (official), PowerShell |
| Veritas | REST | API key, JWT | Yes | Java, Python (community) |
| Datto SIRIS | REST | API key | Yes | Python, PHP (community) |
| Cohesity | REST | Bearer, API key | Yes | Python (official), PowerShell |
| Rubrik | REST + GraphQL | Token, OAuth2 | Yes | Python (official), PowerShell, Go |
| NAKIVO | REST | Session token | No | None official |
| Hornetsecurity | REST | API key | No | None official |
| MSP360 | REST | API key | Yes | PowerShell (official) |
| Axcient | REST | API key | Yes | None official |
| Arcserve | REST | Token | Yes | PowerShell (community) |
| HPE Zerto | REST v2 | Bearer, OAuth2 | Yes | PowerShell (official), Python |
| Vinchin | REST | Token | No | None official |
| Storware | REST | Token, API key | Yes | Python (community) |
| Bacula Ent. | REST (BWeb) | API key | No | Python (community) |
| Druva | REST | OAuth2 | Yes | Python (official) |
| Carbonite | REST | API key | No | None official |
| Cove | REST | API key | Yes | PowerShell (N-able) |
| NinjaOne | REST | OAuth2 | Yes | PowerShell (official), Python |
| Unitrends | REST | Token | Yes | Python (community) |
| AWS Backup | REST (AWS API) | SigV4, IAM | Yes (EventBridge) | Python (boto3), JS, Go, Java, .NET |
| Azure Backup | REST (ARM) | OAuth2 (Entra) | Yes (Event Grid) | Python, .NET, Java, JS, Go |
| Backblaze B2 | REST (S3 + native) | App key | No | Python, Java, JS (official) |
| Wasabi | REST (S3) | Access key | No | Any S3 SDK |
Backup Capabilities
| Tool | File | Image | VM | App-Aware | M365/GWS | Database | Dedup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restic | Yes | No | No | No | No | Via dump | Yes (content-defined) |
| BorgBackup | Yes | No | No | No | No | Via dump | Yes (content-defined) |
| Kopia | Yes | No | No | No | No | Via dump | Yes (content-defined) |
| Bacula | Yes | No | No | Yes* | No | MySQL, PgSQL, Oracle plugins | No |
| Bareos | Yes | No | No | Yes* | No | MySQL, PgSQL, MSSQL plugins | No |
| Amanda | Yes | No | No | Limited | No | MySQL, PgSQL via script | No |
| Duplicati | Yes | No | No | No | No | Via dump | Yes (block-level) |
| UrBackup | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes (file-level) |
| Proxmox BS | Yes | No | Yes (PVE) | No | No | No | Yes (content-defined) |
| BackupPC | Yes | No | No | No | No | Via dump | Yes (pool-based) |
| Duplicacy | Yes | No | No | No | No | Via dump | Yes (lock-free) |
| Veeam | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV, Nutanix, PVE) | Yes | Yes | Yes (all major) | Yes (inline) |
| Acronis | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | Yes | Yes (major) | Yes (inline) |
| Commvault | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV, Nutanix) | Yes | Yes | Yes (all major) | Yes (inline) |
| Veritas | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | Yes | Yes (all major) | Yes (MSDP) |
| Datto SIRIS | No | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | Yes* | Yes (MSSQL, Exchange) | Yes (inline) |
| Cohesity | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV, Nutanix) | Yes | Yes | Yes (all major) | Yes (global) |
| Rubrik | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV, Nutanix) | Yes | Yes | Yes (all major) | Yes (global) |
| NAKIVO | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV, Nutanix, PVE) | Yes | Yes | Yes (Oracle, MSSQL) | Yes (inline) |
| Hornetsecurity | No | No | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | No | No | Yes (inline) |
| MSP360 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (MSSQL) | Yes (block-level) |
| Axcient | No | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | Yes* | Yes (MSSQL, Exchange) | Yes (chain-free) |
| Arcserve | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | Yes | Yes (major) | Yes (inline) |
| HPE Zerto | No | No | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | No | No | No (journal-based) |
| Vinchin | No | No | Yes (VMware, HV, PVE, KVM, Xen) | Yes | No | Yes (MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle) | Yes (inline) |
| Storware | Yes | No | Yes (VMware, HV, PVE, KVM, Nutanix) | Yes | Yes | Yes (major) | Yes (VDO) |
| Bacula Ent. | Yes | No | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | Yes | Yes (all major) | Yes (global) |
| Druva | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, AWS EC2) | Yes | Yes | Yes (major) | Yes (global) |
| Carbonite | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | Yes | Yes (MSSQL, Exchange) | Yes (inline) |
| Cove | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | Yes | Yes (MSSQL, Exchange) | Yes (TrueDelta) |
| NinjaOne | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | No | No | Yes (block-level) |
| Unitrends | Yes | Yes | Yes (VMware, HV) | Yes | Yes* | Yes (MSSQL, Oracle) | Yes (adaptive) |
| AWS Backup | Yes (EFS) | Yes (EBS) | Yes (EC2) | Yes | No | Yes (RDS, DynamoDB) | No |
| Azure Backup | Yes (Files) | Yes (Disks) | Yes (Azure VMs) | Yes | No | Yes (SQL, SAP HANA) | No |
| Backblaze B2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wasabi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
* = via plugin, add-on module, or partner integration
-- = storage target only (not backup software)
Broadest workload coverage: Veeam, Commvault, Cohesity, Rubrik (file, image, VM, app, SaaS, DB)
Best OSS file backup: Restic, BorgBackup, Kopia (encryption, deduplication, multiple backends)
VM backup leader: Veeam (widest hypervisor support, instant recovery, CDP, SureBackup)
Disaster Recovery & Ransomware Protection
| Tool | Replication | Failover | CDP | Immutable | Object Lock | Instant Recovery | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restic | No | No | No | Yes (append-only) | Yes (via S3) | No | Yes (check command) |
| BorgBackup | No | No | No | Yes (append-only) | No | No | Yes (verify command) |
| Kopia | No | No | No | Yes (append-only) | Yes (via S3) | No | Yes (verify command) |
| Bacula | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (verify job) |
| Bareos | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (verify job) |
| Amanda | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (amverify) |
| Duplicati | No | No | No | No | Yes (via S3) | No | Yes (verify backend) |
| UrBackup | No | No | No | No | No | No | Limited |
| Proxmox BS | Yes (sync) | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (verify job) |
| BackupPC | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (verify) |
| Duplicacy | No | No | No | No | Yes (via S3) | No | Yes (check command) |
| Veeam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (hardened repo) | Yes | Yes (instant VM) | Yes (SureBackup) |
| Acronis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (instant restore) | Yes (auto-validation) |
| Commvault | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (WORM) | Yes | Yes (live recovery) | Yes (auto-recovery) |
| Veritas | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (WORM) | Yes | Yes (instant access) | Yes (auto image replication) |
| Datto SIRIS | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (immutable cloud) | N/A (Datto Cloud) | Yes (instant virt.) | Yes (AutoVerify) |
| Cohesity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (DataLock) | Yes | Yes (instant mass) | Yes (auto-test) |
| Rubrik | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes (immutable by design) | Yes | Yes (instant recovery) | Yes (auto-verify) |
| NAKIVO | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (immutable repo) | Yes | Yes (flash VM boot) | Yes (screenshot verify) |
| Hornetsecurity | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (immutable cloud) | No | No | Yes (boot verification) |
| MSP360 | No | No | No | Yes (immutability) | Yes | No | Yes (consistency check) |
| Axcient | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (chain-free) | N/A (Axcient Cloud) | Yes (instant virt.) | Yes (AutoVerify) |
| Arcserve | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (immutable) | Yes | Yes (instant VM) | Yes (assured recovery) |
| HPE Zerto | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (journal) | No | Yes (journal recovery) | Yes (automated test) |
| Vinchin | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (immutable) | No | Yes (instant recovery) | Yes (backup verify) |
| Storware | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (verify) |
| Bacula Ent. | Yes | No | No | Yes (WORM tape) | Yes | No | Yes (verify job) |
| Druva | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (immutable cloud) | N/A (Druva Cloud) | No | Yes (auto-verify) |
| Carbonite | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes (auto-test) |
| Cove | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (cloud vault) | N/A (N-able Cloud) | Yes (virtual recovery) | Yes (screenshot verify) |
| NinjaOne | No | No | No | Yes (cloud immut.) | No | No | Yes (auto-verify) |
| Unitrends | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (immutable) | No | Yes (instant recovery) | Yes (Recovery Assurance) |
| AWS Backup | Yes (cross-region) | No | No | Yes (Vault Lock) | Yes | No | Yes (restore test) |
| Azure Backup | Yes (cross-region) | No | No | Yes (soft delete + MUA) | No | No | Yes (restore drill) |
| Backblaze B2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes (Object Lock) | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Wasabi | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes (Object Lock) | Yes | N/A | N/A |
* = near-CDP (frequent snapshots, not true journal-based CDP)
Best DR capabilities: Veeam, Cohesity, Rubrik, HPE Zerto (replication, failover, CDP, orchestration)
Best ransomware protection: Rubrik (immutable by design), Cohesity (DataLock), Veeam (hardened repo + Object Lock), Datto (immutable cloud)
Best OSS immutability: Restic and Kopia (S3 Object Lock support), BorgBackup (append-only mode)
Cloud Storage & Targets
| Tool | Local | NAS/SAN | S3-Compat. | Azure Blob | GCS | Tape | Built-in Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restic | Yes | Yes (NFS/SMB) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| BorgBackup | Yes | Yes (NFS/SMB) | No (via rclone) | No (via rclone) | No (via rclone) | No | No |
| Kopia | Yes | Yes (NFS/SMB) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Bacula | Yes | Yes | Yes* | No | No | Yes | No |
| Bareos | Yes | Yes | Yes* | No | No | Yes | No |
| Amanda | Yes | Yes | Yes* | No | No | Yes | No |
| Duplicati | Yes | Yes (NFS/SMB) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| UrBackup | Yes | Yes (NFS/SMB) | No | No | No | No | No |
| Proxmox BS | Yes | Yes (NFS) | No | No | No | Yes* | No |
| BackupPC | Yes | Yes (NFS/SMB) | No | No | No | No | No |
| Duplicacy | Yes | Yes (NFS/SMB) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Veeam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Acronis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (Acronis Cloud) |
| Commvault | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Metallic) |
| Veritas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Datto SIRIS | Yes (appliance) | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (Datto Cloud) |
| Cohesity | Yes (cluster) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (DataProtect as a Service) |
| Rubrik | Yes (cluster) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes (Rubrik Cloud) |
| NAKIVO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Hornetsecurity | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (Hornetsecurity Cloud) |
| MSP360 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No (uses third-party) |
| Axcient | Yes (appliance) | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (Axcient Cloud) |
| Arcserve | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Arcserve Cloud) |
| HPE Zerto | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes (Zerto Cloud) |
| Vinchin | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Storware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Bacula Ent. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Druva | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (Druva Cloud / AWS) |
| Carbonite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes (Carbonite Cloud) |
| Cove | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (N-able Cloud) |
| NinjaOne | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (NinjaOne Cloud) |
| Unitrends | Yes (appliance) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes (Unitrends Cloud) |
| AWS Backup | No | No | Yes (S3) | No | No | No | Yes (AWS native) |
| Azure Backup | No | No | No | Yes (native) | No | No | Yes (Azure native) |
| Backblaze B2 | N/A | N/A | Yes (is S3) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes (is cloud) |
| Wasabi | N/A | N/A | Yes (is S3) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes (is cloud) |
* = via plugin or additional configuration
Best multi-target: Veeam, Commvault, Cohesity, Rubrik, Arcserve, Bacula Enterprise (local, NAS, S3, Azure, GCS, tape)
Best OSS cloud targets: Restic, Kopia, Duplicacy, Duplicati (S3, Azure Blob, GCS natively)
Storage targets only: Backblaze B2 and Wasabi are S3-compatible object storage services – they are backup destinations, not backup software. Pair with any tool supporting S3-compatible storage.
MSP / Multi-Tenant Features
| Tool | Multi-Tenant | License Delegation | White-Label | PSA/RMM | Auto Billing | Per-Tenant Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restic | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BorgBackup | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Kopia | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Bacula | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Bareos | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Amanda | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Duplicati | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| UrBackup | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Proxmox BS | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BackupPC | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Duplicacy | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Veeam | Yes (VSPC) | Yes | Yes | Yes (ConnectWise, Datto PSA) | Yes | Yes |
| Acronis | Yes (native) | Yes | Yes | Yes (ConnectWise, Datto, Ninja) | Yes | Yes |
| Commvault | Yes (Metallic) | Yes | No | Yes (ServiceNow) | Yes | Yes |
| Veritas | Limited | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Datto SIRIS | Yes (native) | Yes | Yes | Yes (Autotask, ConnectWise) | Yes | Yes |
| Cohesity | Yes (native) | Yes | No | Yes (ServiceNow) | Yes | Yes |
| Rubrik | Yes (Envoy) | Yes | No | Yes (ServiceNow) | Yes | Yes |
| NAKIVO | Yes (MSP ed.) | Yes | No | Limited | No | Yes |
| Hornetsecurity | Yes (partner) | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes | Yes |
| MSP360 | Yes (native) | Yes | Yes | Yes (ConnectWise, Datto) | Yes | Yes |
| Axcient | Yes (native) | Yes | Yes | Yes (ConnectWise, Datto, HaloPSA) | Yes | Yes |
| Arcserve | Limited | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| HPE Zerto | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Vinchin | Limited | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Storware | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Bacula Ent. | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Druva | Yes (native) | Yes | No | Yes (ServiceNow, ConnectWise) | Yes | Yes |
| Carbonite | Yes | Yes | No | Limited | No | Yes |
| Cove | Yes (native) | Yes | Yes | Yes (N-able RMM, ConnectWise) | Yes | Yes |
| NinjaOne | Yes (native) | Yes | Yes | Yes (native RMM + PSA) | Yes | Yes |
| Unitrends | Yes (MSP ed.) | Yes | Yes | Yes (ConnectWise, Autotask) | Yes | Yes |
| AWS Backup | Yes (Org) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Azure Backup | Yes (Lighthouse) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Backblaze B2 | Limited | No | No | No | No | Limited |
| Wasabi | Yes (partner) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Best MSP platforms: Veeam VSPC, Acronis, Datto SIRIS, Axcient, MSP360, Cove (N-able), NinjaOne – purpose-built multi-tenant consoles with PSA/RMM integration and automated billing
No MSP support: All OSS tools lack multi-tenant management; wrapping with custom automation is possible but not practical at scale
Deployment and Licensing
| Tool | License | Self-Hosted | Language | Min RAM | Docker | Pricing Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restic | BSD-2-Clause | Yes | Go | 64 MB | N/A (binary) | Free |
| BorgBackup | BSD-3-Clause | Yes | Python/C | 64 MB | N/A (binary) | Free |
| Kopia | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Go | 128 MB | Yes | Free |
| Bacula | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | C/C++ | 512 MB | Yes (community) | Free |
| Bareos | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | C/C++ | 512 MB | Yes | Free |
| Amanda | GPL-2.0 | Yes | C/Perl | 256 MB | No | Free |
| Duplicati | MIT | Yes | C# (.NET) | 256 MB | Yes | Free |
| UrBackup | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | C++ | 256 MB | Yes | Free |
| Proxmox BS | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Rust | 2 GB | No (bare metal) | Free (sub optional) |
| BackupPC | GPL-3.0 | Yes | Perl | 256 MB | Yes (community) | Free |
| Duplicacy | Fair Source | Yes | Go | 128 MB | N/A (binary) | CLI free; Web UI $20+/yr |
| Veeam | Proprietary | Yes | .NET/C++ | 4 GB | No (Windows) | Per-workload; Community Edition free (10 VMs) |
| Acronis | Proprietary | No (cloud) | – | – | – | Per-GB or per-workload; MSP usage-based |
| Commvault | Proprietary | Yes | C++/Java | 8 GB | No | Per-TB or per-VM; enterprise negotiated |
| Veritas | Proprietary | Yes | C/C++ | 8 GB | No | Per-TB; perpetual or subscription |
| Datto SIRIS | Proprietary | Appliance | – | – | – | Per-device; includes appliance + cloud |
| Cohesity | Proprietary | Yes (cluster) | Go/Java | 32 GB | No (cluster) | Per-TB; subscription |
| Rubrik | Proprietary | Yes (cluster) | Go/Java | 32 GB | No (cluster) | Per-TB; subscription |
| NAKIVO | Proprietary | Yes | Java | 4 GB | Yes | Per-workload; perpetual or subscription |
| Hornetsecurity | Proprietary | Yes | .NET | 2 GB | No (Windows) | Per-VM; subscription |
| MSP360 | Proprietary | Yes (mgmt) | .NET | 2 GB | No (Windows) | Per-workload + storage |
| Axcient | Proprietary | Appliance | – | – | – | Per-device; includes appliance + cloud |
| Arcserve | Proprietary | Yes | C++/Java | 4 GB | No | Per-TB; perpetual or subscription |
| HPE Zerto | Proprietary | Yes | .NET | 4 GB | No (Windows) | Per-VM; subscription |
| Vinchin | Proprietary | Yes | C++/Qt | 4 GB | No (Linux VM) | Per-socket or per-VM; perpetual |
| Storware | Proprietary | Yes | Java | 4 GB | Yes | Per-host or per-TB; subscription |
| Bacula Ent. | Proprietary | Yes | C/C++ | 2 GB | Yes | Per-agent; subscription |
| Druva | Proprietary | No (SaaS) | – | – | – | Per-TB or per-user; subscription |
| Carbonite | Proprietary | No (SaaS) | – | – | – | Per-device or per-user; subscription |
| Cove | Proprietary | No (SaaS) | – | – | – | Per-device; usage-based |
| NinjaOne | Proprietary | No (SaaS) | – | – | – | Per-device; part of RMM platform |
| Unitrends | Proprietary | Appliance | – | – | – | Per-device; appliance + cloud |
| AWS Backup | Proprietary | No (cloud) | – | – | – | Per-GB stored + per-restore; pay-as-you-go |
| Azure Backup | Proprietary | No (cloud) | – | – | – | Per-instance + per-GB; pay-as-you-go |
| Backblaze B2 | Proprietary | No (cloud) | – | – | – | $6/TB/mo stored; $0.01/GB download |
| Wasabi | Proprietary | No (cloud) | – | – | – | $7/TB/mo stored; no egress fees |
Lightest deployment: Restic, BorgBackup (single binary, no server, minimal RAM)
Heaviest deployment: Cohesity, Rubrik (dedicated cluster nodes, 32+ GB RAM per node)
Free options: All OSS tools; Veeam Community Edition (limited to 10 VMs); Proxmox BS (free with optional subscription)
Tools
37 tools.
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is a unified platform combining backup, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, and endpoint management in a single solution.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: SAML
Amanda
Amanda (Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver) is one of the oldest open-source network backup solutions, originally developed at the University of Maryland in 1991.
License: Amanda (source-available) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Arcserve UDP
Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) is an enterprise backup and disaster recovery solution that combines image-based backup, tape support, high availability (HA), and cloud DR in a single platform.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
AWS Backup
AWS Backup is a fully managed, policy-based backup service that centralizes and automates data protection across AWS services.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
Axcient x360Recover
Axcient x360Recover is a business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solution designed exclusively for MSPs. It provides image-based backup, local virtualization, cloud virtualization, and automated DR testing in a unified platform.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: appliance · SSO: none
Azure Backup
Azure Backup is Microsoft’s cloud-native backup service, providing centralized data protection for Azure VMs, on-premises servers (via MARS agent or Azure Backup Server), SQL Server, SAP HANA, Azure Files, Azure Blobs, Azure Disks, and Kube…
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Backblaze B2 is an S3-compatible cloud object storage service positioned as a low-cost alternative to AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, and Google Cloud Storage.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
BackupPC
BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up PCs, laptops, and servers to a central server’s disk.
License: GPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Bacula Community
Bacula is an enterprise-grade, open-source network backup solution designed for managing backup, recovery, and verification of data across a network of computers.
License: AGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise is the commercial version of Bacula, developed and supported by Bacula Systems SA (Switzerland).
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Bareos
Bareos (Backup Archiving Recovery Open Sourced) is a fork of Bacula created in 2010 that has since evolved into its own mature backup platform.
License: AGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
BorgBackup
BorgBackup (Borg) is an open-source deduplicating backup archiver with compression and authenticated client-side encryption, using content-defined chunking for efficient, space-saving snapshots.
License: BSD-3-Clause (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Carbonite
Carbonite (now part of OpenText following the Carbonite-Webroot merger and subsequent OpenText acquisition) is a data protection platform providing endpoint backup, server backup, and disaster recovery as a service.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: SAML
Cohesity
Cohesity is a hyperconverged data management platform that consolidates backup, file services, object storage, test/dev, and analytics on a single web-scale infrastructure.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Commvault
Commvault is one of the most comprehensive enterprise data protection platforms, providing backup, recovery, archival, and data management across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Cove Data Protection
Cove Data Protection (formerly SolarWinds Backup, now under N-able) is a cloud-first backup solution designed specifically for MSPs.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
Datto SIRIS
Datto SIRIS is a comprehensive business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) platform designed exclusively for managed service providers (MSPs).
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: appliance · SSO: none
Druva
Druva Data Resiliency Cloud is a SaaS-only data protection platform that eliminates the need for on-premises backup infrastructure.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML
Duplicacy
Duplicacy is a lock-free deduplication cloud backup tool written in Go. Its primary innovation is a lock-free design that allows multiple clients to back up to the same storage simultaneously without coordination or locking, making it parti…
License: LicenseRef-Duplicacy (source-available) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Duplicati
Duplicati is a free, open-source backup client that stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on cloud storage services and remote file servers.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Hornetsecurity VM Backup
Hornetsecurity VM Backup (formerly Altaro VM Backup) is a VM backup solution designed for simplicity and ease of use in small to mid-size environments running VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
HPE Zerto
Zerto (acquired by HPE in 2021) is a continuous data protection (CDP) and disaster recovery platform specializing in near-zero RPO replication and orchestrated DR failover.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, appliance · SSO: none
Kopia
Kopia is a cross-platform backup and restore tool written in Go that provides fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups to a variety of storage backends.
License: Apache-2.0 (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
MSP360
MSP360 (formerly CloudBerry Lab) provides backup software designed for MSPs and IT professionals who want to back up data to any cloud storage service.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas, native · SSO: none
NAKIVO
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a data protection solution targeting small to mid-size businesses (SMBs) and managed service providers (MSPs).
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
NinjaOne Backup
NinjaOne Backup is the integrated backup solution within the NinjaOne unified IT management platform.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: SAML
Object Storage Backup: The Industry Gap
The backup industry overwhelmingly treats object storage as a backup destination (target), not as a data source that itself needs protection.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas, native, k8s · SSO: none
Proxmox Backup Server
Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) is an enterprise-class backup solution developed by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH, designed primarily for backing up virtual machines, containers, and physical hosts.
License: AGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Restic
Restic is a modern, fast, and secure backup program written in Go. It is designed with simplicity and correctness in mind, providing content-addressed deduplication, client-side encryption, and support for a wide range of storage backends.
License: BSD-2-Clause (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Rubrik
Rubrik is a data security and management platform built around zero trust data security principles. The company positions itself beyond traditional backup, focusing on data resilience, ransomware recovery, and data observability.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, appliance · SSO: none
Storware
Storware Backup & Recovery (formerly Storware vProtect) is a data protection solution developed by Storware, a Poland-based company.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Unitrends MSP
Unitrends (now part of Kaseya following the 2018 acquisition) provides backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions for both end-user organizations and MSPs.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: appliance · SSO: none
UrBackup
UrBackup is an open-source client/server backup system that provides both image and file backup capabilities with a built-in web management interface.
License: AGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Veeam
Veeam is the market leader in backup and disaster recovery for virtualized, physical, and cloud workloads.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Veritas NetBackup
Veritas NetBackup is one of the longest-running enterprise backup solutions, with roots going back to the 1990s under the Symantec and then Veritas brand.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Vinchin
Vinchin Backup & Recovery is a VM backup solution developed by Chengdu Vinchin Technology, a China-based company specializing in virtualization data protection.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none
Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage
Wasabi is an S3-compatible hot cloud storage service marketed as the “hot cloud storage” alternative to AWS S3, emphasizing predictable pricing with no egress or API request fees.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
