Free Acronis True Image Alternatives for Linux

Acronis True Image is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best free Linux alternative is Clonezilla, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Acronis True Image and loads of them are free and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Linux alternatives to Acronis True Image are Rescuezilla, Rclone, rsync and Restic.

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Acronis True Image alternatives are mainly Backup Clients, but if you're looking for File Sync Tools or Online Backup Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux, Windows and Windows + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Acronis True Image.
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  1. Clonezilla icon
     529 likes

    Discover a free, open-source solution for disk imaging and cloning. Clonezilla ensures efficient large-scale deployment by simultaneously cloning over 40 computers. Supports unicasting and multicasting for versatile backup, based on Partclone and more for enhanced speed. Ideal for tech pros.

    74 Clonezilla alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
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    Clonezilla vs Acronis True Image Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    25

    True Image does incremental backups and differential backups and Clonezilla does not.

    Guest
    Positive
    6

    Does it's job as a disk cloner. Exactly what I needed.

    • Clonezilla is Free and Open SourceAcronis True Image is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Rescuezilla icon
     475 likes

    Free and straightforward disk cloning and imaging software that boots from a USB, supporting Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Interoperable with Clonezilla and can recover and extract files. Includes partition editing, undeleting, and NTFS recovery. No installation needed.

    43 Rescuezilla alternatives

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  3. Rclone icon
     190 likes

    Versatile command-line utility for syncing, copying, and verifying files across local disks and multiple cloud storage providers. Features include hash-based integrity checks, timestamp preservation, compression, encryption, and mounting storage as drives for backup and transfer tasks.

    107 Rclone alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  4. rsync icon
     277 likes

    Utility for Unix file and directory synchronization using delta encoding for efficient transfer, supports compression, incremental backup, remote operation via SSH, customizable filters, permission and timestamp preservation, and daemon mode on TCP 873.

    141 rsync alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
     
  5. Restic icon
     70 likes

    restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.

    71 Restic alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
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    • OpenBSD
     
  6. Kopia icon
     40 likes

    Kopia is a fast and secure open-source backup/restore tool that manages filesystem snapshots in a remote storage. It features client-side encryption, compression, backup policies. command-line interface and more.

    23 Kopia alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. SyncBack icon
     144 likes

    SyncBack allows for backing up, synchronizing, and restoring files on Windows. It offers a free version, SyncBackSE and Pro for more features, including local networks and cloud backups. Ideal for individuals and large organizations like hospitals, ensuring data protection and recovery.

    106 SyncBack alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  8. BorgBackup icon
     57 likes

    BorgBackup (short: Borg) is a deduplicating backup program. Optionally, it supports compression and authenticated encryption.

    45 BorgBackup alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Cygwin
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
  9. UrBackup icon
     40 likes

    UrBackup is a open source client/server backup system, that through a combination of image and file backups accomplishes both data safety and a fast restoration time.

    56 UrBackup alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
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    UrBackup vs Acronis True Image Comments
    David Jones
    Positive
    0

    It is high quality open source software that is also very affective running on multiple platforms

    • UrBackup is Free and Open SourceAcronis True Image is Paid and Proprietary
    • UrBackup is LightweightAcronis True Image is not according to our users
  10. Déjà Dup icon
     80 likes

    Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses Restic behind the scenes.

    93 Déjà Dup alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
     
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