Carbon Copy Cloner Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Carbon Copy Cloner for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Clonezilla, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Carbon Copy Cloner and 14 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Carbon Copy Cloner are Acronis True Image, Time Machine, SuperDuper! and ChronoSync.

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Carbon Copy Cloner alternatives are mainly Disk Cloning Tools, but if you're looking for Online Backup Tools or System Restore Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Windows and Linux. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Carbon Copy Cloner.
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  1. Clonezilla icon

    Clonezilla

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    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.

    71 Clonezilla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Choices to save or restore partition or disk in clonezilla
     
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    no cloning of mounted drives

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    Not support APFS. Only sector by sector and slowly.

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    • Most users think Clonezilla is a great Carbon Copy Cloner alternative.

    • Clonezilla is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Carbon Copy Cloner.

    • Clonezilla is Free and Open SourceCarbon Copy Cloner is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Acronis True Image icon

    Acronis True Image

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    Full image and file backups, disk cloning, and partition management across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android with ransomware protection, cloud storage, fast recovery, web-based remote management, and mobile device support for flexible, secure data protection.

    156 Acronis True Image alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Not able to copy only changed files.

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    It can't copy only changed files.

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    • Some users think Acronis True Image is a great Carbon Copy Cloner alternative, some don't.

    • Acronis True Image is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Carbon Copy Cloner.

    • Acronis True Image is the most popular commercial alternative to Carbon Copy Cloner.

    • Acronis True Image is Paid and ProprietaryCarbon Copy Cloner is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Time Machine icon

    Time Machine

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    Time Machine is the breakthrough automatic backup that’s built right into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on your Mac — digital photos, music, movies, TV shows, and documents. Now, if you ever have the need, you can easily go back in time to recover anything.

    92 Time Machine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Acronis True Image

    Full image and file backups, disk cloning, and partition management across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android with ransomware protection, cloud storage, fast recovery, web-based remote management, and mobile device support for flex...

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    SuperDuper!

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    SuperDuper makes recovery painless, because it makes creating a fully bootable backup painless. Its incredibly clear, friendly interface is understandable, easy to use, and its built-in scheduler makes it trivial to back up automatically.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    SuperDuper is cheaper than Carbon Copy Cloner and does the job just fine.

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    • Almost everyone thinks SuperDuper! is a great Carbon Copy Cloner alternative.

    • SuperDuper! is Freemium and ProprietaryCarbon Copy Cloner is Paid and Proprietary
    • SuperDuper! is LightweightCarbon Copy Cloner is not according to our users
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    ChronoSync

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    ChronoSync can synchronize, backup, and create bootable backups to almost anything you can connect to your Mac: select cloud services, other Macs, NAS drives, external drives, PC's or anything you can mount as a volume.

    65 ChronoSync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    Create multiple synchronizer documents and add them to a Container.
     
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    ChronoSync can clone, backup, AND synchronize your files. It is very customizable for an advanced user but can be an easy setup for a more novice user. And, free updates for life!

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    It does disk cloning, in addition to backups and file syncs.

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    It offers way more functionality. You can backup to cloud services, synchronize files, clone your disk, and do incremental backups.

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    • Most users think ChronoSync is a great Carbon Copy Cloner alternative.

    • ChronoSync is Paid and ProprietaryCarbon Copy Cloner is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Crow Backup

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    Crow Backup is a software that allows for the creation of backups on friends’ computers in a simple and secure manner.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Parachute Backup icon

    Parachute Backup

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    Automatic set-and-forget backup for iCloud Photos and Drive with manual, scheduled, full, or incremental syncing to external drives, NAS, or third-party clouds, preventing data loss, enabling file recovery, offloading files from your Mac, and requiring no subscription.

    52 Parachute Backup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. Mac Backup Guru icon

    Mac Backup Guru

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    Time machine alternative. Also creates incremental snapshots, but is different because the backups are bootable, gives you control so you can use the backup disk for other things too.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Retrospect

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    Retrospect is a multi-platform backup solution supporting hybrid backup to disk, tape, NAS & Cloud, aimed at SMEs and MSPs. Main Editions include unlimited client/endpoint licenses. Site License Edition includes unlimited server licenses.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
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    network backup vs local backup tool. not similar

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    • Retrospect is Paid and ProprietaryCarbon Copy Cloner is also Paid and Proprietary
  13. Winclone icon

    Winclone

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    Winclone 5 is the most complete solution for protecting your Boot Camp Windows system against data loss. Winclone is the most reliable cloning solution when migrating Boot Camp to a new Mac. The all new Winclone Backup feature provides scheduled, incremental snapshots of the...

    11 Winclone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Boot Camp
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    It's for cloning Windows partitions and not for cloning macOS.

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    • Winclone is Paid and ProprietaryCarbon Copy Cloner is also Paid and Proprietary
  14. Data Deposit Box icon

    Data Deposit Box

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    Data Deposit Box is an established cloud backup solutions company that provides small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) with the premium security and protection services utilized by large enterprises. The Company's patented backup technology, known for its Exabyte scalability...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
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  15. DMClone icon

    DMClone

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    Donemax offers 100% safe, powerful and easy-to-use data recovery software, data erasure software, disk clone software and other utilities for Windows and Mac OS.

    64 DMClone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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