UrBackup AlternativesBackup Clients and other similar apps like UrBackup

UrBackup is described as 'Open source client/server backup system, that through a combination of image and file backups accomplishes both data safety and a fast restoration time' and is a Backup Client in the backup & sync category. There are more than 25 alternatives to UrBackup for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best UrBackup alternative is Rescuezilla, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like UrBackup are Duplicati, Rclone, Restic and Acronis True Image.

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  1. Rescuezilla icon

    Rescuezilla

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    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.

    37 Rescuezilla alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Rescuezilla screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Disk Cloning
    2.  Disk Imaging
    3.  Disaster Recovery
    4.  Portable
    5.  No installation
    6.  Graphical User Interface
    7.  Integrated partitioning tools
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Based on Ubuntu
    10.  Fast cloning
    11.  Integrated Web Browser
    12.  NTFS Partition Recovery

    Rescuezilla VS UrBackup

     
    Comments about Rescuezilla as an Alternative to UrBackup
    Risei
    Negative Apr 29, 2025
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    Rescuezilla is a bootable recovery tool, UrBackup is for backing up online endpoint systems to a central location.

    UrBackup Icon
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    • Rescuezilla is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to UrBackup.

    • Rescuezilla is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to UrBackup.

    • Rescuezilla is Free and Open SourceUrBackup is also Free and Open Source
    • Rescuezilla is LightweightUrBackup is not according to our users
  2. Duplicati icon

    Duplicati

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    Duplicati stores encrypted, incremental backups with AES-256 encryption and GPG, compatible with Windows, Linux, MacOS. Supports cloud services like OneDrive, Google Drive, and includes a built-in scheduler, auto-updater. Run backups through a web interface or command line.

    132 Duplicati alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Duplicati screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup
    3.  Automatic Backup
    4.  Encrypted Backup
    5.  Data deduplication
    6.  File Versioning
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Scheduling
    9.  Local Storage
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11.  Guided configuration
    12.  AES-256 Encryption

    Duplicati VS UrBackup

     
    Comments about Duplicati as an Alternative to UrBackup
    yodarunamok
    Negative Aug 14, 2021
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    Doesn't do image backups, just file backups.

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    • Duplicati is Freemium and Open SourceUrBackup is Free and Open Source
    • Duplicati is Privacy focusedUrBackup is not according to our users
  4. Rclone icon

    Rclone

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    Rclone ("rsync for cloud storage") is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers.

    93 Rclone alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Rclone screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  File Sync
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4. MEGA icon  MEGA integration
    5. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    6.  Backup to Cloud Storage
    7. Nextcloud icon  Nextcloud integration
    8.  Synchronization
    9. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Onedrive integration
    10.  End-to-End Encryption
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  Portable

    Rclone VS UrBackup

     
    Comments about Rclone as an Alternative to UrBackup
    Risei
    Negative Apr 29, 2025
    0

    Rclone is not backup software.

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    • Rclone is Free and Open SourceUrBackup is also Free and Open Source
    • Rclone is LightweightUrBackup is not according to our users
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    Comprehensive Windows backup solution supporting PCs and servers. Offers backup, restore, cloning, disaster response, system migration, and flexible recovery on various storage.

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  6. Restic icon

    Restic

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

    57 Restic alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Restic screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Encrypted Backup
    2.  Data deduplication
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Remote backup
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Data Compression
    7.  Schedule Backup
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Portable
    10.  File Versioning
    11.  Ad-free

    Restic VS UrBackup

     
  7. Acronis True Image icon

    Acronis True Image

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    A software product produced by Acronis that provides data protection including, backup, archive, access and recovery for Microsoft, macOS, iOS and Android operating systems.

    152 Acronis True Image alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Acronis True Image screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Intuitive Interface

    Features

    1.  Disk Imaging
    2.  Disk Cloning
    3.  Automatic Backup
    4.  Schedule Backup
    5.  Recover Corrupted Files
    6.  Incremental Backup
    7.  Differential Backup
    8.  Clone to smaller disks
    9.  Ransomware Protection
    10.  Data Protection

    Acronis True Image VS UrBackup

     

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

    • Acronis True Image is the most popular commercial alternative to UrBackup.

    • Acronis True Image is Paid and ProprietaryUrBackup is Free and Open Source
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    BorgBackup

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

    36 BorgBackup alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Cygwin
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    BorgBackup screenshot 1

    BorgBackup Features

    1.  Remote backup
    2.  Data deduplication
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Automatic Backup
    5.  Encrypted Backup
    6.  Schedule Backup
    7.  AES-256 Encryption

    BorgBackup VS UrBackup

     
  10. AOMEI Backupper icon

    AOMEI Backupper

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    Comprehensive Windows backup solution supporting PCs and servers. Offers backup, restore, cloning, disaster response, system migration, and flexible recovery on various storage.

    35 AOMEI Backupper alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    AOMEI Backupper screenshot 1

    AOMEI Backupper Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Differential Backup
    3.  Disaster Recovery
    4.  Photo Recovery
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    7.  Portable
    8.  Schedule Backup

    AOMEI Backupper VS UrBackup

     
  11. 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.

    91 Time Machine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Interface

    Time Machine Features

    1.  Automatic Backup
    2.  Differential Backup
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Schedule Backup
    5.  File Versioning
    6.  Encrypted Backup
    7.  Bundled with macOS

    Time Machine VS UrBackup

     
  12. CrashPlan icon

    CrashPlan

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    Data Protection for SMBs with Cloud Backup.

    106 CrashPlan alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Desktop app. Works on Windows, OS X, and Linux.

    CrashPlan Features

    1.  Encrypted Backup
    2.  Incremental Backup
    3.  Unlimited storage
    4.  File Versioning
    5.  Automatic Backup
    6.  AES Encryption
    7.  Multiple languages

    CrashPlan VS UrBackup

     
    Comments about CrashPlan as an Alternative to UrBackup
    yodarunamok
    Negative Aug 13, 2021
    0

    CrashPlan doesn't support headless installs, and their Linux support is limited to very specific versions. Not really the same way I'd use UrBackup.

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    • CrashPlan is the most popular Web-based alternative to UrBackup.

    • CrashPlan is Paid and ProprietaryUrBackup is Free and Open Source
  13. Redo Rescue icon

    Redo Rescue

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    Redo Rescue is an easy-to-use backup and recovery solution that can restore a fully working system from a backup image, even to a blank new hard disk.

    31 Redo Rescue alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Redo Rescue screenshot 1

    Redo Rescue Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Integrated Web Browser

    Redo Rescue VS UrBackup

     
    Comments about Redo Rescue as an Alternative to UrBackup
    Guest
    Negative Nov 13, 2018
    0

    This is more of cloning solution, not a backup.

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    • Redo Rescue is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to UrBackup.

    • Redo Rescue is Free and Open SourceUrBackup is also Free and Open Source
  14. Round Sync icon

    Round Sync

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    Round Sync helps you to manage your files, everywhere you go, on your local device or on most cloud providers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Round Sync screenshot 1
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    Round Sync screenshot 3

    Round Sync Features

    1.  WebDAV Support
    2.  WebDAV Sync
    3.  Material design
    4.  Support for DLNA

    Round Sync VS UrBackup

     
  15. Veeam Backup & Replication icon

    Veeam Backup & Replication

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    Veeam Backup works with both standalone ESXi and Hyper-V hosts, as well as with large virtual deployments. Whether you run a test lab or a production environment.

    24 Veeam Backup & Replication alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Veeam Backup & Replication screenshot 1

    Veeam Backup & Replication VS UrBackup

     
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