Best Backup & Recovery Software

Druva is a cloud-native data protection platform delivering backup, recovery, and cyber resilience as a service across endpoints, data centers, and SaaS applications. Fully SaaS and built on public cloud, it protects data without requiring customers to manage backup infrastructure, with a focus on security, ransomware recovery, and compliance. The platform covers endpoint and server backup, data center and cloud workload protection, SaaS backup (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce), ransomware recovery, and governance, on tiered plans (Business, Enterprise, Elite, plus Productivity Data) billed per TB per month after deduplication. Its infrastructure-free, cloud-native model differentiates it from traditional backup software. Druva serves mid-market and enterprise organizations that want to protect distributed data and recover from ransomware without managing backup hardware. Its SaaS delivery, security focus, and broad workload coverage make it a leading data-protection platform.

Veeam is a market-leading data resilience and backup platform that protects data across virtual, physical, cloud, and SaaS environments. Known for its flexibility and broad workload support, it gives organizations reliable backup, fast recovery, and ransomware protection through a single data platform, whether they run VMware, Hyper-V, cloud, or Microsoft 365. The platform covers backup and recovery for VMs, servers, cloud, and endpoints, Microsoft 365 and Salesforce backup, immutability and ransomware recovery, and replication and disaster recovery, licensed primarily via the per-workload Veeam Universal License (VUL), with editions from Foundation to Premium. Its portability and workload breadth differentiate it from single-environment tools. Veeam serves organizations of all sizes, from SMBs to large enterprises, that want dependable, flexible backup and fast recovery across mixed environments. Its broad support, per-workload licensing, and strong recovery capabilities make it one of the most widely used data-protection platforms.

Keepit is a Danish SaaS data protection platform that backs up and recovers data from cloud applications like Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, and more on its own independent, vendor-neutral cloud. By storing backups separately from the SaaS vendor's own infrastructure, it protects against accidental deletion, corruption, ransomware, and outages. The platform covers backup and recovery for major SaaS workloads, an independent cloud with unlimited retention on many plans, granular restore, and governance, on per-seat pricing with tiers (Business Essentials, Enterprise Unlimited, Governance Plus) and custom quotes. Its dedicated, independent backup cloud differentiates it from tools that store data on the same hyperscaler as the source. Keepit serves organizations that rely on SaaS applications and want reliable, independent backups with strong retention and recovery. Its vendor-neutral cloud, flat per-user pricing, and broad SaaS coverage make it a popular data-protection choice for Microsoft 365 and other cloud workloads.

Arcserve is a long-established data protection vendor whose Unified Data Protection (UDP) delivers backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience across physical, virtual, cloud, and SaaS environments. It combines backup and recovery with immutable storage and, through its Sophos partnership, cybersecurity, giving organizations one solution to protect and recover diverse workloads. The platform covers image-based backup and recovery, disaster recovery and high availability, cloud and SaaS backup (including Microsoft 365), immutable storage, and appliance options, sold via perpetual or subscription licensing and appliances, quoted by workloads and capacity. Its breadth across environments and mix of licensing models suit organizations with mixed and legacy infrastructure. Arcserve serves mid-market and enterprise organizations, often with heterogeneous or on-premises environments, that want unified backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience. Its long track record, workload breadth, and appliance options make it a widely used data-protection platform.

CloudAlly, an OpenText company, is a cloud backup service that automatically protects SaaS data across Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Box, Dropbox, and more. It offers secure, automated daily backups with unlimited retention and flexible recovery, including bring-your-own-storage options, to guard against accidental deletion, ransomware, and data loss. The platform covers automated daily SaaS backups, point-in-time and granular restore, unlimited retention, export and BYOS storage, and support for major productivity, CRM, and file platforms, priced per user per year (Microsoft 365 backup around $30 per user per year, or $3 per user per month for IMAP and Salesforce). Its affordable per-user pricing and broad SaaS coverage make it accessible to businesses of all sizes. CloudAlly serves businesses that rely on cloud SaaS applications and want affordable, automated backup with strong retention. Its per-user pricing, unlimited retention, and OpenText backing make it a popular SaaS backup option, especially for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

Carbonite, an OpenText company, is a cloud backup service that automatically protects data on computers and servers for individuals and businesses. It runs continuous, automatic backups to the cloud so files, systems, and servers can be recovered after deletion, hardware failure, ransomware, or disaster, without manual effort. The platform covers automatic file and system backup, server and endpoint protection, image-based backup and recovery, and business plans (Safe Core, Power, Ultimate) with base cloud storage, priced on annual plans starting around $287.99 per year for the business Core plan (up to 25 computers) and rising for servers and advanced recovery. Its set-and-forget automation makes reliable backup accessible to SMBs and individuals. Carbonite serves individuals, small businesses, and IT teams that want dependable, automatic cloud backup without complex administration. Its automation, endpoint and server coverage, and OpenText backing make it a long-standing, widely used backup service.

Acronis is a cyber protection company whose Cyber Protect platform unites backup, disaster recovery, anti-malware, and endpoint security in a single solution. Popular with MSPs and businesses, it integrates data protection with cybersecurity so organizations can back up, secure, and recover data and systems without stitching together separate tools. The platform covers image and file backup, disaster recovery, anti-ransomware and anti-malware, endpoint protection and EDR/XDR, and patch management, delivered as Cyber Protect (business) or Cyber Protect Cloud (for service providers), with per-workload and per-GB licensing plus consumption options. Standard workstation protection starts around $85 per year, with advanced security and EDR/XDR tiers costing more. Acronis serves MSPs, SMBs, and enterprises that want integrated backup and security rather than separate products. Its unification of data protection and cybersecurity, broad workload support, and MSP-friendly model make it a widely used cyber-protection platform.

Cohesity is an enterprise data security and management platform that consolidates backup, recovery, and data protection with a focus on cyber resilience and ransomware recovery. It unifies fragmented backup silos onto a single software-defined platform that spans on-premises, cloud, and SaaS, and adds AI-driven insights and threat detection to secure data at scale. The platform covers backup and recovery, disaster recovery, immutable snapshots and anti-ransomware, cloud and SaaS data protection, and AI-powered data insights, sold as enterprise software or a managed cloud service on custom, capacity- and workload-based pricing. Following its combination with Veritas, its scale and breadth suit large, complex environments. Cohesity serves mid-to-large enterprises that need to protect vast, distributed data, recover fast from ransomware, and reduce backup sprawl. Its consolidation, immutability, and AI capabilities make it a leading data-security and backup platform for demanding organizations.

Barracuda is a cybersecurity company whose Cloud-to-Cloud Backup protects SaaS application data across Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, and more with automated, all-inclusive backup. Part of a broader security portfolio spanning email, network, and application protection, it safeguards cloud data against accidental deletion, ransomware, and retention-policy gaps. The platform covers automated SaaS backup, point-in-time and granular restore, all-inclusive licensing with no storage tiers, and fast search and recovery, priced per user (Cloud-to-Cloud Backup around $3.40 per user per month) with a SaaS deployment that requires no infrastructure. Its all-inclusive, simple licensing differentiates it from tools with metered storage. Barracuda serves businesses and IT teams that rely on cloud productivity and CRM apps and want simple, reliable backup as part of a trusted security vendor’s portfolio. Its all-inclusive pricing, granular restore, and broader security integration make it a popular cloud-to-cloud backup choice.

HYCU is a data protection platform whose R-Cloud delivers backup and recovery as a service across public cloud, on-premises, and a rapidly growing range of SaaS applications. It aims to close the SaaS protection gap by making it easy to add backup for hundreds of services, with agentless, API-based protection and ransomware resilience. The platform covers cloud workload backup (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), on-premises and VM protection, SaaS application backup across a large and expanding catalog, and ransomware protection and recovery, on subscription pricing based on workloads and data protected, with a low-code framework (R-Cloud) for adding new SaaS integrations. Its breadth of SaaS coverage differentiates it from tools limited to a few apps. HYCU serves enterprises and mid-market organizations that need to protect data spread across cloud, on-prem, and many SaaS applications from one platform. Its multi-cloud and SaaS breadth, agentless approach, and ransomware focus make it a fast-growing data-protection-as-a-service provider.

Rubrik is a data security company whose Security Cloud protects enterprise data across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS with a Zero Trust approach, combining backup and recovery with data threat analytics and cyber recovery. It focuses on securing data against ransomware and helping organizations recover quickly and confidently after an attack. The platform covers backup and instant recovery, immutable backups, ransomware and data threat detection, sensitive-data discovery, and cyber recovery orchestration across data centers, cloud, and SaaS apps, on subscription pricing based on capacity and modules. Its data-security-first positioning differentiates it from traditional backup vendors. Rubrik serves mid-to-large enterprises that treat backup as a security problem and want to detect threats, protect sensitive data, and recover fast from ransomware. Its Zero Trust architecture, threat analytics, and recovery orchestration make it a leading data-security and cyber-recovery platform.