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Best Virtual Machine Backup Software in 2026

Protecting virtual machine workloads means considering both how backups are made and how recovery would work. Compare hypervisor coverage and application-aware backup to see which environments and workloads are addressed.

  1. 01 Bacula Enterprise

    It suits organizations managing backup across varied infrastructure, including enterprises, governments, universities, NGOs, cloud providers, and online service providers.

    From $7.50/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.2 Visit Specs
  2. 02 Iperius Backup

    It suits Windows computer and server users who need local or network backup, imaging, synchronization, or workload-specific capacity.

    From €3.29/mo Free plan Web · Windows · Self-hosted
    9.0 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Asigra Cloud Backup

    It suits managed service providers seeking to protect mixed workloads and virtual machines.

    Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.8 Visit Specs
  4. 04 Infrascale Backup and Disaster Recovery

    IBDR is described for MSPs and IT administrators managing recovery from server crashes, ransomware attacks, and natural disasters.

    Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.7 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Uranium Backup

    It suits Windows users needing file and folder backup, as well as organizations protecting computers, servers, databases, or virtual machines.

    From €18/mo Free plan Web · Windows · iOS
    8.6 Visit Specs
  6. 06 JetStream DR

    It suits service providers planning disaster recovery and business continuity for customers’ on-premises VMware environments.

    Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.5 Visit Specs
  7. 07 Storware Backup & Recovery

    It suits IT administrators, DevOps engineers, and IT leaders managing workloads across multiple virtualization and cloud environments.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.5 Visit Specs
  8. 08 NAKIVO Backup & Replication

    It suits organizations protecting a mix of virtual, physical, cloud, and SaaS workloads, especially those needing backup and disaster recovery workflows across supported platforms.

    From $2.50/mo Free trial Web · Windows · Linux · API
    8.2 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Vinchin Backup & Recovery

    It may suit people or organizations looking for computer or server backup on Linux or Windows, including those protecting virtual machines.

    Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.2 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Rubrik Security Cloud

    It suits organizations seeking data protection, risk monitoring and recovery across enterprise, cloud and SaaS workloads.

    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.1 Visit Specs
  11. 11 VM Backup

    It suits administrators backing up virtualized Windows-hosted environments across Hyper-V, VMware, or Proxmox.

    Free plan Windows · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  12. 12 Unitrends Backup

    Unitrends Backup suits organizations protecting on-premises and public-cloud data that use supported virtualization platforms.

    Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.0 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Ahsay Backup Software
    From $1/mo Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS
    7.9 Visit Specs
  14. 14 Asigra Cloud Backup
    Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    7.8 Visit Specs
  15. 15 Hystax Acura
    Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Xen Orchestra
    From $83.33/mo Free trial Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Veeam Backup & Replication

    Veeam Backup & Replication suits organisations protecting virtual, physical and cloud workloads across listed environments.

    Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.6 Visit Specs
  18. 18 XSIBackup

    XSIBackup is intended for professional system administrators who prefer command-line tools and need to protect ESXi environments.

    Free plan Linux · Self-hosted
    7.5 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Quorum onQ

    It suits organizations needing appliance-based disaster recovery across smaller distributed, centralized, enterprise, or performance-intensive environments.

    Web · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.3 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Proxmox Backup Server
    From €46.67/mo Web · Linux
    7.1 Visit Specs
  21. 21 NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Web · Windows · Linux
    7.0 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Zerto
    Free trial Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.0 Visit Specs
  23. 23 SEP sesam

    SEP sesam may suit organizations that need computer and server backup across Linux, macOS and Windows, with web access or self-hosted deployment.

    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    6.8 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Acronis Cyber Protect
    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    6.6 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery
    Web
    6.0 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

Immutable backup storage, instant VM recovery, and off-site replication speak to different recovery considerations, while cloud backup target and deployment model describe additional aspects of a setup. Free plan availability and paid-from pricing offer cost points for comparison. VM Backup, Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud, and Storware Backup & Recovery are among the entries to weigh against your infrastructure. Bacula Enterprise is another option; use the listed criteria to consider backup destinations, recovery requirements, and operational fit.

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