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Best System Center Data Protection Manager Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from continuous data protection software ranked against System Center Data Protection Manager on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    IDrive Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 8.3
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs IDrive
  2. 2
    Backblaze Computer Backup Free trial AndroidiOSMacWebWin $0.66/mo7.3
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Backblaze Computer Backup
  3. 3
    VM Backup Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.3
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs VM Backup
  4. 4
    Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 7.2
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
  5. 5
    CrashPlan for Business Free trial LinuxMacWebWin $0.27/mo7.1
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs CrashPlan for Business
  6. 6
    Storware Backup & Recovery Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Storware Backup & Recovery
  7. 7
    Bacula Enterprise Free trial AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted 7.0
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Bacula Enterprise
  8. 8
    Unitrends Backup Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 6.9
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Unitrends Backup
  9. 9
    DataCore SANsymphony Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs DataCore SANsymphony
  10. 10
    Veeam Agent for Mac Free plan Mac Free6.7
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Veeam Agent for Mac
  11. 11
    Cohesity SiteContinuity apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.6
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Cohesity SiteContinuity
  12. 12
    CPRemote Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $5/mo6.6
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs CPRemote
  13. 13
    Rubrik Security Cloud apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.6
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Rubrik Security Cloud
  14. 14
    UrBackup AndroidLinuxMacWin 6.6
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs UrBackup
  15. 15
    Vinchin Backup & Recovery Free plan LinuxWin Free6.6
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Vinchin Backup & Recovery
  16. 16
    Atempo Lina LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.5
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Atempo Lina
  17. 17
    Carbonite Safe AndroidiOSMacWin $8/mo6.4
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Carbonite Safe
  18. 18
    Commvault Cloud Kubernetes Backup Free trial self-hostedWeb $90/mo6.4
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Commvault Cloud Kubernetes Backup
  19. 19
    Live File Backup Free trial Win 6.4
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Live File Backup
  20. 20
    Zerto Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.3
    System Center Data Protection Manager vs Zerto

System Center Data Protection Manager alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1IDrive8.3Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Backblaze Computer Backup7.3No$0.66/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
3VM Backup7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
4Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud7.2No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5CrashPlan for Business7.1No$0.27/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Storware Backup & Recovery7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Bacula Enterprise7.0No—Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Unitrends Backup6.9No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9DataCore SANsymphony6.7No—API, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Veeam Agent for Mac6.7Free planFreeMac
11Cohesity SiteContinuity6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12CPRemote6.6No$5/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Rubrik Security Cloud6.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14UrBackup6.6No—Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
15Vinchin Backup & Recovery6.6Free planFreeLinux, Windows
16Atempo Lina6.5No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
17Carbonite Safe6.4No$8/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
18Commvault Cloud Kubernetes Backup6.4No$90/moself-hosted, Web
19Live File Backup6.4No—Windows
20Zerto6.3No—API, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about System Center Data Protection Manager alternatives

What is the best alternative to System Center Data Protection Manager?

IDrive, number 1 in continuous data protection software with a score of 8.3 out of 10. The others here: Backblaze Computer Backup, VM Backup, Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to System Center Data Protection Manager?

IDrive is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.