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Best Spanning Backup Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from email backup software ranked against Spanning Backup on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MSP360 Backup Free plan LinuxMacWin $1.67/mo7.1
    Spanning Backup vs MSP360 Backup
  2. 2
    VM Backup Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Spanning Backup vs VM Backup
  3. 3
    GMvault Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Spanning Backup vs GMvault
  4. 4
    Veeam Agent for Mac Free plan Mac Free6.9
    Spanning Backup vs Veeam Agent for Mac
  5. 5
    Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows LinuxMacWebWin 6.5
    Spanning Backup vs Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows
  6. 6
    DRS Softech Microsoft 365 Backup Tool Free trial LinuxMacWin $1333.25/mo6.5
    Spanning Backup vs DRS Softech Microsoft 365 Backup Tool
  7. 7
    Synology Active Backup for SaaS Free plan self-hosted Free6.5
    Spanning Backup vs Synology Active Backup for SaaS
  8. 8
    AvePoint Cloud Backup AndroidiOSWeb 6.4
    Spanning Backup vs AvePoint Cloud Backup
  9. 9
    Cohesity SiteContinuity apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.4
    Spanning Backup vs Cohesity SiteContinuity
  10. 10
    Rubrik Security Cloud apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Spanning Backup vs Rubrik Security Cloud
  11. 11
    Druva Endpoint Data Protection Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 6.3
    Spanning Backup vs Druva Endpoint Data Protection
  12. 12
    Mail Backup X Free trial Macself-hostedWin $1.67/mo6.3
    Spanning Backup vs Mail Backup X
  13. 14
    Mailbakup MacWin 6.2
    Spanning Backup vs Mailbakup
  14. 15
    MailVault Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWin 6.2
    Spanning Backup vs MailVault
  15. 16
    MXSave AndroidapiiOSWeb $49/mo6.2
    Spanning Backup vs MXSave
  16. 17
    SysCloud Backup Free trial Web $1.50/mo6.2
    Spanning Backup vs SysCloud Backup
  17. 18
    Cove Data Protection LinuxMacWebWin 6.0
    Spanning Backup vs Cove Data Protection
  18. 19
    CloudAlly SaaS Backup Free trial apiWeb 5.9
    Spanning Backup vs CloudAlly SaaS Backup
  19. 20
    Keepit apiWeb 5.9
    Spanning Backup vs Keepit
  20. 21
    SpinOne Free trial apiWeb $3/mo5.9
    Spanning Backup vs SpinOne

Spanning Backup alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MSP360 Backup7.1Free plan$1.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
2VM Backup7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
3GMvault7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
4Veeam Agent for Mac6.9Free planFreeMac
5Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows6.5No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6DRS Softech Microsoft 365 Backup Tool6.5No$1333.25/moLinux, Mac, Windows
7Synology Active Backup for SaaS6.5Free planFreeself-hosted
8AvePoint Cloud Backup6.4No—Android, iOS, Web
9Cohesity SiteContinuity6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Rubrik Security Cloud6.4No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Druva Endpoint Data Protection6.3No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Mail Backup X6.3No$1.67/moMac, self-hosted, Windows
14Mailbakup6.2No—Mac, Windows
15MailVault6.2No—Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16MXSave6.2No$49/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
17SysCloud Backup6.2No$1.50/moWeb
18Cove Data Protection6.0No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19CloudAlly SaaS Backup5.9No—API, Web
20Keepit5.9No—API, Web
21SpinOne5.9No$3/moAPI, Web
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Questions about Spanning Backup alternatives

What is the best alternative to Spanning Backup?

MSP360 Backup, number 1 in email backup software with a score of 7.1 out of 10. The others here: VM Backup, GMvault, Veeam Agent for Mac and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Spanning Backup?

MSP360 Backup 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: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.