Cloud Backup

Best Apps Like Carbonite: Top Cloud Backup Alternatives in 2026

Carbonite provides automatic, continuous cloud backup for Windows and Mac, with Home and Business plans that are designed to be simple to set up and leave running.

Why People Look for Carbonite Alternatives

Backblaze is unlimited for $9/mo; Carbonite Home plans also offer unlimited storage but Backblaze has faster upload speeds in most benchmarks.
iDrive lets you back up multiple devices under one plan; Carbonite charges per-computer.
Acronis adds ransomware protection and antivirus alongside backup; Carbonite is backup only.
Arq Backup is a one-time purchase that lets you choose your own storage destination without recurring fees.

6 Best Alternatives to Carbonite

Each app below addresses a specific gap in Carbonite's offering. We picked them based on real user review patterns and feature differentiation.

Backblaze

Unlimited cloud backup for one computer at $9/mo.

Backblaze Personal Backup offers truly unlimited storage for one Mac or PC at $9/mo or $99/yr. It runs silently in the background, backs up external drives (on higher plans), and supports file restore via browser download or a physical USB/hard drive shipment.

Users who want the simplest unlimited backup at the lowest price. $9/mo or $99/yr per computer.
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iDrive

Cloud backup for multiple devices on a single account.

iDrive backs up unlimited devices — PCs, Macs, iPhones, Android, and NAS — under one subscription. It offers continuous backup, 30-day snapshots, and a physical data restore by mail service. The free tier includes 10 GB.

Households with multiple devices needing a single backup subscription. Free 10 GB; Personal 10 TB from $79.50/yr.
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Acronis Cyber Protect

Backup with integrated ransomware protection.

Acronis combines full-image and file-level backup with active ransomware protection, vulnerability assessment, and antivirus. It supports bare-metal restore and universal restore across hardware. Available for home and business users.

Users who want endpoint security and backup in a single product. Essentials from $49.99/yr for 1 PC with 50 GB cloud.
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CrashPlan

Unlimited cloud backup for small businesses.

CrashPlan for Small Business offers unlimited backup per device with continuous backup, 90-day version history, and support for external hard drives. It dropped its home plan in 2017 and focuses exclusively on business customers.

Small businesses needing continuous unlimited backup per device. From $9.99/device/mo.
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Veeam Backup

Enterprise-grade backup for virtual and physical workloads.

Veeam is the leading backup solution for VMware and Hyper-V environments, with support for physical servers, NAS, and cloud workloads. It offers instant VM recovery, replication, and ransomware protection. Primarily for IT professionals.

IT teams managing virtualized infrastructure needing enterprise-grade backup. Community Edition free; paid tiers from $272/socket/yr.
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Arq Backup

Backup software with bring-your-own-storage flexibility.

Arq is a desktop backup application with a one-time license fee. It backs up to Backblaze B2, AWS S3, Google Drive, or any SFTP/WebDAV destination. Strong encryption, versioning, and deduplication are built in.

Technical users who want control over backup storage and encryption. $49.99 one-time; storage costs extra by destination.
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How we found these alternatives

Carbonite was acquired by OpenText in 2019 and is now bundled with Webroot security products under the OpenText portfolio.

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