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Best Carbon Copy Cloner Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from backup software ranked against Carbon Copy Cloner on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    VM Backup Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free8.6
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs VM Backup
  2. 2
    Rubrik Security Cloud apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 8.1
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs Rubrik Security Cloud
  3. 3
    IDrive Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.5
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs IDrive
  4. 4
    Axcient x360Recover Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.5
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs Axcient x360Recover
  5. 5
    BlogVault Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $4.13/mo7.5
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs BlogVault
  6. 6
    Duplicati Free plan LinuxMacWin $0.50/mo7.3
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs Duplicati
  7. 7
    Vinchin Backup & Recovery Free plan LinuxWin Free7.2
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs Vinchin Backup & Recovery
  8. 8
    MSP360 Backup Free plan LinuxMacWin $1.67/mo7.2
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs MSP360 Backup
  9. 9
    Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Free plan Win Free7.1
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
  10. 10
    AOMEI Backupper Free plan Win $3.33/mo7.1
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs AOMEI Backupper
  11. 11
    EaseUS Todo Backup Free plan MacWin $3.33/mo7.0
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs EaseUS Todo Backup
  12. 12
    Iperius Backup Free plan Win Free7.0
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs Iperius Backup
  13. 13
    Hasleo Backup Suite Free plan Win $29.95/mo7.0
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs Hasleo Backup Suite
  14. 14
    MiniTool ShadowMaker Free plan Win $0.25/mo7.0
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs MiniTool ShadowMaker
  15. 15
    Bareos Free plan LinuxMacWebWin €40/mo6.9
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs Bareos
  16. 16
    Veeam Agent for Mac Free plan Mac Free6.9
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs Veeam Agent for Mac
  17. 17
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication LinuxWebWin 6.8
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication
  18. 18
    SEP sesam LinuxMacWebWin 6.8
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs SEP sesam
  19. 19
    Proxmox Backup Server LinuxWeb €46.67/mo6.8
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs Proxmox Backup Server
  20. 20
    Clonezilla Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.8
    Carbon Copy Cloner vs Clonezilla

Carbon Copy Cloner alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1VM Backup8.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
2Rubrik Security Cloud8.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3IDrive7.5Free plan—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Axcient x360Recover7.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5BlogVault7.5No$4.13/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
6Duplicati7.3Free plan$0.50/moLinux, Mac, Windows
7Vinchin Backup & Recovery7.2Free planFreeLinux, Windows
8MSP360 Backup7.2Free plan$1.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
9Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows7.1Free planFreeWindows
10AOMEI Backupper7.1Free plan$3.33/moWindows
11EaseUS Todo Backup7.0Free plan$3.33/moMac, Windows
12Iperius Backup7.0Free planFreeWindows
13Hasleo Backup Suite7.0Free plan$29.95/moWindows
14MiniTool ShadowMaker7.0Free plan$0.25/moWindows
15Bareos6.9Free plan€40/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Veeam Agent for Mac6.9Free planFreeMac
17NAKIVO Backup & Replication6.8No—Linux, Web, Windows
18SEP sesam6.8No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Proxmox Backup Server6.8No€46.67/moLinux, Web
20Clonezilla6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
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Questions about Carbon Copy Cloner alternatives

What is the best alternative to Carbon Copy Cloner?

VM Backup, number 1 in backup software with a score of 8.6 out of 10. The others here: Rubrik Security Cloud, IDrive, Axcient x360Recover and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Carbon Copy Cloner?

VM Backup is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.