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Backup & disaster recovery · Alternatives
Comet Backup is a backup & disaster recovery product from Comet Backup, priced at From $19/month plus $2/endpoint/month. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 3 have a free plan, 2 are built in India.
Quick answer
The closest alternatives to Comet Backup are cloudHQ (Free plan), Keepit (On request), Vaultastic (On request), Unitrends (On request) and Arcserve (On request). cloudHQ is the top-ranked option with a free plan. Published prices in this list start at ₹250/month.
There is no free plan
Comet Backup has no free tier. 3 alternatives do, which lets you test with real data before you pay.
Indian support and GST
Comet Backup is built outside India. 2 alternatives are made in India, where GST, TDS and UPI are usually handled natively and support runs on IST.
Ranked by how closely each product matches Comet Backup's category, pricing model, platforms and business size, then by rating. Prices exclude GST.
| # | Software | Starting price | Free plan | Platforms | Made in India | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Comet Backup (current) | From $19/month plus $2/endpoint/month | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | — |
| 1 |  cloudHQ | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 2 |  Keepit | On request | No | Web | No | 4.1/5 | |
| 3 |  Vaultastic | On request | No | Web | Yes | 4.2/5 | |
| 4 |  Unitrends | On request | No | Web | No | 4.1/5 | |
| 5 |  Arcserve | On request | No | Web | No | 4/5 | |
| 6 |  Storware | On request | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | |
| 7 |  Xopero ONE | On request | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | |
| 8 |  ElephantDrive | Paid plans | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | |
| 9 |  Bacula Enterprise | On request | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | |
| 10 |  Iperius Backup | Free plan | Yes | Windows | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 11 |  Bareos | Free plan | Yes | Windows | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 12 |  BDRShield | Paid plans | No | Web | Yes | 4.3/5 | |
| 13 |  AWS Backup | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 14 |  Acronis Cyber Protect | ₹4,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 15 |  Backblaze | ₹800/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 16 |  Carbonite | ₹500/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 17 |  Backupify | ₹300/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 18 |  Spanning Backup | ₹300/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 19 |  CloudAlly | ₹250/mo | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | |
| 20 |  CrashPlan | Paid plans | No | Web | No | 4/5 |
cloudHQ LLC · San Francisco · Backup & disaster recovery · 4.3/5
Gmail and Google Workspace productivity tools for sharing, exporting, backup and sync
Free plan
Free plan available
Compared with Comet Backup
Keepit · Copenhagen · Backup & disaster recovery · 4.1/5
Independent cloud backup for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce and other SaaS apps.
On request
Quote-based
Mithi Software Technologies · Backup & disaster recovery · 4.2/5
Indian cloud archival and backup for email and SaaS data, with no per-user charges.
On request
Quote-based
Compared with Comet Backup
Unitrends (a Kaseya company) · Backup & disaster recovery · 4.1/5
All-in-one backup appliances and cloud backup for data centres, endpoints and SaaS applications.
On request
Quote-based
Arcserve · Backup & disaster recovery · 4/5
Unified data protection with backup, replication, high availability and disaster recovery runbooks.
On request
Quote-based
Storware · Warsaw · Backup & disaster recovery · 3.9/5
Agentless backup and recovery for over 15 hypervisors, also sold as a pre-built appliance.
On request
Quote-based
Xopero Software · Backup & disaster recovery · 3.9/5
Backup, disaster recovery and ransomware protection software, plus appliances and an MSP edition.
On request
Quote-based
ElephantDrive Inc · Los Angeles · Backup & disaster recovery · 3.9/5
Cloud backup service for personal and business files and photos
Paid plans
Free trial
Bacula Systems SA · Yverdon-les-Bains · Backup & disaster recovery · 4.2/5
Enterprise backup for physical, virtual, container and cloud workloads without capacity-based pricing.
On request
Quote-based
Enter Srl · Backup & disaster recovery · 4.3/5
Windows backup tool for files, databases and virtual machines, with a free edition and paid tiers.
Free plan
Free plan available
Compared with Comet Backup
The closest matches to Comet Backup on App Advisor are cloudHQ (Free plan), Keepit (On request), Vaultastic (On request). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match Comet Backup, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Yes. 3 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: cloudHQ (Free plan), Iperius Backup (Free plan), Bareos (Free plan). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
Among alternatives that publish a price, CloudAlly starts lowest at ₹250/mo. cloudHQ also has a free plan. Prices are read from each vendor's website and exclude GST.
Yes. 2 alternatives are built in India, including Vaultastic (On request), BDRShield (Paid plans). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
cloudHQ is the closest match to Comet Backup in our catalogue. Key differences: Has a free plan — Comet Backup does not. Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
Every product listed sits in backup & disaster recovery or a category Comet Backup also covers, and Comet Backup's own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.
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