AOMEI Backupper Review

AOMEI Backupper Review

Features - 92%
Usability - 92%
Security - 89%
Support - 90%
Pricing - 95%

92%

Very Good

Backupper is a solid backup application ideal for making full disk image backups with cloud storage and disk cloning support. This latest version features multiple functional improvements plus a fully refreshed user interface.

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    Available in both free and premium editions, Backupper is the highly rated Windows disk imaging-based backup solution from esteemed software developers, AOMEI.

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    Featuring good support for making both file-level and comprehensive disk and partition imaging-based backups at its core, Backupper provides Windows PC users a with good solution for getting their data backed-up in a way that suits their own requirements. This includes key features such as AOMEI cloud storage integration, flexible scheduling, secure encryption, historic file versioning, use of multiple backup methodologies plus support for recovering disk image backups to dissimilar hardware and a specialist recovery media building tool.

    This latest version of Backupper (now version 8) features multiple improvements and new additions to what was already a solid Windows backup application. This includes full support for the latest versions of Windows including Windows 11, a fully revamped and easy to sue desktop application interface, improved cloud storage support plus numerous refinements to the backup engine making for a smoother overall experience whilst making backups.

    AOMEI Backupper has long stood out as a solid choice in the Windows disk-imaging backup world and it is great to see that AOMEI are still actively improving what is already a top-rated tool – Time to test this latest version of Backupper out for myself, vamos.

    Key Features

    New & Enhanced Features:

    • Full Windows 11 Support: Support is provided for all modern editions of the Windows operating system up to and including Windows 11.
    • Improved Desktop Application: The latest version of Backupper features a fully upgraded interface which makes using the application easy.
    • Built-in cloud support: Version 8 now features improved built-in cloud storage support from the AOMEI cloud.

    Already Proven Features:

    • Easy to use Windows backups: Easily make both file-level and disk image-based backups upon a Windows PC.
    • Disk Image Backups: Support is provided for making full system, disk and individual partition backups with support for mounting these images as virtual drives.
    • Zero-knowledge encryption: Secure zero-knowledge encryption of backups is provided via strong AES 192-bit encryption.
    • Multiple backup sets: Create, manage and operate multiple file and disk imaging-based backup sets running manually or across multiple different schedules.
    • Folder synchronisation: Easily keep multiple folders across multiple devices in-sync (real-time sync available in Professional editions and higher).
    • Dedicated disk cloning: Dedicated disk cloning tools provide easy migration across hard drives with full 4K SSD alignment and sector-by-sector support.
    • Dissimilar hardware recovery: Advanced recovery media building tools allow for third-party driver integration and recovering disk image backups to new or dissimilar hardware.
    • Scheduling support: Good scheduling options ensure backups can be run automatically as and when required.
    • Bootable recovery media: Easily build and boot from AOMEI bootable media with support for third-party driver integration.

    Licensing & Pricing:

    • 100% Free edition: AOMEI Backupper Standard is 100% free (for non-commercial usage).
    • Perpetual pricing: Professional edition available from $29.95 / year or $69.95 for a lifetime licence (with free upgrades included).
    • AOMEI cloud storage: Annual pricing for Backupper Professional with 1TB cloud storage included (from AOMEI) for $59.95 / year.

    AOMEI Backupper Usability

    In this first section of my review, I will be downloading and installing AOMEI Backupper for myself. I will then start testing out how well the software performs during a range of real-world Windows backup scenarios. This begins with the downloading and installation of the software itself before moving on to the testing of the available backup functionality.

    Backupper Editions Available

    As of the time of writing there are several editions of AOMEI Backupper available. This begins with the “Standard” edition which is 100% free for personal (non-commercial) usage, the Professional edition which features additional backup, cloning and disk imaging-related functionality plus several business focused editions for use on servers and workstation PCs.

    The full range of Backupper versions currently includes:

    • AOMEI Backupper Standard: The most basic edition of Backupper which provides a good range of backup and file synchronisation functionality at zero cost to the personal (non-commercial) user. Some limitations do exist including the lack of encryption on backups, the lack of real-time synchronisation in the file sync tool plus no use of the cloning or universal restore tools for recovering disk-image backups to new or dissimilar hardware.
    • AOMEI Backupper Professional: This is the premium version of Backupper which takes everything available in the Standard edition and extends the offering even further. This includes adding AES 192-bit encryption, file exclusion filters, full disk cloning capabilities, disk partition management, support for restoring to dissimilar hardware plus the ability to make use of real-time and two-way folder synchronisation amongst other features. Additionally, professional support is available 24hrs per day when purchasing the Professional version (in contrast, only limited “business hours” support is available to Standard users).
    • AOMEI Backupper Workstation: Functionally the same as the Professional version, the main feature of the Workstation edition is that it is licenced for use on commercial (business) devices.

    NB – Server, Technician and Technician Plus licences are also available for AOMEI Backupper. Given that these are all specialist business-focused licences, they are therefore beyond the scope of this review.

    Installing Backupper

    Installation of Backupper begins at the official AOMEI website where we can download the Standard edition of the software for free or take advantage of a 30-day free trial of Backupper Professional.

    aomei backupper review v8 - backupper installer running

    At a reasonable 213MB in size during my own testing, the Professional edition installer was a quick and easy download and the installer itself required just a few clicks to complete using default settings. Once installation is complete, the main desktop application will become available for use and the licence code for activating the Professional edition features can be entered via the main settings menu.

    aomei backupper review v8 - application registration succesful

    NB – Remember, alongside the free-to-use Standard edition, AOMEI offer a 30-day free trial of Backupper Professional should you wish to try the full set of features out for yourself – click to visit the official AOMEI website for more details.

    Making File-Level Backups

    Backupper provides the ability to back up individual files and folders, entire disks and partitions as well as full system image-based backups which automatically include all disks and partitions making up a working Windows PC (including all user data, installed software plus the operating system itself). In this first backup related section, however, I will be focusing on the core file-level backup functionality which will be for many the most effective way of getting a solid Windows backup in place both quickly and without the additional disk space and performance overheads required for disk image backups.

    aomei backupper review v8 - start file-level backup set

    Starting off on the main backup screen (which can be accessed via the “Backup” tab in the main application window) and we see the main backup types supported by Backupper (including the “File Backup” option I will be using in this particular example). Once in the “File Backup” set-up page, the application will allow for one or more source files and folders to be added to the backup set (i.e. the items being backed-up) as well as the ability to specify a location for saving the data on to.

    aomei backupper review v8 - available storage locations

    As can be seen above, support is available for making use of both locally attached hard drives (including external hard disks), NAS devices and network / shared folders plus (on selected plans) use of AOMEI’s own secure cloud storage service. In this particular example I will be using locally attached storage for my file backup set, but this process will work just as well on any of the supported storage locations seen above.

    aomei backupper review v8 - backup configuration summary page

    With all files to be backed-up now selected and the target location also specified, we can now optionally further configure any advanced settings via the advanced configuration buttons seen at the bottom of the page.

    aomei backupper review v8 - advanced configuration buttons

    Starting off in the “General” settings tab and we see an option to apply strong AES 192-bit encryption by simply adding a password in the specified location. We can also add comments for the backup set in this page and, via the “Notifications” page, also set-up email notifications.

    aomei backupper review v8 - general configuration view

    Moving on to the “Exclusions” tab and we see AOMEI have included an improved tool for easily excluding any files and folders from the backup set as specified. This works by allowing users to easily specify that system and hidden files be excluded with just a couple of clicks (saving valuable target disk space) or to specify custom files and file types be explicitly included or excluded also.

    aomei backupper review v8 - file filters configuration

    Next, via the “backup Scheme” tab, we can specify the backup methodology to be used (with Full, Incremental and Differential options available). Whilst regular full backups often prove the most robust, making use of either incremental or differential methodologies can speed things up by specifying after how many incremental (or differential) sets should be made between making full backups (thus making for quicker backups whilst still retaining the benefits of regular full backups).

    aomei backupper review v8 - historic versioning settings

    We can also optionally also specify an automatic clean-up schedule in this same tab for helping to maintain the backup set plus any available disk space on the target location. This means we can specify how long old backup versions are kept, in effect allowing us to have full control over the file version history in the process.

    NB – In the example above we have specified that all versions are to be kept for 7 days with weekly backups kept for 4 weeks and monthly backups kept for 6 months. This can be changed to allow for longer, more regular file retention periods if required.

    aomei backupper review v8 - set backup scheduling

    Finally, as can be seen above, the “Schedule” tab allows for an optional schedule to be set for running this backup set automatically (else it can simply be run manually as and when required). Available options include once every day/week/month at a specified time, at set intervals throughout the day (e.g. every 2 hours) or even upon system events including the system starting up or a USB drive being plugged-in.

    aomei backupper review v8 - start backup options

    With all advanced options and a schedule set, the new backup set can be run automatically at this point or, if preferred, only the schedule set meaning the backup will not run until the schedule decides to start it.

    aomei backupper review v8 - file backup job running

    Once running, the Backupper desktop application provides a useful status page (see above) for checking in on progress with more info on the current status of any job (including versioning status) also available via the job’s “logs” entry in the list of available jobs on the homepage.

    Making Disk Image Backups

    Whilst file-level backups provide a quick and efficient way of getting any important files backed-up, the ability to make use of full disk image backups can be a great way of ensuring everything on a PC gets included in the backup (including all user data, installed applications plus the Windows operating system itself). Backupper supports making image-based backups for entire disks, individual partitions and even across an entire Windows system which might span across multiple disks and partitions in certain circumstances.

    aomei backupper review v8 - select disk image backup type

    As can be seen above, when selecting the backup type (before creating a new backup set), we have the option to choose which image type is to be used (again, we have the choice of partition, disk or full system imaging here in Backupper). Having chosen to make a full disk image-based backup in this example, I will choose the “Disk backup” type and then, on the next page choose the source drive which is to be imaged.

    aomei backupper review v8 - disk image backup configuration view

    With the source drive and target location selected, other advanced backup options can also be set in the same way as was seen when making the file-level backup earlier on. This includes being able to set a schedule, turn on encryption, enable sector-by-sector imaging, configure the use of full, incremental and differential backups as well as specifying file splitting and compression options for the application’s backup files which are saved on the target storage.

    aomei backupper review v8 - disk image backup compression options

    NB – Whilst automatic splitting is usually ok when saving disk image backups to an external hard drive or NAS device, this option can be very useful when saving data to fixed sized media such as CDs and DVDs.

    As before, once configuration is complete, we can set the backup running straight away (or optionally wait for the schedule to run it) and then monitor its performance as it runs. We can also, as can be seen below, make use of a settings panel to specify options including automatically verifying the backup image or shutting down the PC upon completion.

    aomei backupper review v8 - disk image backup running options

    Once complete, disk image-based backup sets will show upon and be accessible from the Backupper application homepage in the same way as file-level backups are. Also note that, whilst it is possible to make disk image backups in both the Standard (free) and Professional editions of Backupper, the Professional edition provides more imaging-related functionality (including the use of full system image-based backups plus support for restoring to dissimilar hardware).

    Restoring Data

    Having now seen Backupper in use for making both file-level and disk image-based backups, I will in this section be looking at the available restore functionality within the application.

    aomei backupper review v8 - restore menu options

    Restoring begins by selecting “Restore” from the options menu for any given backup set listed or by clicking on the “Restore” button atop the main homepage to get to the main Backupper restore page (as is pointed out in the screenshot above). Once in the specialist Restore page, it is possible to select one of any backup sets already operating on the device or, via the “Select image to restore” button, import a backup set from another device.

    aomei backupper review v8 - main restore page

    To begin with I will be recovering individual files and folders from the file-level backup set made earlier on (I will look at disk image recovery a little later on). This process begins by selecting the file level set from the aforementioned “Restore” page and (if set) entering the encryption password to make the contents of the set visible.

    aomei backupper review v8 - select files and version to restore

    As can be seen above, the next page in the process allows for the individual files and folders being recovered to be specified. We can also see (atop the file selection tool) use a drop-down box for selecting the correct historic version if recovering from a specific version or date is required.

    aomei backupper review v8 - select restore location and options

    Moving on and the next step in the proves involves selecting the restore location for saving recovered files. This can be left on the default option (the original location) or set to a new location as specified using the file selection tool. We also have advanced restore options available via the “Settings” box which allow for any existing files on the target storage to be optionally overwritten and any NTFS permissions restored.

    With all restore options set, the process can begin with Backupper displaying a useful progress page which shows the operation progressing.

    Next, moving on to the recovery of disk image backups, and we see a slightly different approach to that used with file-level recovery. This approach sees the recovery of entire disks / partitions with the ability to recover individual files from within these images requiring the disk image to be mounted as a virtual drive within Windows first (this will be seen a little later on).

    aomei backupper review v8 - mounting a disk image as a virtual drive

    Starting off with full image-based recovery and we can, in a similar fashion as was seen earlier on, select the disk or partition to be recovered and the correct version of this backup set to used (see above). With both options selected, the next page in the process allows for selecting that the original disk / partition be recovered (the default setting) or a new disk / partition be selected if this is required (i.e. a migration).

    aomei backupper review v8 - selecting disk to restore image to

    With the target selected, the next step in the process shows a summary of the operation and allows for checking the “SSD Alignment” box (if required) to tell the software we are working with an SSD disk thus ensuring correct 4k sector alignment. We can also (via the “Edit Partitions” button) edit the resulting partition size on the new disk and, if applicable, set any partitions recovered to automatically fill any unused free space on a larger target disk.

    aomei backupper review v8 - editing partition during disk image restore

    With all imaging related recovery options set, the recovery process can begin with the Backupper software (again) showing a progress page as the operation progresses. Finally, whilst this approach shows how to recover an entire disk or partition, we can also recover individual files and folders from a disk image backup set within Backupper, a process which begins by selecting “Explore Image” from the set’s entry on the homepage (see below).

    aomei backupper review v8 - selecting image to explore contents

    Once selected, the next page in the process allows for the correct version of the image to be selected (if an older version is required) and, towards the bottom of this page (as highlighted below) the recovery method selected (this can be listing files in file explorer or use of a virtual disk drive within Windows).

    aomei backupper review v8 - selecting version and method for mounting disk image

    In my example I am going to make use of the software’s ability to mount disk image files as virtual drives within Windows, a process which involves next selecting a drive letter for the new virtual drive as can be see below.

    aomei backupper review v8 - selecting virtual windows drive letter

    With the virtual drive letter selected and the recovery process complete, the files and folders stored within the image file will now be accessible within Windows (in the same way as when attaching an external hard disk for example). This means recovery of individual files can take place by simply copying them from this virtual drive (as required) and then dismounting the drive when finished.

    NB – When finished, virtual drives can be dismounted via the “Explore Image” tool found in the application’s “Tools” menu. Also note than any changes made to files in this virtual drive will not be saved when the drive is dismounted (this is for recovery related purposes only).

    Disk Cloning within Backupper

    Having already seen the extensive backup functionality available, one additional tool which helps Backupper to stand out as an all-round imaging-based backup tool is that of the built-in disk cloning module.

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    As can be seen above, after opening the cloning tool we have the option to specify making a full system clone or the cloning of an individual disk or partition as required. In my example I will be cloning an entire disk which means then selecting this disk on the “Source Disk” selection page as can be seen below.

    aomei backupper review v8 - select source disk for cloning

    With the source disk selected (the disk to be copied), the target disk can then be selected using a similar style of page. With both disks selected the summary page will then show an overview of the disk cloning operation and allowing for specific options to be set (including SSD 4k alignment and sector-by-sector cloning).

    aomei backupper review v8 - disk  cloning summary

    As before, when making disk image backups, we can also specify Backupper to automatically expand a cloned image so as to make use of any additional free space on a target disk or, if required, set manually the partition size on the target disk. Once running we will see the usual Backupper progress view showing the cloning operation progressing and a notification when complete.

    NB – The full range of disk cloning functionality is reserved for the Professional edition of Backupper and higher.

    Other Features of Backupper

    Having now seen some of the core backup and disk cloning functionality on offer, there are several other important tools bundled within the Backupper application which are worthy of mention. The first of these being the synchronisation tool which can be used to ensure two different locations are automatically kept in sync with each other.

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    As can be seen above, we have various synchronisation modes available with some providing automatic synchronisation of files either one way or in both direction whilst others (available in the Professional edition and higher) allow for real-time folder synchronisation to be implemented. In this quick example I will be setting up a real-time sync between a local folder and a folder on a network (shared) folder, a process which Backupper makes easy by allowing us to simply select the source and target folders as required.

    aomei backupper review v8 - sync configuration

    As a real-time synchronisation job, both folders will be automatically be updated (in real-time) as files and folders are added or removed. Should you prefer, the basic synchronisation option can be configured to synchronise two files based upon a fixed schedule (e.g. every hour).

    aomei backupper review v8 - tools page view

    Also available within Backupper is the “Tools” area which, as the name implies, provides access to a number of tools useful for helping to manage a Windows PC. This includes the recovery media building tool, possibly the most important option for anyone utilising disk image backups as it is this media which can assist in recovering a PC which will no longer boot into Windows.

    aomei backupper review v8 - recovery media builder

    As can be seen above, the recovery media building tool allows for either an ISO file to be created (which can be written to CD/DVD at a later date) or the direct creation of a bootable USB flash drive as required. The tool also supports downloading Windows WinPE components itself (an otherwise cumbersome job in my own experience) as well as allowing for third-party drivers to be integrated into the resultant media.

    aomei backupper review v8 - configure email notifications

    Other useful tools available include the notification set-up tool which allows for SMTP server settings to be configured (or the AOMEI notification service be used for users of the Professional edition and higher) plus other tools for securely wiping clean disks, importing / exporting application settings and even the ability to add the AOMEI recovery environment to a new partition on the existing system disk (meaning it can be booted into without the need for recovery media).

    NB – When using the locally installed AOMEI recovery environment, the environment can then be booted into via the Windows boot menu before windows itself starts. This omits the need for separate recovery media making it useful for certain tasks however, I would still advise building a recovery disk / USB flash drive for this purpose (should this disk ever become unusable meaning this recover environment will also be potentially unusable).

    AOMEI Backupper Security

    Making use of strong zero-knowledge encryption is one of the most effective means of protecting any backed-up data. This is especially true when such backed-up data is stored upon a third-party cloud storage service whereby the cloud provider themselves might (potentially) have access to such files or upon an external hard drive which could become lost or stolen over time.

    aomei backupper review v8 - configure backup encryption

    With the above in mind, it is really useful to know that the Professional edition of AOMEI Backupper (and higher) support the use of strong AES 192-bit encryption for both file-level and disk image-based backups. Whilst admittedly not as desirable as AES 256-bit encryption which is offered on a lot of competing backup software, AES 192-bit is still a highly secure option and recommended for use across all backups made using this application.

    NB – When using strong, zero-knowledge encryption (as is the case here) there is no way of resetting the encryption password if it is forgotten. If you do forget this password then AOMEI will have no means to reset it and the backup will become inaccessible. With this in mind, if you do set a password, make sure you remember it!

    AOMEI Support

    AOMEI provide a useful <<help and support portal>> which is accessible via their official website. This support portal features product documentation for all editions of Backupper alongside FAQs and tutorials for getting started and making the most out of the software.

    aomei backupper review v8 - aomei support portal web view

    Email and ticketing-based support is available for all users of Backupper via the support portal with users of the Professional edition of Backupper (and higher) receiving priority 24/7 support vs support delivered during standard business hours for users of the Standard edition.

    AOMEI Backupper Pricing

    AOMEI Backupper Standard edition is 100% free for personal, non-commercial usage.

    Several premium editions also exist and are currently prices as follows:

    • Backupper Professional (perpetual licence) – $69.95 (+free lifetime upgrades)
    • Backupper Professional (1-Year subscription) – $39.95
    • Backupper Professional (1-Year subscription + 1TB cloud storage) – $59.95
    • Backupper Workstation (1-Year subscription) – $49.95
    • Backupper Workstation (1-Year subscription + 1TB cloud storage) – $69.90
    • Backupper Workstation (Perpetual licence) – $79.95 (+free lifetime upgrades)
    • Plus, other business-related editions and pricing options are available…

    AOMEI Backupper FAQs

    Yes, the “Standard” edition of AOMEI Backupper is 100% free for personal (non-commercial) usage. A Professional version featuring more backup, synchronisation and disk cloning functionality is also available and priced from just $39.95.

    AOMEI is a well-established software company and have been publishing well known software titles (including AOMEI Backupper) since 2010. For more information on the organisation, be sure to check out their official company information page.

    The “Standard” edition of AOMEI Backupper does not support the encryption of backups. AOMEI Backupper Professional (and higher editions) do support applying highly secure AES 192-bit encryption to both file-level and disk / partition image backups.

    Yes, AOMEI Backupper is an ideal tool for backing up external hard disk drives. This can be done by selecting individual files and folders on the external drive for inclusion in a file-level backup set or by making use of the disk imaging functionality to create a disk image-based backup of the entire external disk.

    Yes, AOMEI currently provide premium Backupper users with the option to purchase 1TB of cloud storage on the AOMEI Cloud as a part of their subscription (currently as an add-on service). Popular third-party cloud storage services are not yet directly integrated into the Backupper application.

    AOMEI Backupper Alternatives

    In this section of my review, I will be looking at some good alternatives for AOMEI Backupper. This will be focused on Windows backup software which provides support for both file-level and disk image backups as well as the option to apply strong encryption and make use of system recovery media.

    Remember, any ratings and opinions given below reflect my own opinions and should be treated only as a guide. When purchasing any kind of backup software, always be sure to check the details of the offering for yourself and always try and to make use of any free trials, whenever possible, to help ensure the solution is suitable before committing to a purchase.

    1) Acronis True Image

    True Image (formally known as Cyber Protect Home Office) is the all-in-one disk imaging backup, antivirus and cyber protection suite form leading backup software developers, Acronis.

    aomei backupper review v8 - acronis true image alternative web view

    An evolution of the highly popular Cyber Protect Home Office backup software, True Image retains the industry leading disk imaging functionality for which Acronis as a developer have become known for. This means full disk, partition and system image backups can be made within True Image, automatically replicated to Acronis cloud storage, mounted as drives within a Windows system and even used as a base for migrating existing Windows PCs across to dissimilar hardware via specialist recovery tools.

    Alongside this powerful disk image-based backup functionality are many other useful features and utilities built-in to True Image. This includes powerful file-level backup functionality with good automatic scheduling, blockchain backup verification, support for making Microsoft 365 backups, the use of various system recovery tools plus utilities for directly cloning between disks and SSD drives (with 4K sector alignment and sector-by-sector cloning) amongst many other related features.

    aomei backupper review v8 - acronis true image alternative app in-use

    Enhancing the True Image offering is the recent integration of the Acronis cloud, a built-in cloud storage service providing a pre-set allocation of secure cloud storage directly from Acronis themselves (on selected subscriptions). Alongside this is a fully functional antivirus suite (with specialist anti-crypto mining technology) which is also built into the core True Image offering and capable of replacing a traditional antivirus suite whilst also helping to create malware-free backups in the process.

    Acronis True Image is priced from $49.99 per year with multi-device plans available from $79.99 for use across 3x devices as well as plans featuring use of the Acronis Cloud storage from just $54.99. A 30-day free trial is also available which includes access to 1TB of Acronis cloud storage during the trial.

    2) EaseUS ToDo Backup

    Available both as a free-to-use and premium edition, EaseUS ToDo Backup is the highly versatile Windows backup solution providing file-level and disk imaging-based backups alongside many other useful backup related features.

    aomei backupper review v8 - easeus todo backup alternative web view

    The ability to create both full disk image and file-level backups across both free and premium editions is one of the key features making ToDo Backup such a versatile piece of backup software. Other useful functionality includes automatic scheduling support, use of the EaseUS SMART backup mode for automatically optimised backups, the ability to mount disk image backups as virtual drives within Windows plus support for strong AES 256-bit encryption all helping to reaffirm this as a top backup choice.

    EaseUS also provide good built-in third-party cloud storage support which extends to allowing the use of mainstream providers (including Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox) for the storing of backups alongside subscription-based options which include cloud storage provided directly from EaseUS themselves (for an additional fee).

    aomei backupper review v8 - easeus todo backup alternative app in-use

    Other useful features found within ToDo Backup include WinPE based recovery media, dedicated disk cloning and system migration tools (with SSD 4K sector alignment and sector-by-sector cloning), use of the EaseUS Secure Zone for enhanced malware protection plus support for migrating disk image backups to dissimilar hardware amongst other features.

    EaseUS ToDo Backup is available in a limited free edition alongside a fully-functional “Home” edition priced from $39.95 per year (or from $59.95 with 1TB of EaseUS cloud storage included). A perpetual licence is also available from $59.95 which can include free lifetime upgrades for an additional $20. More information on ToDo Backup and the 30-day free trial can be found via the official EaseUS website.

    3) Ashampoo Backup Pro 26

    As one of the leading Windows PC backup applications featuring amazing ease of use plus support for making both full disk image and file-level backups, Ashampoo Backup Pro 26 naturally makes for a great alternative to AOMEI Backupper.

    aomei backupper review v8 - ashampoo backup pro alternative web view

    As a highly rated and well-designed backup application featuring full support for the latest Windows 11 PCs, Microsoft BitLocker protected drives, powerful automatic scheduling plus integration with several popular third-party cloud storage services (including Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox), Backup Pro 26 is a powerful choice for anyone seeking disk image backups. Additional backup functionality available includes the use of more targeted file-level backup sets, zero-knowledge AES 256-bit encryption, user defined historic versioning settings plus pre-defined backup plans for making quick backup set configurations, all of which helps to make this the ideal Windows backup tool.

    aomei backupper review v8 - ashampoo backup pro alternative app in-use

    Core backup functionality aside and, whilst Backup Pro 26 does not contain a dedicated disk cloning utility (as AOMEI Backupper does), it does still feature many additional tools and features for helping make a reliable and secure image-based backup. This includes a useful bootable media building tool ideal for migrating disk image backups between PCs, support for Synology, QNAP and WD My Cloud NAS storage, subscription free backup status emails (without the need to enter SMTP details), the mounting of disk image backups as virtual drives within Windows plus the ability to run sequential backups meaning multiple backup sets can be run concurrently on a Windows device.

    Backup Pro 26 is priced from just $16 per year (for a 3x PC licence) on an Ashampoo subscription plan (with free upgrades included) or from a one-off cost of just $60 per device on a perpetual licence. More information on both Backup Pro 26 plans including the fully featured 30-day free trial can be found via the official Ashampoo website.

    AOMEI Backupper Review Summary

    Available in both a highly functional free edition alongside a powerful Professional option, Backupper stands out as a solid Windows PC backup solution.

    At its core, Backupper offers a very good set of file-level and disk imaging-based backup functionality, this allows Windows users to easily backup exactly what they need ether locally, to NAS devices or even the AOMEI cloud (which is available at an additional cost). The disk imaging-based backup functionality covers individual partitions, full disks and even entire system (across multiple disk and partitions) allowing Backupper users to easily backup everything on their device in just a few clicks.

    AOMEI have also been very generous adding features to the premium editions of Backupper. Additions include a fully featured disk cloning module, secure disk wiping tools, powerful recovery media building tools (with third-party driver and dissimilar hardware support) plus the ability to mount disk image backups as virtual drives within Windows amongst other pro features.

    Overall, a solid Windows backup application which looks really good and is really easy to use thanks to the refreshed design found in this latest version – great work AOMEI.

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