Alibaba Cloud Backup vs NASGuard Cloud Backup

Alibaba Cloud Backup9.1Visit NASGuard Cloud Backup6.1Visit

Higher score Alibaba Cloud Backup #2 in NAS Backup Software 9.1/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

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NASGuard Cloud Backup #32 in NAS Backup Software 6.1/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit NASGuard

• Alibaba Cloud Backup fits best

  NAS users already using Alibaba Cloud

• NASGuard Cloud Backup fits best

  Cross-vendor NAS backup administrators

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud Backup 9.1/10 Visit ↗	NASGuard Cloud Backup 6.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	6.1
Ranking	#2 in NAS Backup Software	#32 in NAS Backup Software
Best for	NAS users already using Alibaba Cloud	Cross-vendor NAS backup administrators
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$71.99/unit/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Docs	Email
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Alibaba Cloud Backup 4/4 · NASGuard Cloud Backup 4/4
File and folder restore	✓	✓
Virtual machine backup	✓	✓
Immutable backups	✓	✓
Database backup	✓	✓
Specs
Backup direction	From_nas	From_nas
Retention limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports Alibaba Cloud and on-premises NAS backup Offers scheduled full and incremental backups with file restoration Includes retention, cross-region recovery, deduplication, and compression	Scheduled jobs, monitoring, email alerts and guided restores AES-256 encryption, immutable copies and retention policies Synology, QNAP, rsync and S3-compatible integrations
Cons	Paid service with usage-based pricing NAS Backup vaults do not support immutable backup Costs vary by source, storage, region, and selected features	No free plan is available Annual pricing starts at $71.99 per TB The service is delivered through a web platform
Our verdict	Alibaba Cloud Backup is a cloud-based backup and disaster-recovery service for Alibaba Cloud and on-premises resources. It is aimed at organizations protecting NAS file systems, servers, databases, ECS instances, OSS, and VMware virtual… Read the review →	NASGuard Cloud Backup is a web-based backup management service for teams protecting Synology and QNAP environments. It supports scheduled and on-demand jobs, monitoring, email alerts, encryption before upload, retention policies and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Alibaba Cloud Backup — where it wins

  • Supports Alibaba Cloud and on-premises NAS backup
  • Offers scheduled full and incremental backups with file restoration
  • Includes retention, cross-region recovery, deduplication, and compression

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid service with usage-based pricing
  • NAS Backup vaults do not support immutable backup
  • Costs vary by source, storage, region, and selected features

• NASGuard Cloud Backup — where it wins

  • Scheduled jobs, monitoring, email alerts and guided restores
  • AES-256 encryption, immutable copies and retention policies
  • Synology, QNAP, rsync and S3-compatible integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Annual pricing starts at $71.99 per TB
  • The service is delivered through a web platform

• Alibaba Cloud Backup9.1/10 · 30-day trial

  A strong fit for Alibaba Cloud NAS users needing scheduled backup and recovery controls.

  Visit Alibaba CloudFull verdict →
• NASGuard Cloud Backup6.1/10 · Paid

  A focused NAS-to-cloud service with strong protection controls and a high annual price.

  Visit NASGuardFull verdict →