Pick Arq if
mac users who will finish the 30-day trial then pay $59.99 to back up to their own bucket — or Premium $69.99/yr if they want Arq’s 1TB.
Read the Arq pageArq vs Carbon Copy Cloner
Our take
Pick Arq if mac users who will finish the 30-day trial then pay $59.99 to back up to their own bucket — or Premium $69.99/yr if they want Arq’s 1TB. Pick Carbon Copy Cloner if mac households who will pay $49.99 for a bootable clone — not Arq first unless they want versioned cloud backup.
Best for
Arq Back up to your own bucket at a public $
Carbon Copy Cloner Clone that disk at a public $
Free plan
Arq No free plan
Carbon Copy Cloner No free plan
Lowest paid
Arq Updates after year 1 $25
Carbon Copy Cloner CCC for iOS transfer $2.99
Next step up
Arq Arq Premium $69.99/yr
Carbon Copy Cloner CCC 7 Household $49.99
Watch out
Arq You bring the bucket
Carbon Copy Cloner Household is non-commercial
Last checked
Arq 2026-10-26 · arqbackup.com/pricing
Carbon Copy Cloner 2026-10-26 · bombich.com
Which one, then?
Pick Carbon Copy Cloner if
mac households who will pay $49.99 for a bootable clone — not Arq first unless they want versioned cloud backup.
Read the Carbon Copy Cloner page