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 ForkLift
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 ForkLift if mac users who will buy Single US$19.95 (1yr updates) after they browse a first local+remote pair — then Family US$29.95 or 2-year US$34.95 if they want that window, not Transmit US$45 first unless they want Panic’s cloud connector list, and not if they
Best for
Arq Back up to your own bucket at a public $
ForkLift Local + remote panes you start at a public $
Free plan
Arq No free plan
ForkLift No free plan
Lowest paid
Arq Updates after year 1 $25
ForkLift 1 year of updates $19.95
Next step up
Arq Arq Premium $69.99/yr
ForkLift 2 years of updates $34.95
Watch out
Arq You bring the bucket
ForkLift macOS-only
Last checked
Arq 2026-10-26 · arqbackup.com/pricing
ForkLift 2026-10-23 · binarynights.com/store
Which one, then?
Pick ForkLift if
mac users who will buy Single US$19.95 (1yr updates) after they browse a first local+remote pair — then Family US$29.95 or 2-year US$34.95 if they want that window, not Transmit US$45 first unless they want Panic’s cloud connector list, and not if they need Windows.
Read the ForkLift page