Arq
Arq is a Mac/Windows backup desk: you pick a storage location (S3, Backblaze B2, Drive…) and restore a file from a dated backup.
OUR TAKE
Pick Arq for 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. You bring the bucket.
Good fit
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.
Poor fit
Updates after year 1 $25 · Arq Premium $69.99/yr
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-26 · arqbackup.com/pricing
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OUR TAKE
Pick Arq for 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. You bring the bucket. on the app-only license (AWS/B2 bills extra).
Good fit
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.
Poor fit
Updates after year 1 $25 · Arq Premium $69.99/yr
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-26 · arqbackup.com/pricing
Compare:
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-26 · arqbackup.com/pricing
Arq 7
US per computer (one-time app). 30-day trial
$59.99
Updates after year 1
US / computer (homepage FAQ)
Lowest paid
$25
Arq Premium
US (5 computers + 1TB). Extra /GB/mo
$69.99/yr
The product is not OSS.
Not published by the vendor
Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-10-26·arqbackup.com/pricing
Before you pay
Good fit
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.
Watch out
You bring the bucket. on the app-only license (AWS/B2 bills extra).
Instead, try
ForkLift if dual-pane file transfer, not versioned backup; Transmit if SFTP/S3 client, not a backup scheduler
Compare Arq with
Limits, in full
- 01
You bring the bucket. on the app-only license (AWS/B2 bills extra).
- 02
Premium’s extra-GB rate. is on the pricing page — copy the live cell.
- 03
Not ForkLift. Backup, not a dual-pane copy.
If Arq isn't it
Why: dual-pane file transfer, not versioned backup.
Paid only$19.95
macOS-onlyChecked 2026-10-23·binarynights.com/store
vs Arq
Why: SFTP/S3 client, not a backup scheduler.
Paid only$45
macOS-only (13.0+)Checked 2026-10-23·panic.com/transmit
vs Arq
Why: folder rules, not off-site backup.
Paid only$20
macOS-onlyChecked 2026-10-23·store.noodlesoft.com/store
vs ArqLimits & alternatives3 limits · ForkLift, Transmit, Hazel instead
Limits, in full
- 01
You bring the bucket. on the app-only license (AWS/B2 bills extra).
- 02
Premium’s extra-GB rate. is on the pricing page — copy the live cell.
- 03
Not ForkLift. Backup, not a dual-pane copy.
If Arq isn't it
Why: dual-pane file transfer, not versioned backup.
Paid only$19.95
macOS-onlyChecked 2026-10-23·binarynights.com/store
vs ArqWhy: SFTP/S3 client, not a backup scheduler.
Paid only$45
macOS-only (13.0+)Checked 2026-10-23·panic.com/transmit
vs ArqWhy: folder rules, not off-site backup.
Paid only$20
macOS-onlyChecked 2026-10-23·store.noodlesoft.com/store
vs Arq