Perfumes like Acqua Classica by Borsari 1870: closest alternatives
The closest matches to Acqua Classica by Borsari 1870 are Monsieur Balmain (1990) by Balmain (78% match), Colonia (Eau de Cologne) by Acqua di Parma and Colonia Essenza (Eau de Cologne) by Acqua di Parma. Each alternative below is ranked by how closely its accords, notes, seasons and wearer votes line up, from any brand.
Closest alternatives

Balmain
Monsieur Balmain (1990)
1990 · for men
7.8 (182 ratings)
78% match · shares citrus, fresh, spicy

Acqua di Parma
Colonia (Eau de Cologne)
1916 · for men
7.8 (1,260 ratings)
76% match · shares citrus, fresh, spicy

Acqua di Parma
Colonia Essenza (Eau de Cologne)
2010 · for men
7.7 (1,086 ratings)
76% match · shares citrus, fresh, spicy

Ermenegildo Zegna
Essenze - Italian Bergamot EDT
2012 · for men
7.3 (57 ratings)
79% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Jacques Fath
Green Water (2016)
2016 · for men
7.0 (152 ratings)
76% match · shares fresh, citrus, spicy

Creed
Royal Water
1997 · unisex
7.5 (477 ratings)
74% match · shares fresh, citrus, green

Goutal
Les Colognes - Eau d'Hadrien
2013 · unisex
7.5 (53 ratings)
76% match · shares citrus, fresh, green

Nobile 1942
Estroverso
2010 · for men
7.6 (91 ratings)
75% match · shares citrus, fresh, spicy

Goutal
Eau du Sud
1997 · unisex
7.3 (310 ratings)
74% match · shares citrus, fresh, spicy

Hermès
Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée
2022 · for men
8.2 (1,769 ratings)
72% match · shares citrus, fresh

Maître Parfumeur et Gantier
Jeune Homme Extravagante
2011 · for men
7.4 (19 ratings)
76% match · shares fresh, citrus, spicy

Rochas
Eau de Rochas Homme (1993) EDT
1993 · for men
7.8 (329 ratings)
73% match · shares citrus, fresh, green

Lorenzo Villoresi
Acqua di Colonia
1996 · unisex
7.6 (98 ratings)
74% match · shares citrus, fresh, spicy

Guerlain
Eau de Cologne Impériale
1853 · unisex
7.8 (287 ratings)
73% match · shares citrus, fresh, green

Casamorati
Casamorati - Fiero
2009 · for men
7.7 (721 ratings)
72% match · shares citrus, fresh, spicy

Crabtree & Evelyn
West Indian Lime
2007 · for men
7.1 (32 ratings)
75% match · shares citrus, fresh, green

Comme des Garçons
Series 4: Cologne - Citrico
2002 · unisex
6.6 (44 ratings)
75% match · shares citrus, fresh, green

Rochas
Eau de Rochas Homme (2015)
2015 · for men
7.8 (104 ratings)
74% match · shares fresh, citrus, spicy

Santa Maria Novella
Acqua di Sicilia
1997 · unisex
7.6 (91 ratings)
74% match · shares citrus, fresh, green

Davidoff
Adventure Eau Fraîche
2010 · for men
6.3 (49 ratings)
74% match · shares citrus, fresh, spicy

Dior
Eau Sauvage Cologne
2015 · for men
7.4 (213 ratings)
72% match · shares citrus, fresh, green

Dolce & Gabbana
D&G Masculine EDT
1999 · for men
7.5 (101 ratings)
73% match · shares fresh, citrus, spicy

Yves Saint Laurent
Live Jazz EDT
1998 · for men
7.4 (109 ratings)
73% match · shares fresh, citrus, spicy

Penhaligon's
Eau de Cologne
2010 · unisex
7.5 (39 ratings)
74% match · shares citrus, fresh, Rosemary
How matching works
Every perfume is compared on up to five signals. Community accord votes weigh the most, followed by notes, where rare notes count more than common ones like musk. Note families, seasons and the men, women or unisex leaning make up the rest.
The brand is never used, so a match from another house is as likely as one from the same house. When a perfume has no data for a signal, that signal is skipped instead of counted as zero.