{"id":10857,"date":"2018-06-15T13:15:03","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T03:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=10857"},"modified":"2018-06-15T13:15:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T03:15:03","slug":"what-software-is-best-for-backing-up-your-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/what-software-is-best-for-backing-up-your-data","title":{"rendered":"What Software is Best for Backing Up Your Data?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’re looking to safely back up your data, but you’re not sure what software to use. The decision is easy with a little bit of research, so here’s some information to get you started.<\/p>\n

Firstly, there’s no single backup software that does it all. If a package is trying to be a jack-of-all-trades, unsurprisingly it winds up being a master of none. Unless you’re running Windows, Linux, MacOS and Chrome OS concurrently, you’re going to want to go with an OS-specific piece of backup software.<\/p>\n

For Macs<\/h3>\n

Mac users, thankfully, get a great backup software product right out of the box. There’s no real reason to go further than Time Machine, since it’s reliable, effective, and doesn’t cost you a dime.<\/p>\n

It falls a bit short when it comes to hard drive backup or drive cloning. If you want these things, you want to use Carbon Copy Cloner<\/a>. It’s a little slow on file recovery, though, so you’ll probably want to keep Time Machine on hand. It’s about $40, so it’s not that expensive.<\/p>\n

For Physical Windows Servers<\/h3>\n

When it comes to backing up a physical Windows Server, BackupAssist<\/a> is a tried-and-true software solution. It has been ranked #1 in this category for the last few years. Recently, they added the CryptoSafeGuard<\/a> feature which protects your backups from ransomware, an ever-increasing threat for SMBs.<\/p>\n

The best part about BackupAssist is unlike other backup software solutions that throw every tool in the kit and then charge you a fortune, BA has a low cost for the base product and then offers add-ons for your backup and DR needs. After all, if you’re not running an SQL Server, why be charged extra for these features?<\/p>\n

They offer a 30-day free trial<\/a> with every feature included, so you can see what features you need and purchase accordingly.<\/p>\n

For Virtual Windows Servers<\/h3>\n

For SMBs, the winner of this category is BackupAssist, though if you’ve got a lot of cash to spare – about $1500 to $2000 USD – Veeam is a decent Enterprise alternative. But while that’s the per socket price, BackupAssist charges around $786 per host<\/em>\u00a0– which means you can put an unlimited amount of guests on that host.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can still perform Hyper-V backups with BackupAssist’s base software (Which is in the range of about $329), but you need the Hyper-V add-on if you want to perform granular VM recoveries.<\/p>\n

For Linux<\/h3>\n

Since Linux is open sourced, there’s a plethora of different backup software options for you to choose from. Here’s 20 different options<\/a> to get you started with everything from backups to DR.<\/p>\n

For Android Devices<\/h3>\n

Helium<\/a> is a decent choice for backing up your android devices. You can back up things like applications, data, contacts, SMS, and call logs.<\/p>\n

It’s a freemium model, so you can get the free version or the paid version – the latter has cloud uploading of backups, no ads, and backup scheduling.<\/p>\n

For iPhone, iPAD, iTouch Devices<\/h3>\n

This one’s a tie between Aiseesoft Fonelab<\/a> or Dr.Fone<\/a>. Unsurprisingly, the UI for this is very swish (pun intended). It’s got an easy to understand UI, and backs up whatever you want it to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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