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Backupify vs Unitrends Backup

Backupify logo

Backupify

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Automated cloud-to-cloud backup

From
$29/month
Rated
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Unitrends Backup logo

Unitrends Backup

Backup & Disaster Recovery

All-in-one backup and recovery appliance

From
$55/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Backupify limited ransomware protection with alerts but no automated remediation capabilities; Unitrends Backup pricing is not transparent and requires contacting the company directly for a custom quote
  • They diverge on capability: Backupify covers Three daily backups, Unitrends Backup covers Predictive analytics.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Backupify and Unitrends Backup actually diverge.

Attributes where Backupify and Unitrends Backup differ
AttributeBackupifyUnitrends Backup
Starting price$29/month$55/month
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
PlatformsWebOn-premises, Cloud, Hybrid
Founded20081989

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Backup & Disaster Recovery).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Backupify

  • Three daily backups
  • Point-in-time restore
  • Data export
  • Search
  • Admin controls
  • Audit logs

Only in Unitrends Backup

  • Predictive analytics
  • Automated recovery testing
  • Instant recovery
  • Ransomware detection
  • Adaptive deduplication
  • Cloud integration
  • VMware
  • Hyper-V

Both cover

  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Backupify

  • Data protection
  • Disaster recovery
  • Business continuity
  • Ransomware protection
  • Compliance

Unitrends Backup

  • Data protection
  • Disaster recovery
  • Business continuity
  • Ransomware protection
  • Compliance

Both are used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Backupify

  • Limited ransomware protection with alerts but no automated remediation capabilities
  • Data restoration times can be slow compared to some competitors, with extraction of specific backups sometimes exceeding 24 to 48 hours
  • Does not back up Microsoft Teams chats or Exchange Archive mailboxes, creating data coverage gaps
  • Lacks comprehensive compliance framework support beyond basic SOC 2 and HIPAA

Unitrends Backup

  • Pricing is not transparent and requires contacting the company directly for a custom quote
  • Minimum pricing starts at approximately $995, limiting accessibility for very small deployments
  • Unified pricing approach means less flexibility for scaling individual components

Pricing, plan by plan

Backupify

$29/month
  • SaaS Protection$undefined/mo
    • 3x daily automated backups
    • Granular restore capabilities
    • Point-in-time recovery
  • SaaS Protection Plus$undefined/mo
    • SaaS Defense with threat scanning
    • Dark web credential monitoring
    • Integrated malware scanning

Unitrends Backup

$55/month
  • Recovery Series$55/month
    • Predictive analytics
    • Instant recovery
    • Ransomware detection

Which should you pick?

Choose Backupify if

  • You need three daily backups.
  • You also want point-in-time restore.

Choose Unitrends Backup if

  • You need predictive analytics.
  • You work on On-premises, Cloud, Hybrid.
  • You also want automated recovery testing.

Questions people ask

Is Backupify or Unitrends Backup better?
Neither clearly leads. Backupify starts at $29/month and Unitrends Backup at $55/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Backupify or Unitrends Backup?
Backupify starts at $29/month and Unitrends Backup at $55/month.
Does Backupify or Unitrends Backup run on more platforms?
Backupify runs on Web. Unitrends Backup runs on On-premises, Cloud, Hybrid.
What is Backupify best used for?
Backupify is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection.
What can Backupify do that Unitrends Backup cannot?
Backupify covers Three daily backups, Point-in-time restore, Data export, Search. Unitrends Backup covers Predictive analytics, Automated recovery testing, Instant recovery, Ransomware detection. Both handle Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Backupify: What cloud applications does Datto SaaS Protection back up?

Datto SaaS Protection (formerly Backupify) backs up Microsoft 365 (Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams), Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, Drive), and Salesforce data with automated 3x daily backups.

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Unitrends Backup: What does Unitrends Backup include in its pricing?

Unitrends offers all-in-one backup and disaster recovery with a single flat rate including installation, storage, VIP support, and recoveries, plus two DR tests per year and a 5-year warranty.

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Backupify: How often are backups performed?

Datto SaaS Protection performs automated backups up to 3 times per day for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, with manual backups available on demand when additional snapshots are needed.

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Unitrends Backup: What are Unitrends' key disaster recovery features?

Unitrends provides instant recovery, automated recovery assurance, automatic testing capabilities to measure recovery time and points, ransomware protection with behavioral analysis, and bare metal recovery to dissimilar hardware.

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Backupify: How quickly can I restore my data?

Datto SaaS Protection supports granular, item-level restores and point-in-time recovery, allowing administrators to select the specific files or directories to restore at the snapshot, file directory, or individual file level.

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Unitrends Backup: How long has Unitrends been in the backup market?

Unitrends was founded in 1989 and has over three decades of experience in backup and disaster recovery solutions, pioneering the first hardware-based backup appliance in 2002.

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Backupify: What happens if data is deleted from my SaaS account?

Backups are immutable - individual items cannot be modified or deleted once backed up - ensuring protection against accidental deletion and ransomware attacks. Data can be recovered from any previous backup snapshot.

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Backupify: Is Datto SaaS Protection compliant with regulations like HIPAA and GDPR?

Yes, Datto SaaS Protection is SOC 2 Type II compliant and supports HIPAA and GDPR compliance with Business Associate Agreements available for covered entities.

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