Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
Comet Backup vs Rewind
Comet Backup
Backup & Disaster Recovery
White-label backup software for service providers
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -
Rewind
Backup & Disaster Recovery
SaaS backup for cloud business applications
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Comet Backup endpoint costs starting at $2 per endpoint per month on top of base plan; Rewind cannot back up all QuickBooks Online data due to API limitations, excluding company info, exchange rates, and payroll data
- They diverge on capability: Comet Backup covers White-label branding, Rewind covers Automated backup.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Comet Backup and Rewind actually diverge.
| Attribute | Comet Backup | Rewind |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $49/month | $29/month |
| Pricing model | subscription | Unknown |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Web |
| Founded | 2017 | 2015 |
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 Comet Backup
- White-label branding
- Bring your own storage
- End-to-end encryption
- Chunking deduplication
- Delta compression
- Multi-tenant
- AWS S3
- Azure
Only in Rewind
- Automated backup
- One-click restore
- Version comparison
- Continuous protection
- Bulk restore
- Activity monitoring
- Shopify
- BigCommerce
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Comet Backup
- MSP backup and disaster recovery solutionsnot Rewind
- Cloud-to-cloud backup automationnot Rewind
- Ransomware protection with immutable storagenot Rewind
Rewind
- Data protectionnot Comet Backup
- Disaster recoverynot Comet Backup
- Business continuitynot Comet Backup
- Ransomware protectionnot Comet Backup
- Compliancenot Comet Backup
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Comet Backup
- Endpoint costs starting at $2 per endpoint per month on top of base plan
- Storage costs vary based on destination, adding to overall expenses
Rewind
- Cannot back up all QuickBooks Online data due to API limitations, excluding company info, exchange rates, and payroll data
- Backup restore speed is slow for large datasets, causing significant delays during critical recovery situations
- Cannot back up Shopify inventory tracking quantities, weight, measurement, or cost per item
Pricing, plan by plan
Comet Backup
$49/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Comet Backup review.
Rewind
$29/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Rewind review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Comet Backup if
- You need white-label branding.
- You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
- You also want bring your own storage.
Questions people ask
- Is Comet Backup or Rewind better?
- Neither clearly leads. Comet Backup starts at $49/month and Rewind at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Comet Backup or Rewind?
- Comet Backup starts at $49/month and Rewind at $29/month.
- Does Comet Backup or Rewind run on more platforms?
- Comet Backup runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. Rewind runs on Web.
- What is Comet Backup best used for?
- Comet Backup is most often used for msp backup and disaster recovery solutions, cloud-to-cloud backup automation, ransomware protection with immutable storage. Of those, msp backup and disaster recovery solutions and cloud-to-cloud backup automation are not what Rewind is typically brought in for.
- What can Comet Backup do that Rewind cannot?
- Comet Backup covers White-label branding, Bring your own storage, End-to-end encryption, Chunking deduplication. Rewind covers Automated backup, One-click restore, Version comparison, Continuous protection. Both handle Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Rewind: How long does Rewind keep backup snapshots?
Rewind keeps backup snapshots for 365 days, making them easily accessible for on-demand restores. This provides over a year of recovery options.
SourceRewind: What SaaS applications does Rewind back up?
Rewind backs up Shopify, BigCommerce, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, QuickBooks Online, Trello, monday.com, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, and Zendesk Suite, among others.
SourceRewind: Is Rewind compliant with data protection regulations?
Rewind is SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, DORA, HIPAA, and CCPA compliant with AES-256 encryption and role-based access control.
SourceRewind: Can you restore individual items or only full backups?
Rewind supports granular, item-level recovery understanding parent-child dependencies, allowing you to restore specific files, orders, or customer information without full dataset rollback.
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