Software · head to head
Rewind vs Bacula
The short version
- Only Bacula has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Rewind cannot back up all QuickBooks Online data due to API limitations, excluding company info, exchange rates, and payroll data; Bacula the community edition has no vendor support contract; bacula.org directs support and paid deployments toward the separate commercial Bacula Enterprise product instead.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Rewind and Bacula actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Rewind
- Automated backup
- One-click restore
- Version comparison
- Continuous protection
- Bulk restore
- Activity monitoring
- Shopify
- BigCommerce
Only in Bacula
Nothing recorded that Rewind does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Rewind
- Data protectionnot Bacula
- Disaster recoverynot Bacula
- Business continuitynot Bacula
- Ransomware protectionnot Bacula
- Compliancenot Bacula
Bacula
No use cases recorded yet. See the Bacula review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Bacula
- The community edition has no vendor support contract; bacula.org directs support and paid deployments toward the separate commercial Bacula Enterprise product instead.
Pricing, plan by plan
Rewind
$29/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Rewind review.
Bacula
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Bacula review.
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Rewind or Bacula better?
- Neither clearly leads. Rewind starts at $29/month and Bacula at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Rewind or Bacula?
- Bacula has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Rewind and Free for Bacula.
- Does Rewind or Bacula run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Bacula for free?
- Yes. Bacula has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Rewind starts at $29/month.
- What is Rewind best used for?
- Rewind is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection. Of those, data protection and disaster recovery are not what Bacula is typically brought in for.
- What can Rewind do that Bacula cannot?
- Rewind covers Automated backup, One-click restore, Version comparison, Continuous protection.
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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