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Rewind vs Sync.com

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Rewind

Backup & Disaster Recovery

SaaS backup for cloud business applications

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Sync.com

File Storage & Backup

Cloud storage, backup and sharing with end-to-end encryption

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; Sync.com all Teams plans require a minimum of 3 users

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Rewind and Sync.com actually diverge.

Attributes where Rewind and Sync.com differ
AttributeRewindSync.com
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
CategoryBackup & Disaster RecoveryFile Storage & Backup
Founded2015Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Sync.com

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 Sync.com
  • Disaster recoverynot Sync.com
  • Business continuitynot Sync.com
  • Ransomware protectionnot Sync.com
  • Compliancenot Sync.com

Sync.com

No use cases recorded yet. See the Sync.com 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

Sync.com

  • All Teams plans require a minimum of 3 users
  • The advertised low monthly rate (e.g. $4/month for Teams 1TB) is a promotional annual rate described as 50% off; the standard monthly price is $8/month without the promotion
  • Enterprise pricing for 100+ users is custom and requires contacting a dedicated account manager

Pricing, plan by plan

Rewind

$29/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Rewind review.

Sync.com

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Sync.com review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Rewind if

  • You need automated backup.
  • You also want one-click restore.
Rewind review

Choose Sync.com if

Nothing in the data separates Sync.com from Rewind on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Sync.com review

Questions people ask

Is Rewind or Sync.com better?
Neither clearly leads. Rewind starts at $29/month and Sync.com at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Rewind or Sync.com?
Rewind starts at $29/month and Sync.com at On request.
Does Rewind or Sync.com run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Sync.com is typically brought in for.
What can Rewind do that Sync.com 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.

Source
Rewind: 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.

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Rewind: 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.

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Rewind: 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.

Source
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