Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
Spanning Backup vs Backupify
Spanning Backup
Backup & Disaster Recovery
SaaS backup for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
- From
- $4/month
- Rated
- -
Backupify
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Automated cloud-to-cloud backup
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Spanning Backup cloud-only deployment; no on-premise or self-hosted options available; Backupify limited ransomware protection with alerts but no automated remediation capabilities
- They diverge on capability: Spanning Backup covers Automated daily backup, Backupify covers Three daily backups.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Spanning Backup and Backupify actually diverge.
| Attribute | Spanning Backup | Backupify |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $4/month | $29/month |
| Pricing model | subscription | Unknown |
| Platforms | Cloud SaaS | Web |
| Founded | 2010 | 2008 |
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 Spanning Backup
- Automated daily backup
- Cross-user restore
- eDiscovery
- Unlimited storage
- Admin delegation
- Salesforce
Only in Backupify
- Three daily backups
- Data export
- Search
- Admin controls
- Audit logs
Both cover
- Point-in-time restore
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Spanning Backup
- Cloud-to-cloud backup and disaster recovery for Microsoft 365 applicationsnot Backupify
- Data protection and compliance management for Google Workspace and Salesforcenot Backupify
Backupify
- Data protectionnot Spanning Backup
- Disaster recoverynot Spanning Backup
- Business continuitynot Spanning Backup
- Ransomware protectionnot Spanning Backup
- Compliancenot Spanning Backup
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Spanning Backup
- Cloud-only deployment; no on-premise or self-hosted options available
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Spanning Backup
$4/month- Spanning Backup$4/month
- Daily backup
- Point-in-time restore
- Unlimited storage
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
Which should you pick?
Choose Spanning Backup if
- You need automated daily backup.
- You work on Cloud SaaS.
- You also want cross-user restore.
Questions people ask
- Is Spanning Backup or Backupify better?
- Neither clearly leads. Spanning Backup starts at $4/month and Backupify at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Spanning Backup or Backupify?
- Spanning Backup starts at $4/month and Backupify at $29/month.
- Does Spanning Backup or Backupify run on more platforms?
- Spanning Backup runs on Cloud SaaS. Backupify runs on Web.
- What is Spanning Backup best used for?
- Spanning Backup is most often used for cloud-to-cloud backup and disaster recovery for microsoft 365 applications, data protection and compliance management for google workspace and salesforce. Of those, cloud-to-cloud backup and disaster recovery for microsoft 365 applications and data protection and compliance management for google workspace and salesforce are not what Backupify is typically brought in for.
- What can Spanning Backup do that Backupify cannot?
- Spanning Backup covers Automated daily backup, Cross-user restore, eDiscovery, Unlimited storage. Backupify covers Three daily backups, Data export, Search, Admin controls. Both handle Point-in-time restore, 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.
SourceBackupify: 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.
SourceBackupify: 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.
SourceBackupify: 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.
SourceBackupify: 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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