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Tresorit vs Unitrends Backup

Tresorit logo

Tresorit

File Storage & Backup

Store, sync, and share sensitive files with end-to-end encryption and zero-knowledge

From
On request
Rated
-
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: Tresorit business plan requires a minimum of 3 users and Business Pro requires a minimum of 5 users; Unitrends Backup pricing is not transparent and requires contacting the company directly for a custom quote

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Tresorit and Unitrends Backup differ
AttributeTresoritUnitrends Backup
Starting priceOn request$55/month
PlatformsWebOn-premises, Cloud, Hybrid
CategoryFile Storage & BackupBackup & Disaster Recovery
FoundedUnknown1989

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Tresorit

Nothing recorded that Unitrends Backup does not also cover.

Only in Unitrends Backup

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

What people use each for

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

Tresorit

No use cases recorded yet. See the Tresorit review.

Unitrends Backup

  • Data protectionnot Tresorit
  • Disaster recoverynot Tresorit
  • Business continuitynot Tresorit
  • Ransomware protectionnot Tresorit
  • Compliancenot Tresorit

Where each one falls short

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

Tresorit

  • Business plan requires a minimum of 3 users and Business Pro requires a minimum of 5 users
  • The Professional plan is single-user only, so a solo account cannot invite teammates without upgrading to a multi-seat tier
  • None of the four tiers publish an exact price on the pricing page itself; all show per-month placeholders with the figure omitted and require going through checkout to see a number

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

Tresorit

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Tresorit review.

Unitrends Backup

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Tresorit if

Nothing in the data separates Tresorit from Unitrends Backup on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

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 Tresorit or Unitrends Backup better?
Neither clearly leads. Tresorit starts at On request and Unitrends Backup at $55/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Tresorit or Unitrends Backup?
Tresorit starts at On request and Unitrends Backup at $55/month.
Does Tresorit or Unitrends Backup run on more platforms?
Tresorit runs on Web. Unitrends Backup runs on On-premises, Cloud, Hybrid.
What can Tresorit do that Unitrends Backup cannot?
Unitrends Backup covers Predictive analytics, Automated recovery testing, Instant recovery, Ransomware detection.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Source
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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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.

Source

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