Testimonials
What matters is not so much what we say about ourselves, but what others say about us.
What do our clients say?
I appreciate the time that the BackupAssist Team takes to understand my situations and objectives. These days it is a breath of fresh air to speak with a live individual that calls you back and then does not rush, but patiently answers all of your questions clearly and knowledgeably. To top it off, their follow through on promised information is provided the same day instead of after you have forgotten about the conversation.
Paul Berg
Technology On Call
The BackupAssist Client Success team took the time to fully understand the disaster recovery needs of our target market and provided multiple solutions for consideration. The ability to choose between a perpetual license or a monthly subscription model was a definite plus. They continue to expand the capabilities of subscription offerings. A key feature, CryptoSafeGuard, protects our Clients’ backups from ransomware attacks. I was also surprised to have the CEO reach out to me directly for market feedback and feature requests we thought they might want to consider for future development.
Andy Taylor - Principal
Wildcard Dental
Our business operates around the clock and we cannot afford extended downtime as every minute lost would equate to lost revenues.
BackupAssist has been very effective at supporting our data recovery requirements, providing us with maximum uptime regardless of whether system data became corrupted or was missing due to human error.
The software has served our organization reliably for years and we highly recommend it for both physical and virtual IT environments.
BackupAssist has been very effective at supporting our data recovery requirements, providing us with maximum uptime regardless of whether system data became corrupted or was missing due to human error.
The software has served our organization reliably for years and we highly recommend it for both physical and virtual IT environments.
Gabriel Mejia
Global IT Director
Arquitectonica
Arquitectonica
BackupAssist’s thoughtful approach to data protection is allowing us to respond and protect our sensitive patient data as mandated by HIPAA, HITECH and PIPEDA, ensuring all compliance requirements including Meaningful Use are met.
The feature set in version 10 is ideal for our operations and is expected to enhance our backup infrastructure with fast recovery, increased storage efficiency and superior data encryption.
The feature set in version 10 is ideal for our operations and is expected to enhance our backup infrastructure with fast recovery, increased storage efficiency and superior data encryption.
Will Fraley
Director of Information Technology
Charlotte Behavioral Health Care
Charlotte Behavioral Health Care
As a public services organization supported by tax dollars, we are extremely cognizant and cautious in how our budget is allocated. We didn’t have an ‘enterprise-sized’ budget to spend on ransomware protection. However, we would be negligent if we didn’t invest in protection against the type of malicious software that could block access to our computers and data, and therefore our city services, until a sum of money is paid. And, that sum can be large – too large for an organization like ours.
This is exactly the position some of my colleagues have found themselves in – it was ugly – and it wasn’t anything I wanted even the remotest possibility of having to deal with here. BackupAssist’s CryptoSafeGuard will deliver the extra layer of protection organizations need at an affordable price.
This is exactly the position some of my colleagues have found themselves in – it was ugly – and it wasn’t anything I wanted even the remotest possibility of having to deal with here. BackupAssist’s CryptoSafeGuard will deliver the extra layer of protection organizations need at an affordable price.
Mike Luu
Information Services Director
City of Milpitas, California
City of Milpitas, California
opinions from industry analysts
“BackupAssist 10 brings big enterprise backup to SMEs that is optimized for ease-of-use and reliability. The software provides platform protection for Hyper-V and support for key applications such as Microsoft SQL, marking its territory in the small to midsize enterprise segment. The latest generation software bolsters the company’s position with multi-cloud support for Amazon AWS S3 and Microsoft Azure infrastructure, providing greater customization in how IT environments are protected.”
Phil Goodwin
Research Director for Protection, Availability, and Recovery
IDC
IDC
“It should come as no great surprise that ransomware is one of the scariest challenges for data protection people today… BackupAssist recently announced a new feature it calls CryptoSafeguard that specifically looks for corruption in the source files, and prevents corrupted files from being backed up. This two-pronged approach of protecting the backups themselves from an attack and checking the contents of the backups for evidence of compromised files in the environment is a solid approach.”
W. Curtis Preston
Senior Analyst
Storage Switzerland
Storage Switzerland
“Ransomware is a very real and critical problem that every organization regardless of size must address through a variety of means, including good backup processes and technology – such as BackupAssist and its CryptoSafeGuard solution.”
Michael Osterman
President
Osterman Research
Osterman Research
“BackupAssist 10 provides enterprise class features and performance normally found in more expensive and complex DP solutions. Its features and options make it simple to deploy and manage which make backups fast and stress free. It also works with a wide range of storage targets including the cloud and tape… Its rich feature set and low cost factors make it a solution any SMB interested in protecting their data properly should seriously consider.”
Joseph Ortiz
Senior Analyst,
Storage Switzerland
Storage Switzerland
laboratory testing and reviews
“BackupAssist’s CryptoSafeGuard Detector and Shield had a 100% success rate against every ransomware strain we tested it against, including highly destructive strains of Locky, CryptoLocker, and TeslaCrypt. In every case, CryptoSafeGuard successfully identified the ransomware infection and ensured no backups were overwritten with encrypted files.”
“As endpoints get compromised by Ransomware on an ever-greater scale, the ability to protect backups from being encrypted entirely and the prospect of restoring PC and user files after infection were the most important testing metric in this efficacy assessment.”
“As endpoints get compromised by Ransomware on an ever-greater scale, the ability to protect backups from being encrypted entirely and the prospect of restoring PC and user files after infection were the most important testing metric in this efficacy assessment.”
MRG Effitas
World-leading, independent IT Security Testing
BackupAssist 10, featuring CryptoSafeGuard
BackupAssist’s automated server backup and recovery software protects data across physical, virtual and cloud environments. Version 10 includes CryptoSafeGuard, a ransomware-specific feature that stops infected files from being backed up and prevents backups from being encrypted. Customers can take advantage of deduplication and compression efficiency because they select the final backup location.
Data backup and recovery software: 2017 Products of the Year finalists
BackupAssist’s automated server backup and recovery software protects data across physical, virtual and cloud environments. Version 10 includes CryptoSafeGuard, a ransomware-specific feature that stops infected files from being backed up and prevents backups from being encrypted. Customers can take advantage of deduplication and compression efficiency because they select the final backup location.
Data backup and recovery software: 2017 Products of the Year finalists
Paul Crocetti
TechTarget
from around the world
BackupAssist was, by far, the easiest and most reliable backup solution I have used in many years. I have been in the Information Technology field since 1987 and have seen many software vendors come and go. If BackupAssist keeps their products as good as this one then I suspect they will be in the market for the long haul. Thanks, BackupAssist!
John Binford
Information Technology Director
After the first several weeks of testing your software, I can say that being in this business since late 80’s, I never run into backup tool giving so many options, way above average performance and at the same time staying wonderfully transparent and user-friendly! It has been all pleasure working with BackupAssist.
Stan
Government of Ontario
It’s a simple, effective, up to date and powerful backup tool… its user-friendly interface and ease of use are its greatest strengths… Great Backup-tool, excellent and quick response from your Company!
Peter
Mapivalues NL
All our clients want is a simple backup strategy that’s secure, easy to follow and implement, and BackupAssist provides just that. It’s an excellent product, and I do like the emailed logs as it allows me to remotely check progress.
John Dance
Managing director, Rebooted Pty Ltd
The greatest strength is, without doubt, the easiness of implementing a working backup schedule. Combined with the email capability it provides everything I need for our business’ backups at a very competitive price level!
Johan Sandqvist
AB Gyllenhammar & Sahlin
Have used [competitors’ products] – too expensive, complicated architecture for the majority of servers we use. The advantages of BackupAssist are simplicity. Cost. Ease of use. Easiest I have used so far – [competitors’ products] etc. A complete novice could use this software. Full marks for ease of use / clear explanations.
Kieran Murphy
Powerscreen International Ltd
We needed a low-cost backup solution for one of our servers… BackupAssist has an advantage over expensive software solutions because it’s simple, cost-effective and gets the job done without creating a complicated mess like some of the expensive packages do.
Jim Ficarra
Cross Current Corporation
BackupAssist’s greatest strength is its automation. We needed a solution where the person at the remote site has NO admin rights, just needs to change the tape – nothing else!
Aaron
Direct Wines
We tried lots of software. Among those evaluated were (major competitors’ products). All of the packages except yours operated inconsistently (or not at all), several would not read backup tapes it created an verified, some could not access hardware or access was inconsistent, some caused system lockups or blue screen crashes… all of the above packages ranged in price from $900 USD to $3,000 USD.
Mr. Charles D. Amata Jr.
CP Technologies Inc.
We needed to backup Exchange and SQL Server but didn’t want to spend a fortune.
Gary Baldwin
Davison C E High School
I purchased BackupAssist because I was tired of pulling my hair out with [a competitor’s] overpriced and overly complex software. BackupAssist was the third or fourth demo I downloaded via Google. Ease of use. BackupAssist provided me with all the features I needed with a very easy to use setup/configuration interface. Good job with BackupAssist. Other backup software companies should take follow your lead.
Jeff Lowe
Network Administrator Indigenous Gaming Regulators Inc.
It’s very easy to use. Other solutions were too expensive with almost the same capabilities.
Gerardo Arlotto
Jefe de Sistemas Compania Uruguaya de Cemento Portland
Found it to be the most cost-effective solution to backing up our two Windows servers.
Bruce Segal
Decarie Motors
Simple. Works. Easy to install and use. Thanks for making a product that makes my job EASIER!!
Cynthia Calvin
Benchmark Ventures
Another Computer consultant evaluated, purchased and recommended this software. Since then, we are so impressed, that as far as I’m concerned any of our new servers will have a license of BackupAssist to make the media management simple.
Scott Young
Network Integration Solutions Inc.
Thank you for your product; I am very pleased with my decision to purchase this software. Coming from a non-profit background, it was very affordable compared to other products on the market.
Tricia Sanchez
Westshore Dispute Resolution Center
Really great performance. I highly recommend BackupAssist based on my experiences to date, and I know one consultant who has already purchased the software for a Windows server with a Synology DS1815+ NAS unit. I use one myself, with an iSCSI interface connection that makes a large NAS partition appear to be mounted as a local hard drive. BackupAssist finds it easy to locate and use. The price reduction compared to SAN storage is amazing.
Frank Fallon
Dharma Communications
Industry Awards & Reviews
Backup & Recovery Champion
TechConsult Professional User Rating
In a total of 1,224 interviews with users of I.T. security solutions, across 50 different criteria, BackupAssist achieved the highest award possible – “Champion” status – beating out many market giants including Veritas, IBM, CA and Commvault.
Product of the Year - Finalist 2017
Data backup and recovery software
In the extremely prestigious and competitive TechTarget awards, BackupAssist achieved finalist status, along with six other vendors that included the likes of IBM and Veeam. BackupAssist was the only vendor focused exclusively on SMEs, and the only vendor with a product priced starting at under $500.
Capterra user rating - 4.8/5
“Hassle-free backups everyday!”
We’ve been using BackupAssist for 7 or 8 years now and have been very happy with it. We back up our servers to a NAS device in another one of our buildings. The backups always run as expected and we receive a detailed report via email after the backup is complete…
2019 Review
"The Best Cloud Storage and Online Backup Services of 2019"
BackupAssist is an ideal backup solution for a small business because it combines intuitive software with performance and affordability.
Spiceworks Community Rating: 4.5/5
"Very high performance/price ratio."
“Works almost flawless in a small company setup (4 servers/26 workstations). We are fine with filesystem, SQL and Exchange backup.”