SQL Backup

Latest version: 5.3.0

High performance tool to compress, encrypt and monitor SQL Server backups

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  • Save time – up to 10 times quicker* than native SQL Server backup and restore
  • Save space – compress database backups by up to 95%
  • Protect your data – use 256-bit AES encryption
  • Monitor your data – graphic visualization of activities to identify problems before they arise

SQL Backup is the leading tool for creating, compressing and protecting your SQL Server backups. Compatible with SQL Server 2000 and 2005, it includes a range of features to make backups faster, simpler and more secure. SQL Backup is used by nearly 5,000 organizations worldwide such as GE, 3M, AT&T, Los Alamos National Labs, Unilever, Panasonic and the US Navy.


Walk-throughs

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Demo videos

Step-by-step demos of SQL Backup in action

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Relentlessly tested, SQL Backup has run 10 million backups over 100 different platforms so that you can trust SQL Backup to safely perform operations for your requirements.

SQL Backup is available in two editions: Pro and Lite. Find out the differences between the editions in the feature comparison table.

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Pro Edition $795

Manage multiple servers' backup operations remotely. Includes enterprise level functionality.

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Lite Edition $295

A simple SQL backup tool for small businesses.

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Considering ROI for SQL Backup?

Read our case study written by an independent research firm on potential ROI for a current customer

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Want faster, easier and finer-grained data restore?

See how Row-Level Restoreworks with SQL Data Compare Pro and SQL Backup Pro

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Meet some of the faces behind the tool

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*In tests on a 306 GB SQL Server database, SQL Backup took 2 hours 53 minutes to restore the database, compared with 28 hours 3 minutes for native backup.