SQL Backup Pro™ vs Litespeed
Performance evaluation of disk-to-disk backup
Red Gate Software commissioned respected independent testing company, the Tolly Group, to carry out a review of two leading third-party SQL Server backup tools, using 800 GB of Wikipedia data.
Red Gate SQL Backup Pro 4.5 vs. Quest Software LiteSpeed for SQL Server Enterprise 4.5.
Compared with Litespeed, SQL Backup Pro:
- Sustains higher throughput and better compression with "standard" compression with or without AES-256 encryption
- Delivers throughput of up to 176 MB per second
- Maintains throughput of 50 MB per second and ~80% compression running maximum compression option
- Maintains high performance levels even when AES-256 encryption option is enabled





