Compare our backup tools: save time, budget and your data
High-performance compression and encryption as standard.
Which Red Gate backup tool is best for managing your data?
SQL Backup Pro
Powerful centralized management UI for compressed, encrypted SQL Server backups
- Simplify management of backup activities in a rich user interface, and see backup activities at a glance with Timeline Monitoring
- Strengthen backups across networks with network resilience, including automatic resuming of interrupted transfers
- Fast setup of fault-tolerant log shipping across networks
- Includes mirrored backups, multiple threads, CLI support, and more...
SQL HyperBac
Seamless integration with existing backup techniques for faster, smaller SQL Server backups
- Silent compression: use native backup plans and scripts to enable SQL HyperBac to compress backups as they are written out to disk
- Zero-touch deployment: no links into your SQL Server instances or extended stored procedures required
- Option to back up to .zip for greater flexibility on restore
- Compress logical operations, such as BCP, DTS, SSIS, and more...
Feature Comparison
| Feature | SQL Backup Pro | SQL HyperBac |
|---|---|---|
| Compress backups by up to 95% | ||
| Up to 256-bit AES Encryption | ||
| Network resilience for fault-tolerant backups across flaky networks | ||
| Compatible with SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008 and 2008 R2 | ||
| Back up to .zip | ||
| 64-bit SQL Server support | ||
| Backup formats | .sqb (SQL Backup proprietary format) | Native and proprietary - you decide |
| Management | User-friendly GUI includes timeline monitoring for centralized management of backup and restore activities | Install and go: SQL HyperBac seamlessly integrates with native T-SQL and existing maintenance plans |
| Schedule Jobs | Integrates with SQL Server to schedule database backup jobs | Use native SQL Server backup commands |
Why use a backup tool?
Compression
- Save on storage space with smaller, compressed backups
- Retain more backups, for longer
Security
- Secure your backups against unauthorized access with up to 256-bit AES encryption
Speed
- Compressed backups are faster to create and restore
- Recover compressed backups faster in disaster recovery scenarios
Savings
- Save time and budget with faster, smaller backups
- Faster backup cycles make it easier to meet your SLAs
