ManageEngine RecoveryManager Plus

Overview

ManageEngine RecoveryManager Plus is enterprise backup software for identity platforms, collaboration services, and business files. It is best suited to organizations protecting several of those systems, especially Microsoft 365 alongside Active Directory or other supported services. Its selective recovery and broad storage choices make it capable, but licensing is split by component and some integrations require customer setup.

Key features

Microsoft 365 coverage spans Exchange Online mailboxes, SharePoint Online sites and libraries, OneDrive for Business files and folders, and Teams. Scheduled incremental backups capture mailbox and site changes since the prior cycle, limiting each cycle to changed content. Configurable retention and restoration of selected mailbox items or documents are useful when teams need a targeted recovery rather than a whole-service restore; point-in-time restoration is also supported.

Storage can be local, on NAS, or in Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files, AWS S3, Wasabi, and other S3-compatible repositories. Immutable cloud backups are supported for Azure Blob Storage, AWS S3, Wasabi, and compatible S3 repositories, a practical safeguard for organizations addressing ransomware risk. Backup and recovery audit logs can be forwarded to a syslog server. Two-factor authentication, single sign-on, and timestamped application logs support access control and centralized oversight.

The product also covers Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, on-premises Exchange, and Zoho WorkDrive. Third-party integrations are not imposed by default; customers are responsible for setting them up and handling data interchange, which makes it a less hands-off choice where integration work must be delegated to the vendor.

Pricing

The Free Edition costs nothing and includes a single AD domain, deleted-object backup and restore, 10 Exchange mailboxes, 10 Google Workspace mailboxes, one WorkDrive user, two SharePoint/Teams sites, and one OneDrive site. It is a useful small-scale starting point, but the low service quotas constrain it to narrow coverage.

Paid plans are annual subscriptions priced by component and capacity. Zoho WorkDrive Standard costs $95 a year for 10 users. Exchange/Exchange Online Standard with PST export only costs $295 a year for 100 mailboxes; the 100-mailbox backup, restoration, and PST export plan costs $495 a year. Active Directory Standard costs $475 a year for 250 user objects. OneDrive for Business Standard costs $495 a year for 100 sites, as does SharePoint Online/Microsoft Teams Standard for 25 sites. Google Workspace Standard costs $595 a year for 100 users.

The cheaper Exchange option is limited to PST export, so it is not a substitute for backup and restoration. Capacity is counted differently across components: Exchange pricing is based on user mailboxes and does not restrict other mailbox types, while SharePoint Online and Teams licensing is based on site count. Organizations protecting multiple services should match each component and quota to actual needs rather than assume one broad license covers them all.

A fully functional 30-day trial is offered without a credit card, with registration for free technical support. RecoveryManager Plus is freemium, but a trial is the better way to assess a deployment that exceeds the free edition's tight caps.

Platforms

The product is self-hosted and web-based, with Windows support. It is installed on Windows Server or Windows 7 and above, and users access its client in a web browser. That combines a locally managed installation with browser access, but organizations need a supported Windows host.

Who it's for

RecoveryManager Plus fits IT teams responsible for backup across Microsoft 365 and additional identity or collaboration platforms, particularly when they need selected-item restoration, flexible storage destinations, or centralized audit logging. It is less suitable for buyers seeking one simple license across services, or those unwilling to manage third-party integration setup.

Pros and cons

• Broad enterprise coverage: One product addresses Microsoft 365, directory services, Google Workspace, on-premises Exchange, and WorkDrive.
• Flexible recovery and storage: Incremental backups, configurable retention, selected-item restore, and multiple local and cloud destinations support varied recovery needs.
• Ransomware-minded storage: Immutable backups are supported with several cloud object-storage options.
• Component-specific costs and limits: Different services use mailbox, user-object, user, or site quotas, so multi-service protection requires careful license planning.
• Customer-owned integration work: Third-party setup and data interchange remain the customer's responsibility.

Alternatives

For a wider comparison of products focused on Microsoft 365 protection, see Microsoft 365 Backup Software.

Choose VM Backup instead if the priority is virtual-machine coverage; its free edition covers two VMs per host. Veeam Agent for Mac is the Mac-oriented option, with a free edition limited to one backup job and no direct object-storage backup. BDRCloud is another freemium backup alternative with Linux, macOS, Windows, web, and self-hosted platforms.

Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows suits buyers seeking usage-based storage pricing rather than a free plan. Synology Active Backup for SaaS is a free Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace add-on for Synology NAS. AvePoint Cloud Backup is a paid alternative with custom pricing. Druva Endpoint Data Protection is a paid endpoint option with a free trial. Spanning Backup offers one all-inclusive plan with unlimited backup retention and volume pricing.

Verdict

Choose RecoveryManager Plus if your organization needs targeted recovery and multiple storage choices across Microsoft 365 and related enterprise services, and can manage Windows hosting and component-by-component licensing. Its broad coverage is the central advantage; if you want a single uncomplicated license or vendor-managed integration work, look elsewhere.