Retrospect Backup
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Retrospect Backup, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Retrospect Backup's own pricing page, checked 23 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | Priced on request | One non-server computer |
| Solo | — | One non-server computer |
| Desktop | $9 a month | one non-server Windows PC or Mac · up to five additional Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops/notebooks · Open File Backup for Windows · $9 per month USD |
| Single Server 5 | $39 a month | one server · up to five networked Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops/notebooks · no tape devices · $39 per month USD |
| Single Server 20 | $59 a month | one server · up to 20 networked Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops/notebooks · $59 per month USD |
| Multi Server Unlimited | $179 a month | unlimited networked Windows, Mac, and Linux servers, desktops, and notebooks · one host Windows or Mac computer · $179 per month USD |
| Single Server Unlimited | $99 a month | one server · unlimited networked Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops/notebooks · $99 per month USD |
| Multi Server Unlimited Premium | $279 a month | unlimited networked Windows, Mac, and Linux servers, desktops, and notebooks · Advanced Tape · Unlimited Email · $279 per month USD |
The facts
Each one read from Retrospect Backup's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Anomaly detection
- Backup comparison and anomaly detection show changed files so administrators can investigate possible ransomware activity.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Automation extensibility
- Script Hooks allow customizable pre-backup and post-backup actions on engine or client computers.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Backup scope
- mixedchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Cloud integrations
- Tested cloud destinations include Retrospect Cloud, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob, Dropbox, Wasabi, MinIO, Synology, QNAP, and DigitalOcean Spaces.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Computer backup
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Current releases
- The downloads page lists Windows 20.0.1.201, Mac 20.0.1.213, Linux engine 20.0, and matching Windows, Mac, and Linux clients.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Retrospect publishes Windows, Mac, and Linux guides, Management Console documentation, release notes, system requirements, knowledge-base articles, and videos.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Exchange limitation
- The Exchange Server Agent supports Exchange 2003 through 2013; Exchange 2016 and newer mailbox backup is unsupported because of Microsoft API changes.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Incremental backup
- Block-level incremental backup copies only changed portions of large files after the initial backup.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License model
- Retrospect is a proprietary commercial product offered under subscription or perpetual licensing; perpetual installations can run offline.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: interface bugs
- PCWorld found a persistent network-folder browsing error that required entering a share URL manually.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: payment support
- A Trustpilot reviewer said a payment was flagged over account-name and address details and that repeated support contacts did not resolve the purchase.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: usability
- Reviewers repeatedly report a steep learning curve, dated or non-intuitive terminology, and substantial setup and administration effort.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: virtualization
- ITPro reported that the main Backup product lacked agentless VMware and Hyper-V host backup and required the separate Retrospect Virtual product.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Management Console
- The hosted Management Console monitors and manages multiple Retrospect engines, scripts, sources, backup sets, and activities from a browser or mobile device.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Mobile backup
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Praise: breadth
- Independent reviews praise cross-platform coverage, tape and cloud targets, granular selection, scheduling, and reporting.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Application integrations
- Add-ons provide running-database protection for Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange, plus VMware and Hyper-V integration through separate products or add-ons.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cross-platform protection
- The product protects Windows, macOS, and Linux systems through native client software.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Retrospect says it has protected data since 1989 and was acquired by StorCentric in 2019.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company scale
- LinkedIn lists Retrospect Backup as a privately held company with 11–50 employees and a 1989 founding year.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1989checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Sunnyvale, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
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