Backup as a Service Tools 2026
Backup as a Service (BaaS) is cloud-delivered data protection: a vendor runs the backup infrastructure, scheduling, retention, and restore tooling so you don't have to stand up and patch your own backup servers and storage targets. For security teams, this is less a storage problem than a recovery problem. When ransomware hits, your backups are the difference between a bad week and an existential event, which is precisely why attackers now go after the backup repository first. The tools here cover automated backups across SaaS apps, endpoints, VMs, and databases, with the immutability, isolation, and tested restore paths that turn "we have backups" into "we can actually recover."
We cover 70 Backup as a Service tools, 1 free and 69 commercial.
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Cloud-to-cloud backup for SaaS platforms like M365, Google, Salesforce
Secure file sync, share, and backup solution for endpoint devices and cloud files
Cloud backup and recovery for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace data
Hardware-free BCDR solution backing up to cloud without local appliances
BCDR solution with direct-to-cloud and appliance-based deployment options
MSP-focused backup and disaster recovery platform with pay-as-you-go model
Enterprise backup and disaster recovery solution for physical, virtual, and SaaS
All-in-one backup appliance with hardware & software for BCDR
Ransomware data recovery solution with AI-based threat detection and backup.
Ransomware recovery solution with simplified restoration capabilities
Enterprise backup and recovery platform for endpoints, servers, and SaaS apps
Enterprise backup & recovery platform for endpoints, servers, M365 & Google.
Cloud-based endpoint backup solution with automated data protection and recovery
Ransomware protection and backup solution for data recovery
Cloud-based enterprise data backup and recovery with encryption and security
Cloud-based cyber-resilient storage solution for data backup and recovery
Cyber-resilient storage solution for data protection and backup
Ransomware-resistant backup and recovery solution for Microsoft 365 data
Enterprise backup & recovery platform for hybrid cloud environments
Cloud-based backup service for SaaS, cloud-native, and on-prem data sources
Backup appliances integrated with NetBackup software for enterprise data protection
Cloud-based data vault for cyber resilience and recovery operations
Cloud-native VM backup and recovery platform for hybrid cloud environments
FedRAMP High authorized backup, recovery & DR solution for government entities
How to choose Backup as a Service tools
- Verify true immutability: backups should be write-once with a retention lock that even a domain admin or compromised vendor account cannot override or shorten.
- Rehearse the restore, not just the backup. Demand granular and bulk recovery, point-in-time restore, and clean-room or sandboxed recovery so you don't reintroduce malware into production.
- Match coverage to your real estate: SaaS apps like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, endpoints, VMs, databases, and IaaS storage should map to workloads you actually run.
- Pin down RTO and RPO commitments in writing and confirm they hold at your data volume, not just for a single mailbox.
- Check data residency, encryption key ownership, and compliance posture so backups satisfy your regulatory and sovereignty requirements rather than creating a new exposure.
- Confirm anomaly and ransomware detection on the backup data itself, plus alerting on mass deletes, encryption spikes, and retention or policy changes that signal an attack in progress.
Backup as a Service Tools FAQ
Common questions about Backup as a Service tools, selection guides, pricing, and comparisons.
Backup as a Service is a cloud-delivered model where a provider manages the backup software, storage, scheduling, and restore tooling on your behalf. Instead of running your own backup servers and tape or disk targets, you point workloads at the service and it handles retention, replication, and recovery. It typically protects SaaS apps, endpoints, virtual machines, and databases under a single console.
BaaS protects and restores data: files, mailboxes, databases, and application records you recover when something is lost or corrupted. DRaaS goes further by spinning up failover compute so entire systems keep running during an outage, measured by how fast you resume operations. Many organizations run both. BaaS covers everyday data loss and ransomware recovery, while DRaaS covers full-site or infrastructure failure.
Focus on whether backups survive an attacker holding admin credentials. Look for true immutability with a hard retention lock, an air gap or logically isolated copy, and multi-factor controls on deletion and policy changes. Confirm the vendor offers malware and anomaly scanning of backup data, plus clean-room or sandboxed restore so you don't reinfect production. Recovery time and recovery point objectives should be contractual, not aspirational.
Most SaaS providers operate on a shared responsibility model: they keep the platform running, but recovering your data after accidental deletion, malicious insiders, or ransomware is your job. Native retention features like recycle bins and version history are short-lived and not designed for point-in-time restore at scale. A dedicated BaaS tool gives you longer retention, granular recovery, and an independent copy outside the provider's control.
