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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Endpoint backup and recovery solution for laptops and desktops
Database backup and recovery platform for AI, cloud, and on-premises databases
Cloud-based backup and recovery solution for Salesforce environments
Cloud-based backup and recovery solution for Microsoft 365 workloads
Enterprise backup and recovery solution for Kubernetes workloads and data
Cloud-based backup, recovery, and cyber resilience platform for hybrid envs
Cloud-based file, object, and archive management with compliance capabilities
Distributed storage solution for data backup (EOA announced, EOL 2026)
Air-gapped, immutable cloud backup storage for ransomware protection
Integrated backup & recovery platform with scale-out storage for hybrid cloud
Scalable backup & recovery solution for multi-petabyte workloads & datasets
Platform for managing, protecting & governing digital workplace assets
Encrypted cloud storage with end-to-end encryption and file sharing
Cloud backup and recovery solution for Microsoft 365 applications and data.
Enterprise backup and recovery platform for on-prem, cloud, and SaaS workloads
Cyber vault solution with immutable backups and air-gapped isolation
Cloud-based backup and recovery for endpoints, servers, and SaaS platforms
Cloud-delivered analytics platform for IT visibility across hybrid/multi-cloud
Backs up 13 critical Microsoft Entra ID components beyond user identity data.
Cloud-native platform for data security, identity resilience, and cyber recovery
Scalable, cost-effective application recovery to AWS.
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.
