Afi.ai Google Workspace Backup vs Kernel Google Workspace Backup and Restore

Afi.ai Google Workspace Backup is a web service for automated backup and data protection across Google Workspace. It covers Gmail, Google Drive, Shared Drives, Contacts, Calendars, Google Sites, Google Directory, Google Classroom, Hangouts chats, and the Drive Computers folder. Restores can target individual items, folders, users, or accounts, either in place or in another account or new folder. Full-text search covers email backups, and individual items or entire accounts can be exported offline. Prior versions can be browsed and restored without a time limit by default, with custom retention policies available. Afi describes ransomware detection, preemptive backups, recovery-point labels, and immutable storage. Admins assign protection levels while schedules and new-user discovery are automated. SaaS Backup costs $3 a month per user, starting from five users, with a 14-day trial and no free plan. Seven storage regions are listed.

Kernel Google Workspace Backup and Restore is Windows software for backing up and restoring data from Google Workspace. It covers Gmail, contacts, calendars, Drive, Shared Drive, Groups, Chat, Docs, and Sheets. Mailbox lists can be supplied in a CSV file, and backup jobs can span multiple domains. An incremental option skips items already migrated and captures newly added data. Google Chat backups include direct and group chats, spaces, and history; attachments are saved separately, and chat content can be exported to PDF or HTML. Google Docs and Sheets can be exported to local or network storage while preserving their content and formatting. Workspace exports include PST, MSG, EML, PDF, DOC, DOCX, MHT, and HTML. Restore choices include selected data, folders, mailboxes, Workspace accounts, and Google Groups. It can restore PST and OST data to Workspace, and the vendor says Outlook is not needed for PST restoration. The trial is limited to 10 items per folder and five Drive documents per account. Prices include $49, paid once for a single-mailbox backup license and $99 as a one-time purchase for a single-mailbox backup-and-restore license.