Arcserve ShadowProtect vs Redo Rescue

Arcserve ShadowProtect is a paid backup and recovery product for Windows and Linux. It creates image backups for physical and virtual computers and servers, with support for workloads including Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint, IIS, Hyper-V, Dynamics CRM, VMware vCenter, Oracle Database, and custom applications. Listed SaaS coverage includes Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure DevOps, Dynamics 365, Power BI, Salesforce, Google Workspace, Zendesk, Jira Cloud, and Confluence Cloud. Backups can run multiple times daily, use incremental images, be encrypted, and go to cloud image destinations. Immutable backups and application-aware backup are supported. Recovery features include item-level restoration, bare-metal restore, and bootable recovery media. ShadowProtect also provides test failover, failover orchestration, failback orchestration, and audit logs in a hybrid deployment. Annual and two-year subscriptions include updates, upgrades, and standard technical support during the subscription period. A perpetual license covers one system in physical or virtual environments. There is no free plan; pricing is on request and a 30-day trial is listed.

Redo Rescue is free, open-source backup and recovery software for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It makes image backups and supports bare-metal recovery, including restoring a system to a blank new drive. Users can also preserve a target drive's layout and restore data to different parts of it. The live environment is based on 64-bit Debian and comes as an ISO to write to CD or USB and boot from. Version 3.0 works with real and virtual machines, supports UEFI Secure Boot, and can restore backups created with version 1.0. Password-protected remote access and a VNC server allow another person to assist with recovery. Detailed logs and error reporting are available, and the maker describes the interface as point-and-click. The release is under GNU GPLv3; the maker says its code can be audited, modified, and copied at no cost. Redo Rescue supports computer and server backup, but not mobile backup. The maker provides instructions for creating boot media on Windows, Mac, and Linux. The plan costs nothing.