HYCU for Google Workspace vs Kernel Google Workspace Backup and Restore

HYCU for Google Workspace is a web-based data protection service for backing up and recovering Google Workspace content. It covers emails, Shared Drive and My Drive files, contacts, calendars, and tasks. Constant journaling provides frequent protection, while retention is unlimited by default and can be changed to a finite period. Recovery includes individual or full restores for Shared Drive and My Drive, granular email recovery, point-in-time recovery, and restoration of attachments, contacts, calendars, tasks, files, and folders. The service can move email in both directions between Gmail mailboxes, Microsoft 365, and HEX Hosted Exchange. Its SaaS deployment uses no agents or complex maintenance. Search, audit trails, eDiscovery, alerts, notifications, and legal or compliance holds support administrative work. AES 256-bit encryption and TLS/SSL protect data. Immutable, air-gapped backups are designed for ransomware recovery. Pricing is on request; a free trial is available, but there is no free plan.

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.