MiniTool ShadowMaker vs MSP360 Backup

MiniTool ShadowMaker is Windows backup software for computers and servers. Its listed coverage includes file, system, partition, and disk backup and restore, with ransomware protection; backup scope and restore modes are both marked mixed. The Free plan costs nothing and includes those four backup and restore types. Pro Monthly Subscription costs $12.99 a month for one PC, with a one-month license that renews automatically unless unsubscribed. Pro Annual Subscription costs $3 a year for two PCs and also renews automatically unless unsubscribed. Pro Ultimate is $79 a month for a perpetual license covering three PCs. Business Standard is $129 a month for a perpetual license covering one PC or server, with one year of free upgrades. Business Deluxe is $399 a month for a perpetual license covering 10 PCs or servers, also with one year of free upgrades. Windows is the listed platform. The maker headquarters are listed as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Hong Kong.

MSP360 Backup is a freemium backup product for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with options for personal workstations, servers, and different workloads. It supports computer and server backup, with file-based and image-based backup options. Listed capabilities include incremental images, image encryption, cloud image destinations, bare-metal restore, bootable recovery media, and ransomware protection. The free plan covers personal workstation backup and includes forum-based support. Pro (macOS/Linux) provides locally managed backup for $19.99 a year. Desktop costs $29.99 a year for Windows desktop backup, while Server costs $109.99 a year for Windows Server backup and SQL costs $124.99 a year for SQL Server backup. Those three prices exclude VAT. Ultimate costs $179.99 a year and includes file, image, SQL Server, and Exchange backup, plus an unlimited cloud storage allowance. MSP360 was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.