https://restowbackup.com/feed.xml 2026-09-30T22:17:47.760Z Lucas Floreshttps://restowbackup.com/en/author/lucas-flores/ https://restowbackup.com/favicon.svg https://restowbackup.com/en/blog/exit-costs-and-vendor-lock-in/ 2026-09-30T22:17:47.760Z

What leaving a backup vendor really costs: proprietary formats, data in someone else's cloud, re-onboarding. And how an open format avoids it.

https://restowbackup.com/en/blog/gobd-and-email-archiving/ 2026-09-30T22:17:47.760Z

What GoBD requires for archiving business email in Germany, and what the Restow archive does since 0.1.0.

https://restowbackup.com/en/blog/gobd-compared-internationally/ 2026-09-30T22:17:47.760Z

GoBD vs US, UK, Swiss and Austrian record-keeping rules: retention periods, rules for electronic records, and why GoBD is so strict.

https://restowbackup.com/en/blog/per-user-pricing-math-over-5-years/ 2026-09-30T22:17:47.760Z

What per-user and per-GB backup pricing really costs over 5 years, worked through with Microsoft's published rate, against a one-time license.

https://restowbackup.com/en/blog/subscription-trap-in-backup-pricing/ 2026-09-30T22:17:47.760Z

Why per-user backup subscriptions rarely get cheaper, sourced from vendor documentation, and what a one-time license changes.

https://restowbackup.com/en/blog/why-restore-tests-matter/ 2026-09-30T22:17:47.760Z

A backup that was never restored is a theory. Why automated restore tests matter, and what Restow checks today.

https://restowbackup.com/en/blog/bring-your-own-storage/ 2026-09-30T22:17:47.759Z

Why Restow writes encrypted data to storage you already control, instead of billing you for space in a vendor's cloud.

https://restowbackup.com/en/changelog/ 2026-09-29T15:41:42.000Z

Restow releases and what each one contains. 0.1.0 beta: Microsoft 365 and IMAP backup, server and client backup, mail file import and export, non-destructive restore, restore checks.

https://restowbackup.com/en/press/ 2026-09-29T15:41:42.000Z

Restow press kit: short descriptions in 1, 2 and 4 sentences, fact sheet, logos and press contact.

https://restowbackup.com/en/compare/acronis/ 2026-09-29T15:38:55.000Z

Acronis vs Restow for Microsoft 365 backup: per-seat or per-GB subscription with no public price, versus a one-time license and your own storage.

https://restowbackup.com/en/compare/avepoint/ 2026-09-29T15:38:55.000Z

AvePoint Cloud Backup vs Restow: a subscription on AvePoint's cloud with no list price, versus a one-time license on storage you choose.

https://restowbackup.com/en/compare/dropsuite/ 2026-09-29T15:38:55.000Z

NinjaOne SaaS Backup (Dropsuite) vs Restow: per-user backup on AWS, versus a one-time license, your own storage and a weekly restore test.

https://restowbackup.com/en/compare/hornetsecurity/ 2026-09-29T15:38:55.000Z

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Backup vs Restow: an all-inclusive per-user service, versus a one-time license with storage you run yourself.

https://restowbackup.com/en/compare/kaseya/ 2026-09-29T15:38:55.000Z

Kaseya 365, Datto SaaS Protection and Spanning vs Restow: billing, data location, coverage and when a one-time license fits better.

https://restowbackup.com/en/compare/keepit/ 2026-09-29T15:38:55.000Z

Keepit vs Restow: a vendor cloud billed per application, versus a self-hosted one-time license with your own storage and a weekly restore test.

https://restowbackup.com/en/compare/mailstore/ 2026-09-29T15:38:55.000Z

MailStore vs Restow: a Windows email archive with IDW PS 880 certification, versus Linux backup with restore tests and an archive for GoBD.

https://restowbackup.com/en/compare/microsoft-365-backup/ 2026-09-29T15:38:55.000Z

Microsoft 365 Backup costs $0.15 per GB per month. How that compares with Restow over 5 years, and when Microsoft's own backup is cheaper.

https://restowbackup.com/en/compare/n-able-cove/ 2026-09-29T15:38:55.000Z

N-able Cove vs Restow for Microsoft 365 backup: per-user pricing with storage at N-able, versus a one-time license on your own storage.

https://restowbackup.com/en/compare/synology/ 2026-09-29T15:38:55.000Z

Synology Active Backup for Microsoft 365 is free on a NAS, and so is Restow Community. The differences: hardware, restore tests, IMAP, MSPs.

https://restowbackup.com/en/compare/veeam/ 2026-09-29T15:38:55.000Z

Veeam vs Restow for Microsoft 365 backup: Veeam Data Cloud from $2.63 per user/month, the Windows server VBM365 needs, storage, one-time license.