Why Retrospect

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Ransomware Protection

Data Protection

Disaster Recovery

3-2-1 Backup Rule

Fantastic Software

“Selectors for backing up data and restoring data. ProactiveAI. Grooming. Fantastic software with vast features.”

Rahul D.

Protecting Irreplaceable Artworks

“Retrospect protects my data (including valuable and irreplaceable artworks) and my work environment, so I can focus on my art.”

Bob Nicholls - Paleoart

Great Backup Software

“Built-in smart filters makes it easy to see what clients have backed up and what clients have not backed up. Great backup software for a fraction of the price of their competitors.”

Chris J.

Just Fantastic

“We have been working with Retrospect for years. This product is just fantastic. It integrates perfectly whether it is on the Apple or Windows system.”

Xavier Boucher - HorusMicroSystem

Best Backup Software for Multimedia

“It's the best software for backing up tons of multimedia data files in my company (the biggest media company in Europe).”

Marek Slowik - Phoenix Press

Using Retrospect Every Day

“We are using Retrospect daily and we don't know how many times it saves our jobs.”

Miho Karolyi - Kaligraf d.o.o.

Fast and efficient, unlike Time Machine.

“The last time I used Retrospect to restore data: yesterday. Retrospect did exactly what was expected. Fast and efficient, unlike Time Machine.”

Jan-Erik Gustavsson - Gapscom AB

More than a decade

“I've used Retrospect for more than a decade and never had a file I couldn't restore.”

Bob Brown - Senior Lecturer at Kennesaw State University

The Best Mac Backup

“Best Mac backup that has been evolving for many years.”

Tony Verga - CDS Group, inc

Retrospect Saved Their Job

“We had an architect client who deleted plans for a new museum. Easily 1,000's of man hours invested. Retrospect saved their job.”

Chris Cooper - Fortuna Group

Reliable, Fast Backups

“Reliable, fast backups without too much complexity. Good balance between features and ease of use.”

Ken L.

Never Let Me Down Yet!

“You can leave it for months, then come back to it and restore files deleted by office staff months ago - I've done this in anger many times and it's never let me down yet! Best customer support I've ever had.”

David B.

Retrospect Backup Saved Me!

“I've used Retrospect for decades, until recently needed it only for occasional recovery of individual files. Recently I had a catastrophic computer crash, and the Retrospect backup saved me.”

Jan A.

Affordable Protection

“It's far less expensive than Veritas or other products we looked at, and it backs up Linux, macOS, and Windows.”

Mike Bernhardt - Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)

RAID isn't backup

“A RAID is not a substitute for a backup! RAID 1 success during last decade? About 30%. Retrospect? 100%.”

Pete Martin - TechGraphics

Saved My Business

“I have been a very satisfied customer for well over a decade. Retrospect is the very BEST in the industry! Literally saved my insurance business on many, many occasions.”

Sue Ritchie - Ritchie Financial

The Best!

“The people who work at Retrospect are the best!”

Bruce Oliver - Bruce Oliver Consulting

Really Impressed

“We've been using Retrospect Multi-Server for almost a decade and we are really impressed with the latest version.”

Keith Bingham - Detex Corporation

The Best Software

“The best software I have found for PC backup and restore!”

Stellan Rosengren - AB Volvo

Reliable Backup

“It has been a reliable backup solution for our clients for over 15 years.”

Calvin Anderson - WestWorld Computers Ltd

Perfect Solution for Small Businesses

“The cost was lower than most big brands providing backup solution. The system was highly reliable. Perfect backup solution for small businesses.”

Timothy S.

A Fantastic Piece of Software

“A fantastic piece of software we have used and sold for many many years. Easy to use, cross platform backup and synchronisation at a sensible price point.”

Stu Bennett - ComputerWorld Group

Restoration Was a Breeze

“I have had several server crashes, and Retrospect has saved my critical data. Restoration was a breeze. It's an outstanding, easy to use product–well priced for so much functionality.”

Steve Bergmann - Venn Tech Services

Retrospect Beats Them All

“I have had to work with just about every other product on the market. Retrospect beats them all hands down.”

Johan Vos - The Jupiter Drawing Room

A Happy Customer

“I had issues with other backup solutions in my environment. Now that I utilize Retrospect, I've been a happy customer.”

Kevin Bell - Integrity IT Works

Only Retrospect

“I had tried other programs in the past - but NONE of them work! They do very, very poorly on restore. Only Retrospect has NEVER failed me!!!”

Albert C.

The Best Mac Backup for SMEs

“We have used Retrospect since the early 2000s as it was the best (perhaps at times the ONLY!) Mac server / client solution for SME backup.”

Tom Parkinson - New State Entertainment

Protecting 100 Petabytes.
Used by over 500,000 customers.
Sold in over 100 countries.
Backing up for 34 years.

Data Protection for Businesses
Physical + Virtual | Servers + Endpoints | On-Premise + Cloud

Complete Data Protection

Retrospect provides complete protection with backup, archive, and duplicate features built in.

Server Protection

File-level and system-level protection for your servers with point-in-time restores.

Endpoint Protection

Deploy agents on every desktop and laptop to ensure complete protection across your entire infrastructure.

Cloud Backup

Retrospect supports more than twenty cloud storage providers, all seamlessly integrated with zero-knowledge security and no lock-in.

Scripts

Backup scripts enable you to tailor a backup strategy that works best for your environment.

Support

Our customers rave about their experiences with our excellent Support team, just a phone call or email away.

What's New in Retrospect – Retrospect Backup 19 + Retrospect Virtual 2022 + Retrospect Cloud Storage  
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Data Protection for Every Industry

Education

Retrospect Backup is trusted by educational institutions all over the world, from Harvard and MIT to public schools to day cares.

Creatives

Retrospect Backup is used by thousands of creatives around the world, from photographers to design studios to marketing groups.

Government

Civilian and military institutions at every level trust Retrospect Backup to protect their mission-critical data.

Enterprise

Large organizations scale Retrospect Backup to hundreds of computers per server and dozens of sites.

  • “It saved us from complete data loss.”

  • “In 12 years, it's restored 100% of the time.”

  • “Retrospect is ideal for business environments.”

  • “Retrospect makes even the most massive Mac backups simple.”

  • “Retrospect for Mac is bursting with backup options.”

  • “Laser-sharp focus on protecting SMBs.”