Retrospect Backup

Multi-Server for Windows

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Multi server

Protects any number of networked Windows, Mac, and Linux servers, desktops, and notebooks from a single host computer running Retrospect. Supports disk, cloud, and tape storage devices.
From £129 per month or from £2,099.

Key Features

What's New - Retrospect Backup 17

DownloadRetrospect Backup 17

Additional Features

Every edition of Retrospect includes our extensive feature set for complete data protection.

  • Centralized Management

    Retrospect's high-level dashboard provides a high-level view of the entire state of your backup environment.

  • Cross-Platform Support

    Heterogeneous networks are protected using Retrospect’s native client software, ensuring perfect backups regardless of operating system.

  • End-to-End Security

    Retrospect supports a variety of encryption algorithms, including AES-256, for both at-rest and in-transit security options.

  • Smart Incremental Backup

    Intelligent incremental backups enable Retrospect to backup up only new or changed files.

  • Smart Restore

    Retrospect always restores exactly the files that belong on a volume; no unwanted files get restored and later require cleanup.

  • Fit any Storage Budget

    Grooming allows customers to stay protected with a long-term backup retention policy to ensure recovery from yesterday, last month, or five years ago, using storage that fits their budget.

  • Monitoring Tools

    Retrospect integrates with the latest monitoring systems, including Nagios, Slack, and IFTTT.

  • Data Deduplication

    Retrospect maximizes storage usage by only copying unique files—even across multiple computers—to the backup media.

  • Disaster Recovery

    Boot media can be created for nearly every Windows system protected by Retrospect to provide fast recovery from a non-bootable state.

  • Flexible Destination

    Retrospect supports most types of magnetic media for backup, including hard disk drives, network-attached disk, cloud storage, flash media, and every major tape format.

  • Perpetual License

    Each copy of Retrospect is a lifetime license for data protection, with no monthly subscription fees and affordable upgrade pricing.

  • Powerful Filtering

    To include or skip specific files, folders, and volumes, or to back up only specific data to cloud storage, Retrospect includes both built-in and user-definable selectors that filter data based on a multitude of conditions, including file names, dates, and types.

  • Power Conservation

    To reduce the overall power demands for backups, Retrospect awakens sleeping/stand-by mode computers to back them up and then allows them to return to their low-power state.

  • Monitor on an iPhone

    Use the free Retrospect iOS app on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to keep tabs on backups over Wi-Fi or 3/4G.

Why Businesses Choose Retrospect

“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

1 out of 25

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

Rahul D.

2 out of 25

“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

3 out of 25

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

Pete Martin - TechGraphics

4 out of 25

“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.

5 out of 25

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

Tony Verga - CDS Group, inc

6 out of 25

“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

7 out of 25

“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

8 out of 25

“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

9 out of 25

“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

10 out of 25

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

Bob Nicholls - Paleoart

11 out of 25

“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

12 out of 25

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

Keith Bingham - Detex Corporation

13 out of 25

“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.

14 out of 25

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

Ken L.

15 out of 25

“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

16 out of 25

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

Stellan Rosengren - AB Volvo

17 out of 25

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

Timothy S.

18 out of 25

“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

19 out of 25

“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

20 out of 25

“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

21 out of 25

“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)

22 out of 25

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

Calvin Anderson - WestWorld Computers Ltd

23 out of 25

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

Bruce Oliver - Bruce Oliver Consulting

24 out of 25

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

Miho Karolyi - Kaligraf d.o.o.

25 out of 25

Additional Add-ons

Open File Backup Unlimited

Protects open files on NTFS-formatted volumes on Windows servers, desktops, and laptops. This add-on makes it possible to protect line-of-business applications—such as accounting, CRM, and proprietary database systems—while they’re running, even those with data files spread across multiple volumes. Retrospect’s Open File Backup Unlimited add-on extends to all Windows systems protected by your Retrospect host server, including end-user desktops and laptops.

Dissimilar Hardware Restore Unlimited

Makes it possible to recover an entire boot volume—including the OS, applications, registry, and data—to a different physical computer, such as a newer model or even one from a different manufacturer entirely. Retrospect’s Dissimilar Hardware Restore Unlimited add-on extends to all Windows systems protected by your Retrospect host server, including end-user desktops and laptops.

Microsoft SQL Server Agent

Provides hot backups of Microsoft SQL Server 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2008, and 2005. Automatically restores a SQL Server or individual databases to a specific point in time. Licensed for use on a SQL server running either the Retrospect application or as a Retrospect Client; includes a Retrospect Server Client license.

Microsoft Exchange Server Agent

Provides hot backups of Microsoft Exchange Server 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, and 2003 storage groups, databases, and mailboxes. Automatically restores an Exchange Server or individual components to a specific point in time. Licensed for use on an Exchange Server running either the Retrospect application or as a Retrospect Client; includes a Retrospect Server Client license.

Email IMAP Protection Agent

Provides protection and migration for unlimited email IMAP accounts. Back up every email account in the organization and restore individual emails with attachments to the original account or a new account. Migrate every email from one account to another one time or on a schedule.

Advanced Tape Support

Improves backup times by utilizing multiple tape drives in parallel, including multiple stand-alone drives, drives in libraries, or drives in autoloaders. The Advanced Tape Support add-on is licensed per Retrospect host server, not per tape drive. For example, only one Advanced Tape Support add-on license is required for a library with four tape drive mechanisms.

Annual Support & Maintenance (ASM)

Provides technical support via email and phone (available in select regions) and all upgrades/updates of purchased product at no additional cost for 1 year from the date of ASM purchase. Learn more about it >

Please ask your sales representative for more information about ASM.

Cloud Storage Providers

VirtualProtect VMware and Hyper-V environments with Retrospect Virtual

System Requirements

Retrospect for Windows supports the following Microsoft Windows operating systems for local and client backup and the following Apple OS X and Linux operating systems for client backup.

Microsoft Windows

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server Essentials 2019
  • Windows Server Essentials 2016
  • Windows Server Essentials 2012
  • Windows SBS 2011
  • Windows SBS 2008
  • Windows SBS 2003
  • Windows Storage Server 2008
  • Windows Storage Server 2003

Apple macOS

  • macOS Catalina 10.15
  • macOS Mojave 10.14
  • macOS Mojave Server 10.14
  • macOS High Sierra 10.13
  • macOS High Sierra Server 10.13
  • macOS Sierra 10.12
  • macOS Sierra Server 10.12
  • OS X El Capitan 10.11
  • OS X El Capitan Server 10.11
  • OS X Yosemite 10.10
  • OS X Yosemite Server 10.10
  • OS X Mavericks 10.9
  • OS X Mavericks Server 10.9

Linux

  • CentOS 7
  • CentOS 6.5
  • CentOS 6.4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Debian 7.6
  • Ubuntu Server 14.04
  • SUSE 11 Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE 11 Enterprise Server 11 SP2
 

Protecting Servers

Backing up server OS clients requires Retrospect Multi Server or other Server edition with available Server Client Licenses.

Full System Requirements

See the Full System Requirements.

Storage Devices

Retrospect supports a wide variety of storage devices as the destination for backups, including hard drives (both direct- and network-attached), tape drives and libraries, flash storage, and removable disk drives (RDX, REV, etc.). See the Retrospect Device Support Database for a complete list of supported tape drives and libraries.

Contact Sales

Sales simon

Contact our sales team by email at uk.sales@retrospect.com or by phone at +44 (0) 20 3984 7887 to discuss your environment.