Software as a service (SaaS) backup software helps users back up data generated within SaaS solutions. Solutions that SaaS backup tools typically target include CRMs, office suites, business instant messaging, and email, though these tools could be designed to back up any SaaS application. SaaS backup falls into the larger ecosystem of data backup, recovery, and protection solutions, aimed at preserving business data continuity and preventing any potential data loss. In being part of a larger ecosystem, SaaS backup software must be able to integrate with other data backup, protection, and/or management solutions.
While these solutions can be built more broadly, many SaaS backup tools are built to complement one or a few specific SaaS products. When searching for SaaS backup software, ensure the solution integrates with and backs up the SaaS product(s) needing coverage.
To qualify for inclusion in the SaaS Backup category, a product must:
Integrate with one or more SaaS solutions to back up data
Back up data created by SaaS solutions
Store backed up data either on-premise or in a cloud storage location
Offer security and compliance capabilities and/or integrations
Integrate with other data backup, protection, and/or management solutions