# SQL Backup Reviews **Vendor:** Redgate Software **Category:** [Database Backup Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-backup) **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 13 ## About SQL Backup Redgate creates ingeniously simple software to help data professionals get the most value out of any database, anywhere, through the provision of end-to-end Database DevOps. More than 200,000 people globally, including 92% of the Fortune 100, trust Redgate to deliver ingeniously simple software. SQL Backup allows you to create compressed, verified, and encrypted SQL Server backups you can rely on. It takes fast, small, secure SQL Server database backups, based on whatever schedule you set. There are 6 key ways that SQL Backup simplifies backups: Speed Automation Network resilience 95% compression Security Verification Find out more: https://www.red-gate.com/products/dba/sql-backup/ ## SQL Backup Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users value the **centralized monitoring** feature of SQL Backup, enabling efficient backup management across all servers. (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users face challenges with **complex installation** due to the need for security team approval before proceeding. (1 reviews) ## SQL Backup Reviews ### 1. Redgate SQL Backup **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tony W. | Technology Leader, Senior Consultant, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 20, 2024 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** Gives admins a "single pane of glass" to schedule and monitor the backups across all servers in the environment. **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** Since it's additional to SQL Server it requires approval from secuirty teams before installation. **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** Redgate SQL Backup helps manage the backups for environments with several SQL Servers ### 2. Best MS SQL Backup Tool **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 08, 2023 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** Backup Compression rate and speed compared to native backup. Support for command line options. **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** Support for TDE-enabled databases is minimal, and version upgradation not frequent. **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** Compared to native SQL Backup the Read Gate tool is quick. Compression ratio is optimal. Object level Restore Multithreading Support Inbuild Encryption and Support for Cloud ### 3. RedGate SQL Backup Pro - Powerful Tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael J. | IT Systems Engineer, Retail, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 23, 2015 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** SQL Backup Pro is a Versatile Tool that allows you to leverage this software to create offsite DB Backups at reduced Disk Cost and Increased Performance. (Compression) **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** Alerts and Warnings are lacking in the event of a job that is "stuck" or needs stopped and restarted. A web Based Gui would be an improvement as well to check on the job performance and progress. **Recommendations to others considering SQL Backup:** Take your time, dont jump in and make sure that this is the right solution for you. It is a very good Software, but nothing is for everyone or every situation. **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creating Database Backups without impacting SQL Server Performance and lowering Offsite Copies Disk space and network access. Previously we were using Symantec Agents SQL Server Components to gather Database Backups and there was a high impact to Disk Cost, processing time, and End-user Impact. ### 4. Accidental DBA at its Best ! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ayush V. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 06, 2018 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** Using CHECKSUM to verify logs is one of the best things. Support to Automate the backup process is essential for heavy data consumptions . **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** Nothing as such to dislike about RedGate. They Provide really good response and support for queries. **Recommendations to others considering SQL Backup:** Absolutely good Accidental DBA. **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** Heavy data backups are Automated on the go. Accidental DBA at it's Best . ### 5. survey sql backup **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alberto A. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 14, 2018 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** the ability to make backups of databases in SQL with the reliability that this entails. **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** At the moment, I use it to make SQL backups for our clients, so I haven't been able to delve much deeper. **Recommendations to others considering SQL Backup:** Right now what I'm using works perfectly for me. I haven't used other applications/tabs so I can't give any recommendations. **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** Keep the databases of our programs safe in order to be able to restore them if necessary at any time. ### 6. Great product! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alec S. | Development Team Apprentice, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 15, 2018 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** The ease of backing up my databases is much easier now. **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** It was slightly difficult to get started. I needed to do external research to see how to begin, but once I understood that I was able to get work done. **Recommendations to others considering SQL Backup:** Do research to appropriately setup everything. It was slightly confusing to get started, but once I began it was very easy to get things working. I would recommend any tech business to use this software over the competition. **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can automate my backups and never worry about breaches or lost data. ### 7. Good **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sharayu A. | Intern, Wireless, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 07, 2018 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** Not used it much. But it is quite a good tool. Automatic backup and validation feature is upper cool and handy. I have used SQL management studio and found this one better. **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** Should be more user friendly. The support should be improved. **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** Good ### 8. Great software. Use it for most sql instances. **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tristan C. | Vice President, Financial Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 14, 2018 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** It's a great software for managing backups within SQL server. Used for years. Support is great. **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** Wish it was a bit more extensible with other database platforms. **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** Fixed the ootb experience with sql server plans. ### 9. SQL Backup Pro **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 02, 2018 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** I love SQL Backup Pro because it works and its very simple. **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** So far I am completely satisfied with the product. **Recommendations to others considering SQL Backup:** GET IT!!! **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** For whatever reason we could not get our central nodes centralized. Now with SQL Backup Pro we can manage them from one interface. ### 10. Back up for your server **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Food Production | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 21, 2018 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** Back ups are individual files to make it easier to isolate any issues and you can run regular check ups **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** This software does not also include general date protection nor does it have a straightforward scaling process **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** Used only in a test environment ### 11. SQL Backup Pro **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jason S. | Sr. SQL Database Administrator Biomedical Informatics, Information Technology and Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 17, 2018 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** Very easy to use and configure. **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** There is nothing to dislike with this product. **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** Run all backups, full and transactional, test backups, restore backups, encryption. ### 12. SQL Backup Pro is a MUST HAVE **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jon C. | Manager of Software Development, Computer Software, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2016 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** This program is not only easy to use, but the backups are completed in record amount of time. The backups are also reduced significantly in size compared to other backups. Absolutely amazing program. **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** When you are restoring a database and if you have multiple threads(Files) then you need to select 1 and then hit enter, select 2nd then enter, select 3rd then enter. A multiple file selector would work best and the order that you click would be the order that the backup should take the files as. **Recommendations to others considering SQL Backup:** Try this program, see for yourself how quick and easy it is to use. **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are completing backups for the company much quicker and much more often as the size and speed of this program is amazing. ### 13. Seemless backing up experience for a novice. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Pharmaceuticals | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 25, 2016 **What do you like best about SQL Backup?** the ease of choosing databases and setting the frequency of backups. **What do you dislike about SQL Backup?** It could have more connectivity features. **What problems is SQL Backup solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am backing up my database that my whole business revolves around. ## SQL Backup Discussions - [What is SQL Backup Pro used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-sql-backup-pro-used-for) - [View SQL Backup pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/sql-backup/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-20+00%3A38%3A02+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=c0c83827-ca8a-4e54-aeae-63f656718def&secure%5Btoken%5D=4673a67e18d2e914c2e9d4917c0f9e82ee5eecdb61036932754d7b63406da42a&format=llm_user) ## SQL Backup Features **Functionality** - Data Backup - Backup Automation - Integration - Diverse Database Handling **Management** - Disaster Recovery - Remote Backup - Storage Formats - Scheduled Backups - On-Demand Restoration **Admin** - Backup Management **Reporting** - Activity Monitoring - Documentation - Alerts/Notifications **Agentic AI - Database Backup** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making **Security** - Data Encryption - Security and Compliance - Deduplication ## Top SQL Backup Alternatives - [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.g2.com/products/nakivo-backup-replication/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (321 reviews) - [CyberSentriq](https://www.g2.com/products/cybersentriq/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (375 reviews) - [Druva Data Security Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/druva-data-security-cloud/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (717 reviews)