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title: "Competitive Analysis - Retrospect for Mac"
slug: "competitive-analysis-retrospect-for-mac"
updated: 2023-11-13T20:09:16Z
published: 2023-11-13T20:10:04Z
canonical: "docs.retrospect.com/competitive-analysis-retrospect-for-mac"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.retrospect.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Competitive Analysis - Retrospect for Mac

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Retrospect for Mac enables small and medium businesses to protect their entire digital business. Let's compare Retrospect to the competition.

- [4 Reasons to Migrate from Time Machine to Retrospect Backup](https://www.retrospect.com/en/4_ways_for_time_machine_to_fail)
- [5 Reasons to Migrate from Code42 CrashPlan to Retrospect Backup](https://www.retrospect.com/en/5_reasons_to_migrate_from_code42_crashplan)
- [3 Reasons to Migrate from Dropbox to Retrospect Backup for Data Protection](https://www.retrospect.com/en/3_ways_for_dropbox_to_fail)
- [3 Reasons to Migrate from NAS File Sharing to Retrospect Backup for Data Protection](https://www.retrospect.com/en/3_ways_for_file_sharing_to_fail)

|  | **Retrospect 18 for Mac** | **Archiware P5 Backup** | **Apple OS X Time Machine** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Environment** |  |  |  |
| Mac Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Windows Support | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Linux Support | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Server and Endpoint Support | ✔ | Requires P5 Backup2Go | ✔ |
| Cloud Data Protection Support | ✔ |  |  |
| Email Support | ✔ |  |  |
| **Operations** |  |  |  |
| Backup Operations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Copy Operations | ✔ | P5 Synchronize |  |
| Archival Operations | ✔ | P5 Archive |  |
| **Destinations** |  |  |  |
| Disk Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Share Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cloud Storage Support | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Tape Support | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Unlimited Storage | ✔ | Extra licenses | ✔ |
| **Management** |  |  |  |  |
| Centralized Management | ✔ | ✔ |  |  |
| File-level Deduplication | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Block-level Deduplication | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Proactive Backup | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Incremental Backup Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Point-in-time Restore | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Fine-Grained Filtering Controls | ✔ | ✔ |  |  |
| Flexible Scheduling | ✔ | ✔ |  |  |
| Customizable Data Retention Policies | ✔ | ✔ |  |  |
| AES-256 Storage Encryption Options | ✔ |  |  |  |
| AES-256 Network Encryption Options | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Monitoring Integration with Slack, IFTTT, Nagios | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Media Rotation Policies for Offsite Security | ✔ |  |  |  |
| iOS app for Remote Monitoring | ✔ |  |  |  |

*Last Update: May 25, 2021*

Last Update: May 25, 2021