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title: "Competitive Analysis - Retrospect for Windows"
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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 Windows

White Papers

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

- [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 Windows** | **Veritas Backup Exec 21** | **Acronis Backup 12** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Environment** |  |  |  |
| Windows Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mac Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Linux Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Server Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Endpoint Support | ✔ |  | ✔ |
| Cloud Data Protection Support | ✔ |  |  |
| Email Support | ✔ |  |  |
| Software does not require Windows Server | ✔ |  | ✔ |
| Exchange Support | Paid add-on | Paid add-on | Paid add-on |
| Microsoft SQL Server Support | Paid add-on | Paid add-on | Paid add-on |
| **Operations** |  |  |  |
| Backup Operations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Copy Operations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Archival Operations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| **Destinations** |  |  |  |
| Disk Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Network Share Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cloud Storage Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Tape Support | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Avid Support | ✔ |  |  |
| LTFS Support | ✔ |  |  |
| Certified for HP StorEver Hardware | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| **Management** |  |  |  |  |
| Centralized Management | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| File-level Deduplication | ✔ | Deduplication Option Add-on | ✔ |  |
| Block-level Deduplication | ✔ | Deduplication Option Add-on | ✔ |  |
| Proactive Backup | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Incremental Backup Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Point-in-time Restore | ✔ | Enterprise Server Option Add-on | ✔ |  |
| Fine-Grained Filtering Controls | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Flexible Scheduling | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Customizable Data Retention Policies | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| AES-256 Storage Encryption Options | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| AES-256 Network Encryption Options | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Windows System State Protection | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Script Hooks | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |  |
| Monitoring Integration for Slack, IFTTT, Nagios | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Flexible Media Rotation Policies | ✔ |  |  |  |
| **Certified Cloud Storage Providers** |  |  |  |  |
| Amazon S3 | ✔ | ✔ |  |  |
| Microsoft Azure | ✔ | ✔ |  |  |
| Google Cloud Storage | ✔ | ✔ |  |  |
| Dropbox | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Backblaze B2 | ✔ |  |  |  |
| DreamHost DreamObjects | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Dunkel Cloud Storage | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Numergy Stockage | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Aruba CloudStorage | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Swisscom | ✔ |  |  |  |
| Cloudian Hyperstore | ✔ | ✔ |  |  |

*Last Update: December 9, 2020*

Last Update: December 9, 2020