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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACodeTwo’s backup solution for Microsoft 365 & Office 365 lets users create secure copies of Exchange Online mailboxes, SharePoint Online sites, and OneDrive for Business data. The granular recovery feature aims to help users quickly find and restore individual items at any time. Formerly a commercial product, the product was made a free download in October of 2026. Potentially it may not be receiving future updates.

    $0

    Spanning Backup

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ASpanning, a Kaseya company, is a provider of backup and recovery for SaaS applications including G Suite, Salesforce and Office 365.N/A
    Pricing
    CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download)Spanning Backup
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download)Spanning Backup
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThis product is no longer a commercial product, but made a free download in October of 2026. It may not therefore receive future updates.—
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    Features
    CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download)Spanning Backup
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download) and Spanning Backup
    Feature
    CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download)
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Spanning Backup
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Management dashboard10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Retention options9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Encryption10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    SaaS Backup
    Comparison of SaaS Backup features of CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download) and Spanning Backup
    Feature
    CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download)
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Spanning Backup
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SaaS Product Integration9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple Data Restoration Options10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Data Auditing and Search9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Data Storage in the Cloud or On-Premises9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download) and Spanning Backup
    Feature
    CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download)
    -
    Ratings
    Spanning Backup
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Malware protection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download)Spanning Backup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download)Spanning Backup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    CodeTwo Backup for Office 365 is the rare type of software that works for both SMB's and larger businesses. The built in backup and restore features of Office 365 are too rudimentary and PowerShell based to allow lower level IT people the ability to use them. CodeTwo opens the door to allowing day to day helpdesk employees the ability to assist customers with restore needs. As with anything Office 365, there is a limit on how well is works with the system and CodeTwo does not backup Archive mailboxes so if your organization is one that uses them extensively, you should go into the deal realizing that archive restores would still need to use the built in MS offerings
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    Kaseya
    The only issue we have is when we remove the user from the integrated AD group we need to manually go back and remove the licensing, but there is the option to have archived accounts as well for temporary holds in case we want to disable the account in 365/AD, but need to hold on to the backups for a little longer.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Backup all the information in Microsoft Exchange mail accounts on premise and also Microsoft 365.
    • Backup all the information in Microsoft Sharepoint / OneDrive accounts on premise and also Microsoft 365.
    • Restoring all the data in Microsoft Sharepoint / OneDrive accounts on premise and also Microsoft 365 without any complications.
    • Restoring all the data in Microsoft Exchange mail accounts on premise and also Microsoft 365 without any complications.
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    Kaseya
    • Set it and forget it. Easy set up and it runs daily behind the scenes.
    • Restore holds record relationships.
    • Restore can merge records easily.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • None offhand
    • This is really a solid product
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    Kaseya
    • Better support/phone support
    • The ability to checkmark JUST a single OU and then any new members in just THAT OU would be automatically backed up. Currently, you can just auto add new members but not per OU.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Great product. Easy to use, does the job without extra overhead.
    Incentivized
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    Kaseya
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    The software is very user-friendly, easy to install and configure and the user interface is very intuitive and easy to navigate throughout. We are am able to get restores of our Microsoft Data (on premise and cloud) easily without any hussle. With the help of the marvelous CodeTwo support team we've been able to overcome any obstacles we encountered.
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    Kaseya
    It was hands down, one of the easiest solutions to implement overall and has some of the best features also compared to other similar products from many SaaS backup companies. We also integrated the Dark Web monitoring too and it has helped us secure accounts we didn't know had issues, so has improved our security posture too.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
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    Kaseya
    I would like a retention option on the data, but since this feature does not currently exist, I give it a 9. Everything has met our standards and needs and we are now freed up from the manual efforts it was taking for backing up Salesforce using the out-of-the-box features of Salesforce.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Code two works well and is pretty easy to use. As long as you have the storage space for the backups it works great. If you lose that local storage however then you've lost those backups. Allowing for me to offload those backups to cloud storage (Azure, AWS) would make this a really good solution.
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    Kaseya
    Spanning is superior to Veritas Backup Exec. Often Backup Exec would fail due to the software itself or the premise-based backup media or drive. Veritas Tech Support/Knowledgebase was not helpful in troubleshooting the failures. Also, Veritas was unable to back up our then Microsoft Exchange Server without an additional add-on cost. Barracuda was more reliable, but also required additional expenses for backing up Exchange and Microsoft SQL.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • It allows us the ability to maintain some lower level IT employees and lower the load on level 3 support...lessening our overhead salaries.
    • The ease to use interfaces speeds up the ability to restore data which in turn gives our users a heads up on doing what they need to do without having to wait for fixes/restores.
    • The cost of a lost file(s) is almost immeasurable. Having this extra layer of protection is such a benefit, we often mention it to our customers as a benefit of working with us.
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    Kaseya
    • Allowed us to restore our data various times with minimal costs
    • Gives us great piece of mind with the regular scheduled backing up
    • Pretty simple to set up and configure. Easy integration with SFDC
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    ScreenShots

    CodeTwo Backup (legacy, free download) Screenshots

    Screenshot of the GUI used to create, manage and monitor backup jobs.Screenshot of the interface to create separate jobs for data backup, recovery and archive tasks.Screenshot of backed-up data or search for items to preview or restore.Screenshot of where to control the size of backup storages by archiving the oldest data or applying a retention policy.