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Retrospect Backup vs Skyvia Backup comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Retrospect Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
78th
Ranking in Cloud Backup
66th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Skyvia Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
47th
Ranking in Cloud Backup
41st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Replication (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Retrospect Backup is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Skyvia Backup is 0.4%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Skyvia Backup0.4%
Retrospect Backup0.5%
Other99.1%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Sujeet Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Lighthouse Solutions
Can be used to back up servers and desktops, but needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model
Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops. The solution supports tape and cloud since certain customers are still on tape. The solution provides a dissimilar hardware restore feature. If you have a complete machine burnout, you can restore it on new dissimilar hardware. Retrospect Backup is used to protect file data and SQL databases. Streamlining data backup processes with Retrospect Backup is automated and does not need any human intervention. The solution doesn't take up much time and does the backups automatically. Policy creation is very easy with Retrospect Backup. Once it's done, you don't have to bother about it because it keeps working on its own. A disaster recovery (DR) solution has been built into Retrospect Backup. You can restore the whole machine on a fresh setup with ISO images. Retrospect Backup is very easy to use and not very complicated. Creating policies and adding clients is very easy in the solution. The solution doesn't take up much LAN bandwidth except for the first full backup. The solution is efficient and does the backups really fast. It takes backups in batches of 14 machines at a time.
Victor Crudu - PeerSpot reviewer
Salesforce CPQ Consultant at Milo
A stable and scalable solution with customization features
Introducing something new can be expensive, and they'll likely continue using the existing tool. There's no need to spend money implementing a new solution, even if it could improve things. I see more challenges on the client side than with Skyvia itself. The client is a large company and wanted a lot of customization, which naturally requires time. It's not that Skyvia is limiting me; it allows me to make the necessary changes. The issue is that the client’s requirements keep changing—one day, they want something done one way, and the next day, they want it differently. Three people are doing the maintenance. Overall, I rate the solution as nine out of ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
University
7%
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What needs improvement with Skyvia Backup?
The build is complex, with many elements to consider. Adding and configuring each element can be time-consuming, sometimes taking up to ten minutes per element. This adds up when trying to ensure e...
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Introducing something new can be expensive, and they'll likely continue using the existing tool. There's no need to spend money implementing a new solution, even if it could improve things. I see m...
 

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