Backup4all Portable is a mobile version of Backup4all that can be installed on portable USB or Firewire devices. Below you can find a comparison of the features available in each edition.
Backup4all Professional
- Incremental backup - stores all files that have changed since the last full, differential or incremental backup
- Backup to FTP - backup your files to remote locations using the FTP service (with SSL support, active/passive transfer modes, firewall support)
- Backup to SFTP - backup your files to remote locations via a secure network connection to avoid data interception
- Test FTP backups using XCRC (is supported by server) - this speeds up the testing as Backup4all will verify the backup based on the CRC information received from server
- Email notifications - you can configure Backup4all to send custom emails after a finished backup with success, error, warning notifications
- Run backup at system shutdown
- AES encryption - supports 128-bit, 192-bit and 256-bit AES encryption
- Delete empty directories after backup
- Full backup - starting point for all other backups, and contains all the data in the folders and files that are selected to be backed up
- Differential backup - contains all files that have changed since the last full backup
- Backup directly to CD, DVD, Blu-ray or HD-DVD - Backup4all has its own built-in CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc burning support
- Version tracking - you can selectively restore any previous version of a backed up file directly from the main window
- Creates standard zip files that can be opened with any zip utility
- Zip64 support (can create zip files over 4GB)
- Backup on-demand - you can configure Backup4all to execute a backup job or a backup group when a button from an USB enclosure is pressed
- Sound notification - play custom success/warning/error sounds at the end of the backup
- Run action before/after backup
- Create shortcut for backup job/group
- Cleanup operation (which supports pause/stop)
- History window for Backup/Restore/Test/Cleanup operations
- Use sources from network destinations or mapped network drives
- Scheduled backups (using internal scheduler) - easily setup a powerful scheduler using the available scheduler configurations to make unattended backups
- Create and use predefined filters
- Option to lock program interface
- Backup View that shows the backup versions for each included file
- File filtering - powerful filtering engine with lots of options (filter by attribute, size, date, name and type)
- Multiple backup job configurations
- Intuitive interface - explorer-like, lets you see all files from the backup and new files that will be stored at the next backup execution
- Backup open files (files in use) - uses the Volume Shadow Copy service that allows you to back up local open files from NTFS partitions in Windows XP/2003 Server/Vista/2008 Server
- Default Predefined backups (My Documents, My Pictures, Outlook Express, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, IE Favorites, Backup4all configurations)
- Backup summary/statistics
- Backup plugins - possibility to import plugins as Predefined Backups
- Mirror backup with individual file compression and encryption
- Mirror backup that copies NTFS permissions and alternate streams
- Backup and test operations can be paused/resumed/stopped
- Automatic updates
- Brief view and "Getting Started" window with shortcuts to main operations
- Possibility to set memory usage for backing up
- MSI setup for automatic deployment
- Command line version
- Schedule backups (using Windows scheduler)
Single or Multiple keys?
When ordering you have the possibility to choose to receive a single key to be used on Multiple Computers (MC) or multiple keys each of them to be used on a Single Computer (SC). The only difference between them is in the number of registration keys received (and the time it takes to receive those). For example, if you decide to purchase 100 licenses and you choose Multiple Computers when ordering, you will pay for 100 licenses but you will receive a single registration key valid for 100 computers. On the other hand, if you choose Single Computer, you will receive 100 distinct registration keys.
On both these licensing options the Backup4all functionality is the same. A single key for Multiple Computers is a method preferred by medium and large organizations where managing hundreds of registration keys is not an option. Multiple keys each for a Single Computer is preferred by home users and small organizations. As a note, when ordering multiple keys each one to be used on a Single Computer, the registration keys are delivered immediately after the payment is processed, while for Multiple Computers, receiving the registration key might take up to two days (they are processed manually).
Backup4all Standard
- Full backup - starting point for all other backups, and contains all the data in the folders and files that are selected to be backed up
- Differential backup - contains all files that have changed since the last full backup
- Backup directly to CD, DVD, Blu-ray or HD-DVD - Backup4all has its own built-in CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc burning support
- Version tracking - you can selectively restore any previous version of a backed up file directly from the main window
- Creates standard zip files that can be opened with any zip utility
- Zip64 support (can create zip files over 4GB)
- Backup on-demand - you can configure Backup4all to execute a backup job or a backup group when a button from an USB enclosure is pressed
- Sound notification - play custom success/warning/error sounds at the end of the backup
- Run action before/after backup
- Create shortcut for backup job/group
- Cleanup operation (which supports pause/stop)
- History window for Backup/Restore/Test/Cleanup operations
- Use sources from network destinations or mapped network drives
- Scheduled backups (using internal scheduler) - easily setup a powerful scheduler using the available scheduler configurations to make unattended backups
- Create and use predefined filters
- Option to lock program interface
- Backup View that shows the backup versions for each included file
- File filtering - powerful filtering engine with lots of options (filter by attribute, size, date, name and type)
- Multiple backup job configurations
- Intuitive interface - explorer-like, lets you see all files from the backup and new files that will be stored at the next backup execution
- Backup open files (files in use) - uses the Volume Shadow Copy service that allows you to back up local open files from NTFS partitions in Windows XP/2003 Server/Vista/2008 Server
- Default Predefined backups (My Documents, My Pictures, Outlook Express, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, IE Favorites, Backup4all configurations)
- Backup summary/statistics
- Backup plugins - possibility to import plugins as Predefined Backups
- Mirror backup with individual file compression and encryption
- Mirror backup that copies NTFS permissions and alternate streams
- Backup and test operations can be paused/resumed/stopped
- Automatic updates
- Brief view and "Getting Started" window with shortcuts to main operations
- Possibility to set memory usage for backing up
- MSI setup for automatic deployment
- Command line version
- Schedule backups (using Windows scheduler)
Single or Multiple keys?
When ordering you have the possibility to choose to receive a single key to be used on Multiple Computers (MC) or multiple keys each of them to be used on a Single Computer (SC). The only difference between them is in the number of registration keys received (and the time it takes to receive those). For example, if you decide to purchase 100 licenses and you choose Multiple Computers when ordering, you will pay for 100 licenses but you will receive a single registration key valid for 100 computers. On the other hand, if you choose Single Computer, you will receive 100 distinct registration keys.
On both these licensing options the Backup4all functionality is the same. A single key for Multiple Computers is a method preferred by medium and large organizations where managing hundreds of registration keys is not an option. Multiple keys each for a Single Computer is preferred by home users and small organizations. As a note, when ordering multiple keys each one to be used on a Single Computer, the registration keys are delivered immediately after the payment is processed, while for Multiple Computers, receiving the registration key might take up to two days (they are processed manually).
Backup4all Lite
- File filtering - powerful filtering engine with lots of options (filter by attribute, size, date, name and type)
- Multiple backup job configurations
- Intuitive interface - explorer-like, lets you see all files from the backup and new files that will be stored at the next backup execution
- Backup open files (files in use) - uses the Volume Shadow Copy service that allows you to back up local open files from NTFS partitions in Windows XP/2003 Server/Vista/2008 Server
- Default Predefined backups (My Documents, My Pictures, Outlook Express, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, IE Favorites, Backup4all configurations)
- Backup summary/statistics
- Backup plugins - possibility to import plugins as Predefined Backups
- Mirror backup with individual file compression and encryption
- Mirror backup that copies NTFS permissions and alternate streams
- Backup and test operations can be paused/resumed/stopped
- Automatic updates
- Brief view and "Getting Started" window with shortcuts to main operations
- Possibility to set memory usage for backing up
- MSI setup for automatic deployment
- Command line version
- Schedule backups (using Windows scheduler)
Single or Multiple keys?
When ordering you have the possibility to choose to receive a single key to be used on Multiple Computers (MC) or multiple keys each of them to be used on a Single Computer (SC). The only difference between them is in the number of registration keys received (and the time it takes to receive those). For example, if you decide to purchase 100 licenses and you choose Multiple Computers when ordering, you will pay for 100 licenses but you will receive a single registration key valid for 100 computers. On the other hand, if you choose Single Computer, you will receive 100 distinct registration keys.
On both these licensing options the Backup4all functionality is the same. A single key for Multiple Computers is a method preferred by medium and large organizations where managing hundreds of registration keys is not an option. Multiple keys each for a Single Computer is preferred by home users and small organizations. As a note, when ordering multiple keys each one to be used on a Single Computer, the registration keys are delivered immediately after the payment is processed, while for Multiple Computers, receiving the registration key might take up to two days (they are processed manually).
Backup4all Portable
Backup4all Portable is the only edition of Backup4all that can be installed on a USB flash drive and used only from it. This ensures portability because the USB flash drive can be plugged-in other computers and back them up. A unique features it has over the other editions is Plug'n'Backup, which basically means that whenever you insert the USB stick that has it installed in a computer, it will start backing up what you defined to.
While it has almost all the features of the Professional edition, due to its portability it doesn't support scheduled backups, MSI deployment, command line usage, creating shortcuts for backup job, running backups at shutdown/log-on/log-off and can be installed and used only on removable USB flash drives.
Single or Multiple keys?
When ordering you have the possibility to choose to receive a single key to be used on Multiple Computers (MC) or multiple keys each of them to be used on a Single Computer (SC). The only difference between them is in the number of registration keys received (and the time it takes to receive those). For example, if you decide to purchase 100 licenses and you choose Multiple Computers when ordering, you will pay for 100 licenses but you will receive a single registration key valid for 100 computers. On the other hand, if you choose Single Computer, you will receive 100 distinct registration keys.
On both these licensing options the Backup4all functionality is the same. A single key for Multiple Computers is a method preferred by medium and large organizations where managing hundreds of registration keys is not an option. Multiple keys each for a Single Computer is preferred by home users and small organizations. As a note, when ordering multiple keys each one to be used on a Single Computer, the registration keys are delivered immediately after the payment is processed, while for Multiple Computers, receiving the registration key might take up to two days (they are processed manually).
