{"question": "best backup and recovery software for small businesses", "category": "backup-and-recovery-software", "category_name": "backup and recovery software", "audience": "small-businesses", "audience_name": "small businesses", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-09-06T22:00:47Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/backup-and-recovery-software-small-businesses-2026-09-06", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/backup-and-recovery-software/small-businesses", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Microsoft", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Microsoft 365", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "Microsoft 365/Google Workspace", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Google", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "Google Workspace", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Veeam", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Acronis Cyber Protect", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "IDrive Business", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Backblaze", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "B2", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "MSP360", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "Afi.ai", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "NinjaOne", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://ifeeltech.com/blog/best-cloud-backup-small-business", "domain": "ifeeltech.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.vicinity.team/resources/guides/datto-vs-veeam-vs-acronis/", "domain": "vicinity.team", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/enterprise-backup-and-recovery-software-solutions/compare/msp360-vs-veeam", "domain": "gartner.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://www.ninjaone.com/blog/best-msp-backup-solutions/", "domain": "ninjaone.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://ifeeltech.com/blog/microsoft-365-backup-guide", "domain": "ifeeltech.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-best-microsoft-365-backup-solutions/", "domain": "techrepublic.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/backup-and-data-protection-platforms/compare/synology-vs-veeam", "domain": "gartner.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://www.g2.com/categories/online-backup/small-business", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}], "answer_text": "# Best backup & recovery for small businesses\n\nThe right pick depends mostly on *what* you're protecting - laptops, an on-prem server/VMs, or Microsoft 365/Google Workspace. Most small businesses need two of those three, and one product rarely covers all of it well. Here's what I'd actually recommend, in order:\n\n**1. Veeam (Data Platform / Backup & Replication) - best if you have servers or VMs.**\nThe default answer for anything with a server, physical or virtual. Hardware- and storage-agnostic, best-in-class restore and DR orchestration (scores 9.3 on DR and database backup in peer comparisons), and it natively backs up Microsoft 365 too. Community Edition is free for up to 10 workloads, which covers a lot of small shops outright; paid starts around $500/yr for 5 workloads. Downside: it expects someone semi-technical to own it.\n\n**2. Acronis Cyber Protect - best if you want backup and security in one agent.**\nBackup, anti-ransomware, and endpoint protection in a single install from ~$85/yr, with immutable backups on the Advanced tier and M365 backup in the Advanced Backup pack. Good fit if you have no IT staff and don't want to run separate tools. It's chattier on alerts and less ", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}