{"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": "2026-10-14T23:04:47Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/backup-and-recovery-software-small-businesses-2026-10-14", "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": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Veeam Data Platform", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "VMware", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 9, "brand": "Veeam Community Edition", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 10, "brand": "Community Edition", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 11, "brand": "NAKIVO", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 12, "brand": "MSP360", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 13, "brand": "Backblaze", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 14, "brand": "Backblaze B2", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 15, "brand": "B2", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 16, "brand": "Linux", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 17, "brand": "Datto BCDR", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 18, "brand": "Acronis", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 19, "brand": "Acronis Cyber Protect", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 20, "brand": "Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 21, "brand": "Backblaze Business", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 22, "brand": "Backblaze Business Backup", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 23, "brand": "IDrive", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 24, "brand": "Afi", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 25, "brand": "Afi.ai", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 26, "brand": "Veeam Data Cloud", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 27, "brand": "Dropsuite", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 28, "brand": "Synology", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 29, "brand": "Synology Active Backup", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 30, "brand": "Microsoft 365 Backup", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://costbench.com/best/backup-recovery-for-small-business/", "domain": "costbench.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://learn.g2.com/online-backup-software-for-small-businesses", "domain": "learn.g2.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://www.cbackup.com/best/veeam-vs-acronis-2578.html", "domain": "cbackup.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.g2.com/compare/acronis-cyber-protect-cloud-vs-datto-bcdr", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://costbench.com/compare/acronis-vs-veeam/", "domain": "costbench.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/110521/msp360-managed-backup", "domain": "getapp.co.uk", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-to-back-up-your-nas-with-b2-and-cloudberry/", "domain": "backblaze.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://itwire.com/guest-articles/synology-active-backup-suite-review", "domain": "itwire.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-best-microsoft-365-backup-solutions/", "domain": "techrepublic.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://g2.com/compare/afi-backup-for-microsoft-365-and-google-workspace-vs-dropsuite", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}], "answer_text": "Here's what I'd actually recommend, roughly in the order I'd suggest looking at them. The honest caveat up front: \"best\" depends heavily on *what* you're backing up - laptops, an on-prem server, or Microsoft 365/Google Workspace are three different problems, and most small businesses need two of the three.\n\n**For servers and VMs (on-prem or hybrid)**\n\n1. **Veeam** (Backup & Replication / Veeam Data Platform) - the default answer and what I'd name first. It's the most mature product in the category, excellent for VMware and Hyper-V, with fast bare-metal and instant VM recovery. The **Veeam Community Edition is free for up to 10 workloads**, which covers a lot of small businesses outright. Downside: more knobs than a non-technical owner wants to turn.\n2. **NAKIVO Backup & Replication** - the value pick against Veeam. Covers physical, virtual, NAS, and cloud with dedupe and immutable repositories at noticeably lower licensing cost. Good if you want Veeam-class capability on a tighter budget.\n3. **MSP360 (formerly CloudBerry)** - my pick if you want to control storage costs. It's a backup *engine* you point at cheap object storage (Backblaze B2, Wasabi, S3), so you're not paying a vend", "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"}}