VM Backup - Features for both Hyper-V & VMware

Backup & replication

Backup and replication you can bank on

Protecting your data should be easy yet flexible and powerful enough to meet your disaster recovery needs. VM Backup (formerly Altaro VM Backup) checks these boxes with features that include:

Ransomware Protection leveraging Immutable Cloud Storage - Data cannot be erased, modified or deleted by anyone for a set duration. This adds an extra layer of security above the existing offsite storage functionality of VM Backup.
Augmented Inline Deduplication - Drastically reduce backup storage requirements on both local and offsite locations, and therefore significantly speed up backups with our unique de-dupe process.
WAN-Optimized Replication – You can replicate your VMs to a remote site continually, drastically improving the Recovery Time Objective (RTO).
Continuous Data Protection (CDP) – Switch from running daily backups to backing up as frequently as every 5 minutes through a continuous data protection model, significantly improving the Recovery Point Objective (RPO).
Concurrency - Run more efficient backup operations, by allowing more VMs to be backed up at the same time, allowing you to drastically reduce your defined backup window.
Back up live VMs by leveraging Microsoft VSS with zero downtime.
Fully supports Cluster Shared Volumes & VMware vCenter.
Schedule backups the way you want them.
Specify backup retention policies for individual VMs.
Back up VMs to multiple backup locations.
Performs data clean-up operations concurrently with any other backup or restore operations.
Native integration with multiple cloud storage providers - Store your backups to MS Azure, Amazon S3 and Wasabi with ease. Simply input your access credentials and Altaro VM Backup will securely and seamlessly handle the data transfers, without requiring any additional resources running in the cloud to provide backup storage.
Back up to other public clouds - Our Offsite Server, provided at no cost, can be installed on a VM in any cloud platform such as Google Storage, to act as a backup server in the cloud.
Grandfather-Father-Son Archiving (GFS) - Archive backup versions in addition to your continuous and daily backups, by setting up separate backup cycles so you can store a new backup version every week, every month, and every year.
3-2-1-1 backup - Keep at least three copies of your data, 2 local copies and 1 or more offsite copies, 1 of which is immutable. More info
256-bit AES encryption - All offsite backup copies automatically benefit from 256-bit AES encryption through the secure passphrase you configure upon initial setup. Encryption is optional for local backups.

Fast, reliable restores & recovery

Fast, reliable restores and recovery

Great backup is meaningless without speed, flexibility and reliability to get back up and running when your organization's data is on the line. VM Backup (formerly Altaro VM Backup) offers you a host of tools to recover what you need, fast.

Various restore options:
- Granular Restore Options for full VM or individual files or emails
- Retrieve individual files directly from your VM backups with a few clicks
- Fast OnePass Restores
- Restore an individual or a group of VMs to a different host
- Restore from multiple points in time rather than just 'the most recent backup'
- Restore clones
Instantly boot any VM version from the backup location without affecting backup integrity.
Ensure you always have healthy backups with our unique Backup Health Monitor, which proactively monitors the health of your backup storage. Should any corruption be detected, the block(s) in question will be repaired automatically as part of the next backup job.
Browse through your Exchange VM backup's file system and restore individual emails.

Full control

Full control over your backups – A single pane of glass

Being able to execute quickly and easily, with complete control over backup/restore jobs is crucial. VM Backup (formerly Altaro VM Backup) provides you with quick access to all hosts in your environment.

Intuitive user interface makes it easy to configure and run backup/restore/replication jobs
Control Panel - Ground-breaking, cloud-based dashboard to centrally manage and manage all your VM Backup installations from a single online console. More info
Support for two factor authentication (2FA) in our online management platform, Control Panel
RESTful API for advanced automation and reporting functionality
Remotely manage and configure all your backup/restore jobs
Queue up backup/restore jobs and move on to the next item on your list
Run multiple backup/restore jobs simultaneously across your hosts
Easily test the integrity of your backups for peace of mind
Purchasing options to match your needs: You can choose between purchasing an annual subscription or a perpetual license (with a renewable Software Maintenance Agreement). More info

Multiple technology support

Support for multiple technologies

Altaro VM Backup supports both VMware as well as Microsoft Hyper-V, all from a single console. Easy.

Exchange and SQL support

Back up Exchange Server and SQL VMs or other applications compatible with Microsoft's VSS Writer.

Support for backup for VMs on Azure Stack HCI

Back up any VMs running on Microsoft Azure Stack HCI. Read Microsoft's Solution Brief on backing up VMs running on Azure Stack HCI with ease

Linux VM support

Back up file consistent Linux VMs without shutting down the machine.

Flexible backup destinations

Save backups to a local drive or UNC share. Save offsite copies to local drive, UNC share, to single or multiple locations (swapped) or offsite (WAN) Backup Server.

Native integration with MS Azure, Amazon S3 and Wasabi

It's quick and easy to store your backups to one of these cloud storage providers. All you need to do is input your access credentials to be able to transfer the data. There's no need for additional resources!