BDRShield Microsoft 365 Backup & Recovery vs Microsoft 365 Backup

BDRShield Microsoft 365 Backup & Recovery9.2Visit Microsoft 365 Backup8.8Visit

Higher score BDRShield Microsoft 365 Backup & Recovery #2 in Microsoft 365 Backup Software 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit BDRShield

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Microsoft 365 Backup #5 in Microsoft 365 Backup Software 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Microsoft

• BDRShield Microsoft 365 Backup & Recovery fits best

  Teams needing Microsoft 365 backup with a free entry tier

• Microsoft 365 Backup fits best

  Microsoft-first teams wanting native administration

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Side by side

Feature	BDRShield Microsoft 365 Backup & Recovery 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Microsoft 365 Backup 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Microsoft 365 Backup Software	#5 in Microsoft 365 Backup Software
Best for	Teams needing Microsoft 365 backup with a free entry tier	Microsoft-first teams wanting native administration
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Compliance	2FA	GDPR, ISO 27001
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BDRShield Microsoft 365 Backup & Recovery 6/6 · Microsoft 365 Backup 5/6
Exchange Online backup	✓	✓
SharePoint and OneDrive	✓	✓
Microsoft Teams backup	✓ (best)	—
Granular restore	✓	✓
Point-in-time restore	✓	✓
Ransomware protection	✓	✓
Specs
Backup frequency	Multiple_daily	Multiple_daily
Our review
Pros	Enterprise backs up Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams Granular and point-in-time recovery with immutable storage Web, Windows, and Linux coverage with cloud or self-hosted deployment	Microsoft admin center and Graph API management Granular and point-in-time recovery for key Microsoft 365 workloads Append-only storage helps protect against malicious overwrites
Cons	Free Edition is limited to mail, calendars, and contacts Free Edition supports up to 10 Microsoft 365 users Enterprise pricing requires a custom quote	Microsoft Teams chat and other Teams-server content are not protected Azure subscription is required Storage charges apply at $0.15 per GB per month
Our verdict	BDRShield Microsoft 365 Backup & Recovery is a backup and recovery product for businesses, IT teams, enterprises, and managed service providers. It protects Microsoft 365 data across user and group mailboxes, Exchange Online mail, archive… Read the review →	Microsoft 365 Backup is a cloud backup and recovery service for organizations using Microsoft 365. It protects SharePoint sites, OneDrive accounts, and Exchange Online mailboxes through policies managed in the Microsoft 365 admin center,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• BDRShield Microsoft 365 Backup & Recovery — where it wins

  • Enterprise backs up Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams
  • Granular and point-in-time recovery with immutable storage
  • Web, Windows, and Linux coverage with cloud or self-hosted deployment

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Edition is limited to mail, calendars, and contacts
  • Free Edition supports up to 10 Microsoft 365 users
  • Enterprise pricing requires a custom quote

• Microsoft 365 Backup — where it wins

  • Microsoft admin center and Graph API management
  • Granular and point-in-time recovery for key Microsoft 365 workloads
  • Append-only storage helps protect against malicious overwrites

  Where it doesn't

  • Microsoft Teams chat and other Teams-server content are not protected
  • Azure subscription is required
  • Storage charges apply at $0.15 per GB per month

• BDRShield Microsoft 365 Backup & Recovery9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible Microsoft 365 backup platform, with broad protection reserved for Enterprise.

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• Microsoft 365 Backup8.8/10 · Paid

  A Microsoft-native backup service with granular recovery, but no protection for Teams chat content.

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