Backup4all review
Affordable Windows file backup with broad destinations and one-time licensing.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Backup4all is Windows backup software for personal and business data. It focuses on file and folder protection, with full, differential, incremental, mirror, and smart backup types. Users can schedule unattended jobs through Windows Scheduler, apply inclusion and exclusion filters, compress backups with ZIP and ZIP64, and restore selected files, folders, versions, or files from a specified date. Destinations include local and external drives, network locations, optical media, FTP/FTPS/SFTP servers, and cloud services, making it suitable for Windows users who want flexible file backup without recurring licensing.
The four editions use one-time per-license pricing. Lite costs $29.99 and includes local, external, and network destinations, backup plugins, and mirror backups with or without ZIP compression. Standard costs $39.99 and adds block backups, cloud backups, AES encryption, and password protection. Professional costs $59.99 and adds full, differential, and true incremental backups plus cloud, FTP, FTPS, and SFTP support. Portable also costs $59.99 and runs from USB or FireWire devices, with local, external, network, Azure, and Amazon S3 destinations. A 30-day trial is available, and there is no free plan.
Backup4all’s strongest fit is for users who need detailed file-backup controls and a wide choice of storage targets. Integrations include Google Drive, Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Box, HiDrive, HubiC, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, and Amazon S3-compatible destinations. AES encryption, password-protected files, backup integrity testing and repair, logs, and email notifications add useful operational safeguards. The trade-off is its Windows-only, file-based scope, so users seeking broader platform coverage, full-system imaging, or confirmed ransomware protection should consider an alternative designed around those requirements.
Backup4all pros and cons
- Where it wins
- One-time pricing starts at $29.99 per license
- Supports local, network, FTP/SFTP, and cloud destinations
- Includes encryption, integrity testing, and selective version restore
- Where it doesn't
- Windows-only platform scope
- File-based backup rather than full-system imaging
- No confirmed ransomware protection
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